Impinj Seeks to Make Serializing Data Easy
The RFID chipmaker is launching Monza Self-Serialization, its chip-based EPC serialization method designed to make it easy for a supplier to encode tags with unique ID numbers, and to ensure that it never duplicates Electronic Product Codes.
What Will RFID Be Like in the Future?
What is your prediction, as an expert in the field of radio frequency identification? —Name withheld ——— I predict that in 1,000 years, radio frequency identification transponders will no longer be able to speak—it will be bar codes that will have evolved that...RFID Takes Wing at Composite Aircraft Components Plant
A U.S. aircraft parts manufacturer has adopted a solution from Xerafy and OATSystems to track composite materials and molds exposed to extreme temperatures during storage and production.
Making RFID Easier
Simple solutions that can be deployed without any expertise would allow companies to track many items not currently being closely tracked—and this could lead to bigger deployments down the road.
RFID on Lookout for Wildfires in China
Qingyuan Forestry is piloting a fire-detection solution that includes ZigBee-based wireless sensors.
Lessons Learned From ERP Can Help Drive RFID Adoption
Research studies and the history of enterprise resource planning systems show that RFID solutions vendors need to make their products not only easy to integrate, but also to use.
Where Can I Purchase Inlays to Use Inside a Pack of Cigarettes?
Which vendors would you suggest I consider for such a deployment? —Name withheld ——— Depending on what exactly you are trying to achieve, you would likely want to use a passive high-frequency (HF) or ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) transponder. Among the major providers of...Could RFID Be Used in Coat-Check Rooms?
We own an ice and roller rink. Patrons leave their coats in our storage room, which can only fit a single attendant. We place tickets with sequential numbers, from one to 1,000, on the items. It’s very time-consuming to check every ticket in order to find the...
International Group Tests RFID for Food Safety to Hawaii
The project is using radio frequency identification and GPS technologies to track the temperature and location of produce as it is shipped from Taiwan and California to Armstrong Produce, a food company in Honolulu.