The RFID World exhibition and conference was held this week in Dallas, and the RFID Update team was on site to cover this leading industry event. Today’s dispatch focuses on the announcements that were made at the show.
The company says the performance it has seen from the Gen 2 tags and readers it has tested is encouraging.
The credit card company is developing a paper RFID payment ticket for transit systems, sporting arenas and other applications.
Manufacturing Insights analyst Bob Parker discusses safety and health issues that pertain to RFID deployment. While the level of electromagnetic exposure caused by RFID is minor, there are still some best practices Parker recommends end users adopt for added precaution.
The German retailer believes using UHF RFID tags to track individual high-value items will deliver a significant return on its investment.
Lexmark has introduced a laser printer able to print 8.5-by-11-inch paper and encode RFID tags.
Royal Alexander Hospital is using RFID to phase out equipment libraries and the costs associated with checking equipment in and out.
The telecom company says it is taking what it learned from RFID trials it performed last year and growing its base of managed services using RFID and sensors.
Active RFID technology from AXCESS International will be used to track vehicles and people moving through the main port.
Wright Patterson Medical Center will launch an RFID trial aimed at proving the benefits of tracking the location of medical equipment in the Air Force-run hospital.