Dutch Horticultural Supply Chain Tests RFID “From Plant to Customer”
Growers, exporters and shippers are using EPC RFID tags to track the location of each tray of plants, ensure the accuracy of shipments and reduce labor.
How Can I Control Vehicle Inventory at a Car Lot?
Would radio frequency identification help me manage that process? —Name withheld ——— Gulf States Toyota, a large Toyota distributor based in Houston, Texas, installed an active RFID system from WhereNet, now part of Zebra Enterprise Solutions, to create a solution...
Populous Adds RFID to Its Playbook
The global sports architectural and events-services firm has started to embed EPC tags into event tickets, passes and credentials, so that its clients can benefit from the use of the technology.
Apparel Retailers Test RFID-enhanced EAS Hard Tags
Three clothing-store operators will use Retailers Advantage’s Intelligent a3tag, which combines traditional electronic article surveillance technology with EPC Gen 2 RFID inlays, to track inventory and reduce shrinkage.
Which Vehicles Can Not Be Easily Read Using RFID?
On which car models would passive tags not perform well due to the presence of chromium oxide, or a built-in windshield antenna? —Name withheld ——— Toll-collection systems provider Transcore has compiled what I consider to be the most comprehensive list of vehicles...
Trimble Acquires ThingMagic
The provider of positioning and tracking solutions will incorporate ThingMagic’s EPC RFID technology into its own products for the construction and mobile services sectors, while ThingMagic will also continue to operate as an RFID reader and solutions provider, as a Trimble division.
Motorola Solutions Announced as Cornerstone Sponsor of RFID Journal LIVE! 2011
The company will be the cornerstone sponsor for RFID Journal’s ninth major annual conference and exhibition, to be held on Apr. 12-14 in, Orlando, Fla.
What Are the Risks Associated With RFID Systems?
Please discuss some of the problems that can occur with the technology. —Name withheld ——— Hmm. I’m not sure I understand the question. If your query relates to health risks, there are few. Readers and active tags are low-power, and do not emit a great deal of...
Toward a Cheap Sensor Tag
The transformation of a technology negative into a positive could make it affordable to monitor the condition of many products and things.
Physical and Psychological Barriers to RFID Adoption
Passive UHF system vendors will need to solve one problem—and education can help end users overcome another.