
EPC Technology

Coca-Cola Bottle Maker Adds RFID to the Mix
Southeastern Container is leveraging an EPC Gen 2 RFID system to track thousands of bins packed with plastic tubes used to make soda bottles.
A Guide to EPC RFID-Tagging Solutions for Sam’s Club Suppliers
Tagging sellable units is a different ball game from tagging pallets. New compliance packages can help you get up to speed quickly or offset the cost by achieving internal benefits. Here's what you should know to choose the right product for your company's needs.MIT Research Lab Taps RFID to Manage Files
The Research Laboratory of Electronics is using an EPC Gen 2 RFID system from Barcoding Inc. to manage thousands of funding proposals and other paper documents.
RFID: A Beacon of Light in the Banking System
Although RFID won't fix the mortgage problem, banks are investing in the technology to improve other business practices—a move they believe will pay off in dollars and sense.EPC Connection Product Roundup
Impinj announces high-octane firmware; Intel-powered RFID readers emerging; Adasa's hands-free RFID tag creation and application; HP announces solution to link BizTalk with SAP's Auto-ID Infrastructure; RFID device makers leverage open source to interface with IBM; RSI ID Technologies unveils tamper-evident RFID tag.
Metro Group’s Galeria Kaufhof Launches UHF Item-Level Pilot
The project involves the application of EPC tags to individual garments and the use of RFID-enabled dressing rooms and displays and a smart mirror. The participants say this is the world's first end-to-end UHF item-level application.Intel Announces UHF Reader Radio Chip
Intel has shrunk many of an interrogator's critical components onto a single chip, which manufacturers can use to make more compact, power-efficient readers. Other chipmakers are also making reader chips.
The Gen 2 Reality
The new protocol is not going to deliver a huge performance boost—at least not right away.