Research Is Critical For RFID Adoption
For RFID to take off across many industries, companies and governments will need to step up and fund applied research.
RTLS Protects Mine and Tunnel Workers
Ekahau, the real-time location system (RTLS) provider, this week announced that its solution has been deployed by a tunnel work site in León, Spain. RFID Update spoke with Tuomo Rutanen, Ekahau’s vice president of business development, about the deployment.
FDA to Update Its RFID Vision
At an FDA-organized meeting, drugmakers, pharma distributors and technology providers discussed the challenges ahead in using RFID to make the drug supply chain safer.
RFID News Roundup
Hitachi shrinks smallest RFID chip; Gen 2 goes mobile; Moteiv launches wireless sensor platform; Intermec, Cascade building RFID into forklift trucks; combined offerings from RedTail and Franwell; FEIG selling UHF antennas, offering firmware; MasterCard launches PayPass in Malaysia.
Report: Active RFID Market $6.78B in 2016
Research firm IDTechEx has released a report on the active RFID market and its growth prospects over the next decade. The market will grow from $550 million in 2006 to $6.78 billion in 2016, according to . This article lists the other key findings.
Swiss Jeweler RFID-Tagging Inventory
Swiss watch and jewelry maker de Grisogono is using TAGSYS 13.56 MHz tags and interrogators in an RFID tracking and inventory system aimed at increasing accuracy and reducing theft.
Spanish Military Rolls Out RFID
The Spanish Armed Forces is deploying Savi Technology’s Consignment Management Solution, which includes an active RFID network that can interoperate with similar networks deployed by Savi for NATO countries and other allies.
Recap of the RFID ROI Summit
Joe McKinney attended last week’s RFID ROI Summit in London, at which some of the most recognizable organizations in the world — Ford, the UK Ministry of Defence, Wal-Mart, Rolls-Royce — shared their experiences getting return-on-investment from RFID.
Certification Training at RFID Journal LIVE!
RFID Journal has partnered with RFID4U to offer CompTIA RFID+ certification training during RFID Journal LIVE!, the world’s preeminent RFID event.
Alien Opens Dayton RFID Lab
The RFID systems provider hopes support from five Ohio universities and a vendor-neutral approach will make the RFID Solutions Center a valuable resource for the industry.