Calling All Experts on RFID Sensors
The editors of a new book are looking for experts to contribute chapters on RFID sensors.
Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for June
Baird has released its June report. The 15-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.
NXP Debuts Reference Design Center
The semiconductor firm sees the facility as a place where end users can test RFID technology, and where NXP and other RFID technology vendors can develop specific products based on end users’ needs.
RFID Helps Malaysian Museums Track Artifacts
To help it manage its collection, the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur plans to apply passive HF tags to a million items—and the shelves on which they are stored.
RFID News Roundup
Calif. legislature advances RFID bills; PINC, C3 combine yard management offerings; new book offers insights, guidelines on item-level RFID tagging; Savi supplying NATO; WJ Communications announces low-power reader module.
Identec Introduces Active RFID/GPS Combo Tag
RTLS provider Identec Solutions introduced a new tag that combines GPS and active UHF RFID technologies. Identec is promoting the tag for asset management, personnel tracking, container tracking and port applications.
Group Studies RFID’s Potential to Help Speed Aircraft Turnarounds
The IATA/SITA/Cambridge Turnaround Project is exploring how automatic ID technologies can be used to maximize aircraft utilization.
IATA Expects Big Savings for Airlines That Tag Trolleys
The airline trade group will soon start a trial using RFID to track the wheeled carts airlines employ to carry food and duty-free items on board aircraft.
Airbus Taps ODIN, Signals Aerospace RFID Adoption
ODIN technologies yesterday announced that European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has selected it as the exclusive RFID hardware integration partner for an aggressive phase of deployment across its value chain. RFID Update spoke with ODIN’s Bret Kinsella about the Airbus program and what it means for the adoption of RFID broadly.
Pfefferkorn Spedition Uses RFID and Video to Track Shipments
At the German forwarder’s warehouse, workers employ bar-code scanners fitted with active RFID tags to record a package’s location and link it to specific surveillance images.