RFID Case Study Video for American Apparel

Avery Dennison presents the benefits of RFID application at retailer American Apparel, who has seen success with item inventory availability. A case study video is available. ...

... "American Apparel RFID inventory management pilot stores have achieved the Holy Grail of retail—99 % on-floor availability of all the items stocked. " ...

Via Avery Dennison: Radio Frequency Identification Case Study

RFID Reduces Shipment Errors for ABB

ABB Oy is achieving benefits from its RFID application in the management of outbound goods processing, where movements are automatically reflected in the inventory management system supporting the elimination of loading errors of consignment material. ...

... "ABB’s system uses UPM Raflatac’s RFID tags that were implemented by Vilant Systems. All transport units belonging to a consignment are marked with adhesive RFID tags at parcel level. The trailer loading docks are equipped with RFID readers, which scan all loaded parcels. Vilant's RFID software has been integrated with ABB's own SAP system.

The registration number of the vehicle arriving for loading is recorded in the SAP-system and the progress of the delivery is automatically controlled. The system knows what the consignment should include and the gate issues an error warning if there is an attempt to load the wrong goods onto a vehicle. Furthermore, the gate will not close until all goods belonging to a consignment have been loaded onto a vehicle. All this makes it virtually impossible to make incorrect deliveries. " ...

Via UPM Raflatac: ABB RFID technology application

Thin RFID Tags

Murata shrinks its RFID tag size. ...

... "The device is 1.6 x 1.0 x 0.25mm and Murata says its volume has been reduced by 89% compared to the first generation module. " ...

Via UK New Electronics: Thinner RFID modules

RFID Tag Filtering

RFID tracks Rock n Roll Marathon

The Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon will integrate RFID technology into the race to track the runners. ...

... "Impinj -- along with partner ChronoTrack Systems -- are providing each participant with a radio frequency identification tag that will track start, split and finish times. " ...

Via TechFlash: RFID tags on runner shoes

Active RFID Tent Glocation by Orange

Orange pilots a number of technologies, including RFID and photovoltaics, in its solar concept tent at the Glastonbury festival in the UK. The tent can be located by its glow, ...

... "To avoid festival-goers ever losing their tent, the Concept Tent would be fitted with innovative glo-cation technology. Glo-cation works by enabling campers’ mobile phones to identify their tent using either an SMS message or automatic active RFID technology (a longer range version of that used in London Underground Oyster cards); both would trigger a distinctive glow in the tent helping identify it from a distance. " ...

Via Orange: Glastonbury Solar Concept Tent

Confidex RFID Tags Metal Surface

Confidex offers its SteelWING RFID label, which performs well directly on metal surfaces. ...

... "With up to 10 meter (32ft) read range on metal surfaces, UHF Class 1 Generation 2 compliant Confidex SteelWING was designed to overcome the challenges of metal asset tagging. The key design targets: high performance, compact structure and cost-efficiency were achieved with SteelWING’s innovative patent pending design. The light-weight tag has adhesive background and it can be directly attached on metal surface – without any extra spacer material. " ...

Via Confidex: Direct-on-metal labels

RFID Tire Age

Tire age and safety can be addressed through implementation of RFID technology to store key manufacturing characteristics, such as born-on date, lot number, etc. for traceability. ...

... "In the long-term, he believes RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology will help retail tire dealers stay on top of the issue. " ...

Via Modern Tire Dealer: Tire aging

RFID Auto-Sortation System

RFID Network for RTLS

Visonic Technologies launches Elpas 2 for fixed infrastructure networking topology that enables RFID solutions. ...

... "Elpas 2 delivers connectivity over wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks to enable enterprise-wide, detection, processing and relaying of RF and IR sub-room location data from Elpas Active RFID Asset, Personnel or Infant Protection tags to host applications in real-time. " ...

Via Visonic Technologies: Elpas2 topology for backhauling RFID/RTLS

RFID Truck Tags Containers at Australia Ports

Identec Solutions collaborates with implementation partner, Ramp, to implement active RFID technology in an integrated solution for access control and tracking of trucks at key Australian ports for DP World, an operator of container terminals. Identec has implemented similar container terminal solutions in Dubai and Savannah, Georgia. ...

... "The first deployment has already been completed at the Port Botany Terminal, Australia's second largest container port, located in Sydney. The system will be rolled out to DP World's Brisbane and Freemantle sites over the next six months. " ...

Via Identec Solutions: Truck Tagging Program at Three Australian Ports

Mobile Bluetooth RFID Reader

iDTRONIC launches a new RFID reader, I-collect, for data collection that supports LF or HF Multitags. ...

... "iDTRONICs I-Collect is fully programmable. Beside the reading of the UID numbers it is possible to read also other memory content. The I-Collect data collector allows fast and reliable Data transfer to Windows XP, Vista and Mobile applications. A demo Software with 8 standard applications is delivered with the I-Collect. " ...

Via iDTRONIC: New Mobile Bluetooth RFID Reader I-Collect for mobile scanning

Apparel RFID Finland

Smart RFID-Integrated Supply Chain Software

Savi Technology releases SmartChain 6.0 software for managing visibility in the supply chain and just in time operations through RFID integration. ...

