RFID tags, two-dimensional bar code labels and the EPCIS data sharing standard successfully helped track more than 50,000 drug packages during a three-year pilot in Europe. Drugs made in Ireland and the Netherlands were tracked through manufacturers, packagers, distributors, wholesalers and logistics providers to a London hospital.
Oregon State University, the state’s agriculture department and the Northwest Food Processors Association are working to help the food industry deploy RFID successfully.
The company is now using active ultrawide-band tags to track motorcycle production and parts inventory, ensuring that the proper components are installed, as well as automating orders for parts.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s lifting of restrictions is expected to improve read distance and read rates of EPC RFID systems, thereby spurring adoption of the technology.
Sam’s Club informed suppliers about major changes to its RFID program. Pallet tagging is still required, but the deadline has been extended from January 30, 2009 to 2010, and non-compliance fees were sharply reduced. The sellable-unit tagging deadline has been postponed indefinitely, and case tagging is now optional.
Out of crisis will come renewal, as companies transform themselves with the help of RFID and other technologies.
The Chinese RFID hardware manufacturer is offering a UHF EPC Gen 2 inlay that it claims is the lowest-priced on the U.S. market.
The N.Y. hospital is using an AeroScout solution to track the temperatures inside its refrigerators, thereby reducing labor costs and improving the safety of the blood, vaccines and other items stored within.
Chinese RFID manufacturer Invengo is making an attention-getting entry into the US market by selling passive UHF Gen2-standard inlays for 5.8¢, which is about 25 percent less than current industry pricing. The 16-year-old-firm is offering a range of inlays, tags and readers.
Baird has published the January edition of . The company is now publishing its updates on a rolling basis to the new website, . Check there for the full update. Today’s article offers highlights.