Baird has released its January report. The 13-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.
End users need a standard for high-frequency EPC tags, and EPCglobal is close to delivering it.
The agency is using RFID to improve accuracy and reduce labor at its Maryland warehouses; in the future, it hopes to expand its use of RFID for asset tracking.
The manufacturer of cargo management and protection systems for pickup trucks uses passive RFID EPC tags to verify that it has packed the correct components into each box.
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) installed Gen2 RFID technology to support its automated warehouse management system (WMS) at a document distribution facility in Woodlawn, Maryland. SSA expects the RFID to produce labor savings of 70 percent at the facility, which already saved $1 million annually after implementing the bar code-based WMS.
Pharmaceutical companies will be able to use the service to track the temperature and shelf life of their products as the shipping company transports them from warehouse to store.
Backed by government agencies and commercial vendors, the IntelliSense RFID initiative is developing a tag that will support several passive RFID standards and monitor temperature and other conditions.
Axcess lowers tag price; Accu-Sort unveils self-tuning HF reader; Feig Electronic expands westward; SeeControl releases UID edition inventory software; OTA Training offers online RFID course.
At the National Retail Federation trade show, several companies showed off RFID solutions that focus on supply-chain efficiencies, but those that focused on the customer experience created real buzz.
Research firm IDTechEx has published an article in which it identifies four sectors of the RFID market it characterizes as booming: public transportation, label converters, retail, and active RFID.