GS1 Pilot Program Shows How RFID Can Track International Wine Shipments
GS1 Italy and GS1 Hong Kong have completed a project demonstrating how EPC technology could improve supply chain management, through greater visibility of crates of wine being shipped from Europe to Asia.
Does RFID Interfere With Medical Devices?
I need to know more about the different types of interference that an RFID system can produce with regard to some medical equipment (pacemakers, tomography machines, electrocardiograph machines, electroencephalograph machines and so forth). Can you please provide some...Will Chip-Based Serialization Lock Suppliers into a Single Chip Vendor?
A recent agreement among chipmakers is designed to enable apparel suppliers and others to use RFID tags with different chips, but you should look at the issues carefully before opting for serialization solutions that employ the tag ID.
Italian Gas Stations Install Leak-Sensing RFID System
Wolftank is providing a solution that includes nanotron Technologies active RFID tags to send alerts as soon as fuel seepage is detected.
Terepac Announces Tiny NFC RFID Tags, Made Via New Assembly Process
The Ontario start-up company says its TereTags could be built into products or logos at a fraction of the cost of existing, larger inlays.
Are There Durable, Heat-resistant Tags Able to Withstand Extreme Temperatures?
I am an engineering doctoral student at Swansea University, and am working on a research project for Tata Steel Port Talbot. I was wondering whether there are any passive RFID tags on the market that could withstand temperatures of up to 1,800 degrees Celsius (3,272...RFID News Roundup
REWE supermarkets expand rollout of Mojix RFID system; HID Global debuts tiny RFID glass tag; Samsung UK promotes NFC RFID-enabled ticketing for live events; ID&C’s contactless payment wristbands appear again at Isle of Wight Festival; Futura Mobility, AeroScout announce health-care partnership for real-time location system; Enso-Detego updates detego software suite.
Can I Use RFID in the Hospitality Industry?
I am looking into whether radio frequency identification tags could be connected to guest-room keys. The aim is for employees to be able to read visitors’ names as they walk by, so that they can then greet those guests by name. Would this be possible? And if so,...
At Fujifilm UK’s RFID-enabled Kiosks, Consumers Can Tap N Print
The company is installing Smartrac NFC tags on 150 SmartPix kiosks deployed in Britain, enabling NFC phone users to quickly upload photos, via Bluetooth, for a variety of printing services.