Reusable Pallet and Container Coalition Studies RFID
The trade association will begin research to establish the business case for using multiple-use tags on reusable shipping containers.
RFID News Roundup
Complete Wal-Mart out-of-stocks research paper available; Axcess, Tyco Fire & Security combining products; Tagsys introducing handheld for libraries; Omron announces new HF interrogators; World Cup ticket tags; Tower to provide Alien chips.
EPCglobal Releases RFID Value Models for 3 Verticals
Standards organization EPCglobal US has announced three new “value models” to help companies understand the financial impact of deploying EPC-based RFID solutions within their organizations. Each model addresses a particular vertical market: chemical, aerospace, and retail pharmacy.
Safety Harnesses Get Smart
A provider of personal fall-protection equipment has launched an RFID-based system that lets users track the status of their safety gear.
Smaller, Cheaper, Longer-Lasting RTLS Tags Hit Market
Real-time locating systems (RTLS) provider Ekahau today released the third generation of its tag product, the T301-A Wi-Fi tag. The new tag sports a number of significant improvements over the second generation, including a longer battery life, smaller form factor, and cheaper price tag.
RFID Implementation Is an Art
The former head of RFID trials at Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch says many variables make deployment tricky.
RFID-Enabled Phones Assign Work to Airport Crew
Ground personnel at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa Airport are using RFID-enabled mobile phones to report their locations and receive job assignments.
RFID to the Rescue: Boeing Uses RFID to Reduce Costs
This guest article from AMR Research’s Kevin Reale looks at how Boeing’s supply chain has expanded in scope and geography for the manufacture of the upcoming 787 Dreamliner and how RFID is being deployed to manage the resulting complexities.
New RFID Bills Moving Through Calif. Assembly
The state’s Assembly Judiciary Committee approved two RFID bills limiting the use of RFID in driver’s licenses and ID cards, and also passed a third bill studying—but not restricting—the use of RFID.
Medical-Tube Couplings Get RFID Technology
Colder Products has added RFID tags and readers to subminiature plastic connectors typically used on tubing in medical and surgical equipment.