Handleman Finds RFID Yields Positive Results for Retailers and CPG Makers
The product distributor is embarking on two upcoming Wal-Mart-related pilots, one involving a video game maker, the other a supplier of health and beauty products.
RFID File Tracking is Heating Up
This article examines the state of RFID file tracking, which is considered a solid, established market with strong growth potential. Solution providers are confident in the market because they say it is well served by existing technology, isn’t driven by mandates or other external requirements, and has a proven record for providing ROI.
Uniform Firm Boosts Productivity With RFID-Guided Sortation
By automating the sorting of soiled linens and garments, Canadian Linen and Uniform Service has reduced labor by 17 percent and increased capacity by 50 percent.
Cami Expands Its RFID Deployment
The automaker is not only using an active-tag system to replenish parts at assembly lines, but also to improve yard management and security.
RFID Solution Tracks 100,000 Individual Documents
Magellan Technology has developed a document management system using an uncommon type of standardized high frequency RFID technology — PJM — that can simultaneously monitor and identify 100,000 individual documents in a cabinet or shelf. Inbox/outbox readers and a tunnel reader are also available.
Wal-Mart Canada Making RFID Progress
Twenty Wal-Mart stores in Canada are collecting RFID data, helping to eliminate overstocks; the retailer will study the impact of harsh winter weather on RFID equipment.
RFID Just Icing for Imperial Sugar’s New Pallet Program
Imperial Sugar is joining the iGPS pallet pool, which features all RFID-tagged plastic pallets instead of traditional wooden units. Imperial Sugar is making the switch mostly for the environmental and hygienic benefits, but is studying how it can take advantage of RFID data gathered from its facilities and retail customer sites.
Intelleflex Demos Long-Distance Cattle Tags
At the Calgary Stockyards, the systems provider showed that its battery-assisted passive RFID ear tags could be read on roaming animals inside a 30-by-15-foot auction ring.
Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for November
Baird has released its November report. The 19-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
Finnish Fashion Designer Begins Item-Level Tagging
Naisten Pukutehdas, maker of the NP Collection line of women’s clothing, anticipates that RFID will increase the speed and accuracy of its shipments.