Evangelizing RFID
It’s not about the technology—it’s about what the technology can do.
Firms Want to Take Out the Garbage With RFID
Routeware and Texas Instruments partnered to integrate RFID reading capabilities into waste removal systems. Garbage cans and dumpsters receive low frequency passive RFID tags that are read by antennas integrated into garbage truck arm lifts to record the pickup in an on-board computer.
Routeware Launches RFID Solution for Waste Haulers
The system employs low-frequency RFID interrogators on trash-collection trucks to identify tagged waste and recycling containers, as well as track the recycling efforts of the residents they serve.
Life Without LBT
The elimination of the listen-before-talk protocol in Europe and Japan will help dense-reader mode RFID systems—if companies protect their backscatter.
U.K. Government Supports Using RFID to Fight Bike Thefts
The system uses motion-detecting active 433 MHz RFID tags, in conjunction with security cameras, to inform police when a bicycle is moved without authorization.
Academics Chip in at LIVE! 2008
A new program introduced at this year’s RFID Journal LIVE! conference helped keep the event running smoothly and enabled more students to attend at no cost.
Airbus Sheds Light on Its Ambitious RFID Program
Airbus was the featured presenter during a webinar yesterday that provided an inside look at the aircraft manufacturer’s RFID deployment, which has become one of Europe’s most high-profile. A wide variety of topics were covered, but this article provides the key takeaways.
U.S. Congressmen Seek to Specify a Track-and-Trace Technology for Drugs
At a House Committee on Energy and Commerce meeting, Reps Steve Buyer and Jim Matheson questioned the FDA and sought to gain support for HR 5839, which would require the agency to stipulate the technology to be used for a nationwide pedigree system.
Kimberly-Clark Sees Positive Results With PINC Trailer Tracker System
The CPG maker is using passive EPC Gen 2 RFID tags to identify and locate 900 trailers at one of its manufacturing facilities, saving hours of labor.
Gen 2 Tags Track Runner, Motorcycle Speeds
Two new systems allow runners and motorcycle racers to track their finish times with passive EPC Gen 2 RFID tags