Essentiel Antwerp Prepares 40-Store RFID Deployment

The fashion brand plans to implement the system across the majority of its locations using a self-deployment methodology from Nedap that helps store managers and associates train themselves and their co-workers on its use.

Smartrac to Sell Its Smallest Green Inlay

Smartrac to Sell Its Smallest Green Inlay

The UHF RFID EAGLE Green Tag includes a paper substrate, a laser-cut aluminum antenna and minimal adhesives to ensure the inlay, commonly used in price labels, can be recycled or composted.

Missouri City Staging IoT Pilot for Storm Emergency Simulations

Missouri City Staging IoT Pilot for Storm Emergency Simulations

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology division is working with the Open Geospatial Consortium and the City of St. Louis to develop an integrated emergency-response system that will include sensors and software to detect and respond to river floods, flash floods, fires, car accidents and stranded individuals.

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup

CISC Semiconductor extends its RFID reader and tag portfolio; CAEN RFID intros fixed reader for industrial and outdoor installations; iDTRONIC offers Android 9-based handheld RFID readers; IoT company Particle raises $40 million in funding led by Qualcomm Ventures, Energy Impact Partners; NiceLabel unveils new ABAP package that supports RFID.

Stora Enso Releases Paper-Based Sustainable Labels

Stora Enso Releases Paper-Based Sustainable Labels

The forest products company has been leading an effort to introduce paper-based RFID tags; it now has the capacity to sell its five new retail RFID ECO labels to service bureaus at a rate of 500 to 800 million annually.