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What Is Required for a Central Database to Be Set Up for an RFID System?
We are a nonprofit organization that would like to use RFID wristbands for an event we are hosting. —Name withheld ——— I’m not a software expert, so I turned to one Ken Traub. Ken founded a company called Connecterra, an RFID software firm that was bought by BEA...
A Flurry of High-Memory Tags Take Flight
Marubeni Chemix and Xerafy are the latest companies to announce high-memory UHF passive tags for aircraft components, such as those being made for Airbus’ A350 wide-body.
Could an RFID System Be Used for Sound Torture?
If so, how? —Name withheld ——— Hmmm. I don’t know what “sound torture” is, though I assume it’s something like water torture, but instead of using drops of water to drive someone to the point of divulging everything they know, you would use...RFID News Roundup
Psion and CAEN RFID unveil UHF-RFID snap-on for the Ikon; Rush Tracking Systems releases Orchestrator for RFID-enabled forklifts; Zebra offers RXi4 RFID printer-encoder to EMEA market; ROC IT Solutions delivers RFID-enabled solution to medical device manufacturer; Cedar Rapids library uses RFID to sort items for shelving; RF Code signs ITM Communications as first U.K. partner; TagMaster, SKIDATA partner on long-range UHF.
How Can My Company Track Wine Bottles and Cases?
What types of RFID tags would be most appropriate for this particular application? —Name withheld ——— You can use either passive high-frequency (HF) or passive low-frequency (LF) tags to track wine bottles. The big challenge is that liquid absorbs ultrahigh-frequency...
RFID Tracks Wooden Utility Poles at the Factory and in the Field
Cox Industries is using EPC Gen 2 tags to manage the storage and shipment of poles that it makes, while a South Carolina city is employing similar tags to manage its poles’ inspection and maintenance.
Which Companies Supply RFID Transponders That Can Be Combined With GPS or GPRS Technologies?
Can you please provide some examples? —Name withheld ——— Yes, absolutely. I believe Savi Technology is the only company that produces an active RFID tag able to communicate with cell-phone networks via general packet radio service (GPRS). Several firms offer readers...Where Can I Find Information About the Value or Sale of RFID Companies?
Is such data available? —Name withheld ——— Thomson Reuters is one of the leading sources of information regarding individual mergers and acquisitions, and might have the data you are looking for. In addition, here are links to several articles we’ve published on...
Tageos Makes RFID Inlays on Paper, Eliminating Plastic Substrate
The company’s passive RFID labels will be 10 to 30 percent cheaper than traditional ones, and more sustainable, Tageos says, due to a manufacturing process that creates an RFID inlay directly on the label itself.