Toward a Zero-Injury Workplace
Real-time safety solutions protect employees in dangerous industries.
When Are Standards-Based Systems Necessary?
For which applications should companies use RFID solutions based on the EPCglobal standards, versus those that do not require the standards? —Name withheld ——— Radio frequency identification is an enabling technology, and the applications that it enables are...What Communication Software Is Used to Read RFID Labels?
How can we obtain access to read the codes on a portable terminal device? Is there a standard? And after reading the RFID labels, does the information captured depend on the variables previously recorded? —Confused in Colombia ——— Dear Confused, It’s important...
Asco Tracks Component-Building Tools Via RFID
An EPC Gen 2 system provided by Zetes-RFIDea enables the aircraft-components manufacturer to more easily track the location and maintenance of its machining tools.
Norwegian Group Tracks Super-Chilled Meat
The project was designed to study the ability of RFID sensor tags to track the temperatures of fresh legs of lamb as they were transported by truck from slaughterhouse to distribution center.
RFID Adoption Will Spread Across Retail Sectors
After apparel, mass merchandise and department store retailers are likely to tag products in four categories, driving adoption into those areas.
RFID: The Key to Safer, Fresher Produce
An FDA mandate coupled with the proven benefits of temperature monitoring could drive adoption in a sector that’s been slow to embrace the technology.
RFID News Roundup
Intelligent InSites intros Business Intelligence solution, new consulting service; Xerafy announces Global Trak, a broadband on-, off-metal EPC RFID tag; HID Global adds flexible broadband UHF tag to portfolio; retail tech provider I Love Velvet intros solution for mobile NFC payments; Cachapuz Bilanciai RFID solution optimizes logistics at Indian cement plant.
The High Cost of Patent Trolls
Companies whose business is threatening alleged infringers exact money that could fund innovation.
A New Approach to Pharmaceutical E-Pedigrees
EPCIS can support chain-of-custody verification—without a cumbersome data burden.