German-based steel producer ThyssenKrupp successfully piloted an RFID system to track slabs produced in Brazil and shipped to a facility in Germany. The company announced it will continue the RFID tracking and expand it to a new mill currently under construction in Brazil.
The Israeli company is using a combination of RFID, GPS and GPRS from Hi-G-Tek to track fuel deliveries to gas stations and stores around the Middle Eastern country.
Chase Corporation, a 61-year-old, hundred-million-dollar protective materials manufacturer, has turned its sights to RFID. The company’s PaperTyger division, which produces tear and water resistant laminated papers, has just announced RFID Shield, a new material aimed at the contactless credit card market.
By sharing data with retail partners using the Electronic Product Code Information Service, manufacturers can cut costs and increase sales.
If more retailers don’t see the benefits of using RFID technologies, the pace of adoption will remain slow.
Search engines for the EPCglobal Network will allow companies to find and share data securely.
When you think outside the supply chain, amazing RFID applications will be possible.
Introducing the winners of the first annual RFID Journal Awards.
The SAFETY Act could protect companies that sell or use RFID anti-terror solutions from tort liability.
After years of sitting on the sidelines, Germany’s largest fashion retailer has decided to launch a six-month pilot involving the tagging of 50,000 items.