Lufthansa Technik Uses RFID to Expedite Aircraft Repair
At its German facilities, the aircraft-maintenance service provider is attaching EPC UHF tags to documents that accompany airplane parts, reducing the need for manual data entry.
Top 10 RFID Developments of 2007, Part 1
This article is the first of a three-part series looking at the top ten developments in RFID over the past year. Today’s article looks at trends 10 through 7.
Raflatac Releases RFID Tags With Built-In EAS
Optimized for retail applications, the EPC Gen 2 tags are designed to be read equally well from all directions—even on densely stacked garments—and have an electronic article surveillance function that can be switched on and off.
Gerolsteiner Unbottles ROI From Its RFID Deployment
To document shipments of goods sent to its customers, the beverage maker installed passive 136 kHz tags in the floor of its distribution center, and interrogators on its forklifts.
Ho, Ho, Ho, Santa Uses RFID
At Santa Claus Office in Finland, St. Nick’s elves give EPC Gen 2 tags to visiting boys and girls, who wear them so he knows who’s naughty or nice.
Motorola Invests in Semi-passive RFID
Last week battery-assisted passive RFID provider Intelleflex announced $15.5 in Series C funding, co-led by Motorola. The two companies will collaborate on the development of future products, which both will sell. Intelleflex’s total funding now tops $42 million.
RFID News Roundup
CenTrak intros RFID-infrared RTLS for health care; Pliant, PowerID team to develop RFID-enabled stretch wrap; Ontario’s Brampton Library opts for RFID; Impinj adds eight vendors to its partner program.
AT&T Steps into RFID Student-Tracking Minefield
AT&T has announced an asset tracking solution that targets the K – 12 education market. Combining RFID and GPS, it is designed to enable standard asset- and person-visibility on school premises, as well as the more novel ability to track and monitor school buses and the student passengers therein.
Bob Jones University Raises the Bar With RFID
The university is using a passive RFID system to monitor vehicles entering and exiting its main parking lot, and to operate an automated gate system.
Intelleflex Partners With Motorola, Secures $15.5M in Funding
The provider of battery-assisted passive UHF tags will work with Motorola Enterprise Mobility’s RFID division to launch new high-performance RFID hardware.