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September/October 2016

September/October 2016

COVER STORY

What will it take to make RFID a mainstream technology? We asked the people who are using it—or are considering doing so—in their distribution centers, factories, stores, supply chains and other locations.

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Features

COVER STORY
End Users Speak Out

What will it take to make RFID a mainstream technology? We asked the people who are using it—or are considering doing so—in their distribution centers, factories, stores, supply chains and other locations.

VERTICAL FOCUS
Health-Care Labs Get Healthier

Targeted solutions for monitoring specimens and tracking assets, and innovative research, promise to make RFID a standard tool in laboratories.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
Solutions for Manufacturing and Utilities

Ubisense's AngleID is a standalone solution that provides a cost-effective way for manufacturers to locate assets in factories and yards; STMicroelectronics' NFC RFID tags enable manufacturers and utilities to easily communicate with electric, gas and water meters.

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TUNED IN
RFID Adoption Headwinds

Retailers that understand three basic issues can sail through their RFID pilots.

SOFTWARE SAVVY
EPC Memory vs. User Memory

One bank identifies a tagged object and the other describes it.

EXPERT VIEW
Complying With the Food Safety Modernization Act

RFID can help U.S. produce farmers cost-effectively meet the FDA's mandate.

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Readers’ Views

RFID Journal surveyed end users to comprehend the state of RFID adoption and the factors holding companies back from more extensively using the technology.

OUT IN FRONT
Precisely Monitoring Livestock—and More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding research to track animals, but the work could have broader implications.

OUT IN FRONT
Tracking Slugs to Reduce Pesticide Use

The U.K.'s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is funding research into how best to control gastropod mollusks using passive low-frequency RFID tags.

PERSPECTIVE
Signs RFID Is Nearing a Tipping Point in Apparel Retail

A number of leading indicators suggest the sector is poised to adopt radio frequency technology en masse within the next few years.

PERSPECTIVE
Will Sporting Goods Be Next?

This sector seems poised to be the next real industry to adopt RFID.

PERSPECTIVE
Do Tag Costs Matter?

RFID Journal's Apparel Retail ROI Calculator can help companies discover how RFID can deliver huge benefits.

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