... "SmartChain 6.0 is designed to ease the integration of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) technologies, such as bar codes, IUID, RFID, GPS and sensors, into existing business processes. With Savi SmartChain 6.0, it is easier than ever to manage assets, shipments and inventory moving within facilities and throughout the global supply chain. " ...

Via Savi Technology: Adaptive Applications Simplify Integration of RFID into the Enterprise

Coke RFID Tracks Consumer Trends to Enable Business Decisions

Coca-Cola North America is piloting its advanced fountain dispenser, the Freestyle, to engage consumers in an experience that offers many custom choices and fresh beverages made to order. The Freestyle fountain uses RFID technology to track the inventory of beverage cartridges and ERP integration to understand consumer trends and preferences. ...

... "The cartridges are tagged with radio frequency ID chips, and each dispenser contains an RFID reader. " ...

Via Information Week: Coke Business Intelligence through RFID

Nortel Hospital RFID Mapping

Nortel integrates a number of products and services at making hospital more efficient and effective through the use of technologies, such as RFID. Patient safety and asset utilization are some of the benefits targeted. ...

... "Nortel's system uses RFID so that nurses can type into a computer what they need, and a virtual map shows where that equipment is located. " ...

Via Dallas Morning News: Improved medical care

Industrial RFID Applications

Dairy Queen RFID Trial Tracks Customers

Dairy Queen deploys RFID tags in a pilot program to understand customer loyalty and preferences. Customers tag an item in their possession and swipe it upon return visits. ...

... "The consumer attaches the tiny tag to something they always have with them - a cellphone is suggested but hardly required - and can use it when they happen to be near a Dairy Queen. " ...

Via CBS News: Dairy Queen Loyalty Program RFID Pilot

Ford Transit RFID Integration

Ford van gets a test drive. The model integrates RFID technology to support inventory management. ...

... "A device called Tool Link builds RFID sensors into the van so at the press of a button the driver can see an inventory of all the tagged tools aboard the van. " ...

Via Popular Mechanics: 2010 Ford Transit Test Drive

Ford Vehicle Work Solutions: "The innovative Ford Work Solutions Tool Link from DeWalt uses RFID technology to track what's in your cargo box ... "

Mobile RFID Customer Loyalty Program

Tetherball launches its RFID technology solution for mobile marketing that measures the effects of loyalty and rewards on customer actions. ...

... "Tetherball’s unique 360 degree approach helps clients tether their brand to target audiences by identifying what their customers want and delivering mobile campaigns that interact with the ultimate call to action through permission based mobile coupons, mobile rewards, mobile sweepstakes and mobile notifications. Integrating traditional marketing methods such as in‐store advertising, customers are engaged to sign up for mobile loyalty rewards programs offering promotional discounts. Upon joining, customers are given a Tetherball Tag, a tiny RFID chip that is easily affixed to their mobile phones, which uniquely identifies them through Tetherball’s sophisticated technology platform. Tetherball clients are then able to send offers to their customers via standard text messaging. Offers are redeemed electronically using existing in‐store RFID point of sale terminals or stand‐alone RFID kiosks provided by Tetherball. " ...

Via Tetherball: RFID Integrated into Mobile Marketing (PDF)

RFID Student Tracking

The application of RFID technology to tracking students and managing access control is being considered in the Phillipines. ...

... "he asked school officials to consider the use of RFID to monitor the whereabouts of students while inside the campus and to prevent the entry of unauthorized individuals posing as students. " ...

Via Business Mirror: RFID system

Tiger RFID

Chinese zoo implants RFID chip into its resident tiger. ...

... "This Manchurian tiger is among the zoo’s three Chinese tigers, which were numbed and injected a one-centimeter-long RFID microchips into its neck beneath the skin. " ...

Via Xinhua: RFID microchip implant

Transportation RFID Best in Class

June 1 RFID Passport

New border crossing regulations are in effect starting June 1. The RFID-enabled passport card is accepted. ...

... "It contains a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip which points to a stored record in secure government databases. The card has the same period of validity as the U.S. Passport Book ... " ...

Via Huntington News: New Passport

RFID-capable Medical Tablet

Tangent offers medical grade tablet PC that enables mobility and integrates RFID for asset management and patient safety applications. ...

... "Small and lightweight, the Medix Tablet is designed to be the true portable access point for healthcare database applications; One RFID reader supports ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 " ...

Via Tangent: Medix 10T PC

RFID Strategic View

Walmart and other companies have moved beyond the hype of RFID to integrating the technology into operational business processes to gain visibility and insight into performance, often based on a strategic business case instead of tangible payback. ...

... "Those that have scaled back on their RFID aspirations, however, are now looking at the technology in a more strategic light. " ...

Via Technology News: RFID Revolution

RFID Stamps Objects

Objects are identified with RFID stamps and programming logic can make an object perform tasks that interact with their environment. ...

... "Stick a Ztamp to an everyday object. Assign applications, services, contents to it. When you flash an object’s Ztamp in front of a device that can recognize it ... " ...

Via Mir:ror: Ztamps RFID stamps