Packaging Company Tags Its Shipping Containers
Faerch Plast is using an EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID system from Prosign to keep a better eye on the reusable steel cages it utilizes to deliver its products to customers.
FDA Issues Proposed Rules for Unique Identification System for Medical Devices
The medical manufacturing and health-care industries have 120 days to comment on the new rules, which will require many medical devices to carry a printed text identification number and bar-code label or RFID tag ID that would be stored on an FDA database.
Can RFID Monitor Telecom Network Equipment?
How can we use radio frequency identification technology to track our devices? Is there a case study that we can utilize as a benchmark? —Rajeev ——— Rajeev, We published a story about the tracking of telecommunications equipment in 2007 (see Telcos’ Dual Vision...
Retailers Recognize the Problem—Not the Solution
A study conducted by Retail Systems Research indicates that retailers have in-store issues that RFID can solve, but they don’t seem aware of what the technology can do.
Metal Fastener Company Improves Production With RFID
Nedschroef, a Dutch manufacturer of metal fasteners for the automobile industry, tracks information regarding 4,500 metal containers filled with as many as 100,000 nuts.
How Can RFID Help With CPFR?
Do you have any case studies showing how the use of radio frequency identification for collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment delivers benefits? —Name withheld ——— We do not have any specific examples of partners achieving CPFR-related benefits, but the...
AL-KO Improves Production Management Via RFID
The German manufacturer of industrial air conditioners now has visibility into which parts are arriving at its final assembly plant.
How Can I Automate Surgical Supply Restocking Within a Hospital Operating Room?
Have any medical facilities used radio frequency identification to track their supplies? This is what I am trying to accomplish: 1. Monitor all surgical supplies (blades, sponges, catheters and disposables) for the purpose of inventory control. 2. Track the same items...RFID News Roundup
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