Hong Kong Airport Says It Now Uses Only RFID Baggage Tags
By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags, the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent.
STMicroelectronics Offers Active RFID Development Kit
STMicroelectronics has released a hardware developer kit (HDK) that will help integrators and other solution providers build ISO 18000-7-compliant active RFID tags and readers for a variety of niche applications.
RFID Moves Beyond Tracking
Companies are now using the technology to better manage their relationships with customers, and to enhance the value of their products.
RFID Journal LIVE! Wins Broad Industry Praise
RFID Journal’s seventh annual conference and exhibition is being widely hailed as a huge success, despite taking place during the most difficult economic conditions in a generation.
Dillard’s, U. of Ark. Study Quantifies RFID’s Superiority to Manual Inventory Counts
The results, based on a project carried out in three of the retailer’s stores, involved more than 1,000 pairs of men’s jeans labeled with EPC Gen 2 RFID tags.
Sato America Unveils Printer-Encoders for Unconverted RFID Inlays
By eliminating the need to use EPC Gen 2 inlays that have been converted to labels, the new devices could potentially save companies 5 cents per tag.
RFID Implications Unclear from Nashua Acquisition
RFID label converter Nashua is being acquired by graphics communications company Cenveo in a deal expected to close this summer. Nashua is not releasing details about how the acquisition will impact its RFID business, which provides smart labels to Printronix and other customers.
Will Subzero Temperatures Cause Tag Failure?
Are standard RFID tags affected by subzero temperatures? Our freezers operate at between -8 degrees and +14 degrees Celsius (+17.6 degrees and +57.2 degrees Fahrenheit). Would this cause the tags to fail to transmit their ID numbers? —Name withheld ——— Many passive...How Much Do RFID Tags Cost?
What is the current price of a radio frequency identification tag? —Name withheld ——— That’s a bit like asking for the price of a car, or of a digital camera. It depends on the tag, its features and the quantity purchased. Invengo has been offering...
EPCglobal Reveals Details of Tokyo-Amsterdam Shipment Project
Supply chain partners and customs authorities used EPCIS database software to gain information regarding containers loaded with Canon printer cartridges, and secured with 433 MHz active RFID seals.