Implanet Tracks Implantables
The French maker of prosthetic implants, as well as the hospitals it serves, has been using its Beep N Track system to track product shipment and usage. The company is now marketing the system to other medical device manufacturers.
EPC Tags Help COVAP Get a Leg Up on Ham Production
The cooperative is tracking ham from the slaughterhouse throughout its various preparation and curing steps.
How Much Electricity Is Generated by Passive RFID Tags?
How much electricity (voltage and current) does a passive RFID transponder generate upon receiving a radio signal, and on which factors are a tag’s electric power dependent? —Jolene ——— I’m not an engineer, so I reached out to Roger Stewart, an independent...
Scottish Startup Promotes Silent Tags
A system developed by Friendly Technologies uses the privacy mode found in NXP’s Icode and Ucode chips to keep tags from being read by unauthorized parties.
RFID News Roundup
NFC Forum collaborates on standards for mobile financial services; MyDealerLot integrates RTLS with repair order system; Brussels public transportation system adds NFC-enabled fare cards; Elatec releases 128-bit encryption upgrade for its RFID readers; Swisscom to provide systems integration services for Mojix’s RFID system; Academia RFID offers training courses on data-capture software and EPCIS.
RFID Weekly News Roundup — September 3, 2009
Investment to develop RFID tags to secure pharmaceuticals plus RTLS contract agreements by a major hospital supplier highlight this week’s RFID news, which also includes several NFC developments.
Does UV Light Affect RFID Tags?
Are radio frequency identification tags affected by ultraviolet (UV) light? We need to know because we want to utilize UV lighting to cure the adhesive used to mount the tags on cardboard. —Name withheld ——— An interesting question! I didn’t think UV light would...
A Conversation With Avery Dennison’s James Stafford
The tag maker’s head of RFID adoption explains how companies like shirt manufacturer Seidensticker are benefiting from RFID, and describes the technology’s past, present and future—as well as his own.
Sometimes, Seeing Is Believing
This video, taken at our recent RFID in Fashion event, demonstrates how much faster you can take inventory in an apparel retail store with RFID than with bar codes.