The standards organization has determined that products from Axway, rfXcel and SupplyScape comply with its standard for software designed to document a drug’s movement through distribution channels.
The endeavor is expected to demonstrate how e-seals can help companies track the departure and arrival of oceangoing cargo containers, and verify they have not been opened.
Industry leaders at the Printed RFID conference agreed that much research remains to be done before printed tags become commercially available and can be printed directly on packaging.
TAGSYS today made two product announcements that evidence the company’s commitment to the library and textile management niches. The first is an RFID infrastructure solution for libraries based on new chip technology from NXP, the second a smart shelf for garment issuance at medical and laundry facilities.
It’s no longer the retailers that want to move faster—it’s the suppliers.
Companies need implementations that convert RFID data into business information, then send that information to the right application at the right time.
Behr, a German supplier of heating and cooling systems to major car manufacturers, is using HF tags and readers to help it manufacture evaporators in automobile air conditioners.
Such technology could be used to make hybrid RFID tags that marry silicon RFID chips with printed sensors and antennas.
Hymer has deployed a real-time locating system combining wireless networking equipment from Siemens Communications with Ekahau active RFID tags and software.
The Masaryk Oncological Institute hopes to reduce the likelihood of theft and human error, since the drugs are expensive and can cause severe harm if administered incorrectly.