Construction-safety firm using RFID tracking tool; Fluensee expands asset-tracking product to Europe; Dimatix shrinks printhead to enable 20-micron printing; Chevron to use OTI for automated fleet fueling; Fractus announces compact antenna patent.
At the Organic Electronics Conference, the company claims it has used a roll-to-roll printing process to create a precursor to printed HF RFID tags, consisting of printed polymer electronic components applied to foil-based antennas.
Formed by Metro Group, Deutsche Post World Net, UPM Raflatac and other key European players in RFID, the organization met to develop recommendations on RFID standards and regulations for the European Commission.
PolyIC claimed a breakthrough in the development of printable RFID tags with the announcement that its printing process has successfully produced miles of prototype rolls of 13.56 MHz integrated circuits.
As Motorola integrates Symbol Technology’s products and its own, Motorola should put RFID at the heart of its strategy.
It’s not clear how much emphasis Motorola would give to Symbol’s RFID efforts, if the proposed acquisition goes through, but Motorola doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record in the RFID field.
Organizations need to be proactive in shaping regulations, standards and public policies that will impact how RFID is deployed, say speakers at a seminar on the technology’s legal ramifications.
Wins include significant reductions in shipment-processing time and on-time receipt of almost all orders sent to its store test site.
RFID Journal’s sixth annual U.S. conference and exhibition, to be held in Las Vegas in 2008, will focus on business benefits, strategy and implementation of RFID.
Best Buy, Sears, HP and other retailers and manufacturers will explore RuBee and other alternative RFID technologies.