RFID Journal’s main conference and exhibition, RFID Journal LIVE!, takes place each spring, and next year’s event will be held in Orlando, Fla., on May 9–11. LIVE! is the world’s largest conference and exhibition focused on radio frequency identification (RFID) and related Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, with an extensive conference program covering retail, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics and other sectors. But it’s not just our face-to-face event that can improve the way companies do business.
Our free virtual events and webinars, held online, also offer immense benefits, as they apply the same objective editorial approach as our news site—and, like LIVE!, they feature end-user case studies from industry leaders worldwide. Next month, RFID Journal will feature two online events: a webinar, Top Reasons Why Track and Trace Is Your Best Bet for Inbound and Outbound Applications, and a virtual event, RFID in Manufacturing.
Sponsored by SICK, the hour-long webinar will be held on Nov. 1 at 2:00 PM. Speaker Bryan Ferguson, SICK’s market product manager, will offer a robust discussion of end-to-end traceability and the insight it provides in this increasingly automated world. Ferguson will discuss how the RFID-based identification of material containers enables digitalized supermarkets, how to employ automated material reordering with RFID at an e-kanban rack, and the overall advantages of track-and-trace solutions in a progressively digital world.
Then, on Nov. 3, Metalcraft will sponsor the two-hour virtual event, which will explore how manufacturing companies are employing RFID and IoT technologies to achieve major benefits, both in their supply chains and in their factory operations. The speakers—Kontoor Brands‘ Doug Harvel, Metalcraft’s Colynn Black, and Kevin Berisso of the University of Memphis AutoID Lab—will focus on how companies can cut costs and boost efficiencies by tracking tools, jigs, reusable containers, work-in-process, finished inventory and more. If you’d like to learn how manufacturing firms are using RFID to achieve benefits, you should attend this event.
For 2023, our virtual events will include RFID in Retail and Apparel, on Feb. 7, and Smart Packaging: Revolutionizing the Link Between Manufacturers and Consumers, on Mar. 9. Retail and apparel companies have been among the early adopters of RFID technologies, both internally and within their shared supply chains, and the technology’s value has evolved far beyond inventory visibility to building the foundation for responsive retailing. With that in mind, the February event will outline how retailers are using RFID to become more agile and responsive in an increasingly competitive market.
The March event, being offered in partnership with IoP Journal, will explore how Internet of Packaging (IoP) technologies can provide information that a consumer needs to know before purchasing a particular product, and how they can enhance the customer relationship and reveal data about a variety of concerns. The event will also focus on how such technologies provide product authenticity, sustainability and powerful consumer experiences, in addition to a measurable return on investment.
I hope you’ll consider registering for one or more of the above events. While you’re at it, be sure to sign up for LIVE! 2023, which will be held at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. That event will feature more than 150 exhibitors from 26 countries showcasing best-in-class RFID tags, readers, software and implementation services, so you’ll be among the first to see the latest RFID products. And as always, can stay informed about all future RFID Journal offerings at our events page.
Rich Handley has been the managing editor of RFID Journal since 2005. Outside the RFID world, Rich has authored, edited or contributed to numerous books about pop culture. You can contact Rich via email.