With the purchase of a major supplier of fixed and handheld RFID readers, Zebra will now be one of the world’s largest providers of RFID hardware, including printers, encoders and readers, as well as software.
The award bolsters Savi’s long-standing leadership in providing radio frequency identification solutions to the military.
An increase in end users attending RFID Journal LIVE! is further evidence that RFID adoption is picking up.
Smartrac will offer a new line of EPC Gen 2 passive UHF inlays containing antennas that act as sensors able to detect humidity, pressure and other conditions.
The new company intends to deploy its network in 194 cities this year, to enable data from RFID readers and other types of devices to be sent to Internet-based servers without requiring a cellular or Wi-Fi connection.
The Mini-Hawk, a smaller version of Jamison’s Hawk, is designed to be a low-cost and easy way to install an EPC Gen 2 reader in a small space.
Zebra Technologies debuts new solutions and IoT applications; William Frick & Co. introduces two new SmartMark RFID tags; Murata expands HF RFID tag family for tracking, certification and authentication applications; Q-Track unveils near-field RFID tag that weighs less than 2 ounces; RFTrail announces new RFID cart auditing tool for auditing assets; Xtreme RFID, Vizinex announce new mount-on-metal tag; Alien Technology launches European commercial four-port fixed UHF reader.
Marks & Spencer, Bechtel, Hy-Vee, Post Foods and NXP Semiconductors were among this year’s honorees.
The aircraft parts manufacturer has signed an agreement to use Tego’s tags and services to enable its cabin interior products to be tracked in-house, as well as by Airbus and other customers.
Founded by Impinj, Smartrac, Intel and Google, the organization will be operated under the umbrella of AIM and hopes to attract hundreds of members.