TI RFID Market Shift

Texas Instruments applies the brakes to its R&D investments as its target markets are adjusted. ...

... "But March said while RFID remains attractive for uses such as keyless entry for cars and ensuring the safety of pharmaceutical shipments, profits are being squeezed in the management of warehouse inventory. " ...

Via Dallas Morning News: TI RFID

ODIN Tech RFID Predictions

Via AIM Global: Keys to RFID Implementation: "Patrick J. Sweeney II, President and CEO of ODIN technologies, Inc. ... "

RFID Container Monitoring Creates Asset Visibility

Australian logistics firm, Townley Group, chooses Wavetrend RFID technology to create visibility into its assets in the supply chain. The RFID technology will be deployed on a number of challenging logistical scenarios for the companies. ...

... "The combination of high-performance fixed infrastructure and mobile handheld device field technology combined with asset monitoring software made Wavetrend the clear choice for Townley Group and its customers in the region. The ability of Wavetrend’s active RFID network to deliver unprecedented asset visibility and perform at a high-level under harsh conditions ensures that it will meet all requirements for Townley Group’s applications. " ...

Via Wavetrend: International Container Monitoring and Security with Australia's Townley Group

RFID Piglet Identification

Destron Fearing offers animal identification focused on tracking piglets. ...

... "Can be applied from birth to approximately 40 lbs; Molded with high-grade polyurethane; Matching square shapes - 1.25in x 1.25in " ...

Via Destron Fearing: Litter Max 2

RFID Servant Sensors Evolve to Smart Dust

Sensor computing is maturing to the point that the concept of smart dust may be realized. ...

... "Its power, he explains, can come from either a radio-frequency reader, as in RFID, or the ambient radio power from television, FM radio and WiFi networks. " ...

Via New York Times: Smart Dust

European RFID Retail Application

Rica Lewis will deploy Tagsys RFID in its European value chain to provide real-time visibility to inventory from distribution to the retail point of sale. ...

... "Rica Lewis sells over 5 million pairs of jeans each year and has invested in TAGSYS’ RFID technology to increase its sales and enhance customer’s experience through improved product availability. Each sales manager from Rica Lewis is equipped with portable RFID readers enabling them to perform rapid inventory of RFID enabled items directly on the sales floor of the retailer. Initial results have demonstrated that the duration of the previously manual inventory process has been reduced by more than 80%, making the sales manager available for high value activities such as merchandising and customer interaction. At the conclusion of the inventory process, the RFID data collected is sent to the logistics center, also equipped with a RFID infrastructure, allowing for a much more efficient order preparation and shipping process. With the use of RFID the entire supply chain is optimized to better manage processes in the distribution center and provide greater product availability at the point of sale. " ...

Via Tagsys: RFID DEPLOYMENT AT MAJOR EUROPEAN RETAILERS

OilGas RFID Inventory Control

Saipem will implement Omni-ID RFID tags to track its high-value metal assets in oil and gas exploration. ...

... "Saipem required a solution that could automate location tracking for its investment in large industrial equipment such as cranes and drilling rigs; ensure safety for Company personnel; and perform successfully in an environment surrounded by steel and saltwater. ATEX-compliant Omni-ID Max passive UHF RFID tags provide a solution for Saipem which meets all of these needs. With Omni-ID Max tags, Saipem can accurately track the location of valuable assets, saving time and money and also improving control of certificates for better insurance reporting purposes. " ...

Via Omni-ID: Saipem RFID Asset Tracking

RFID in Concrete Casting

Oakland RFID Trucking

Oakland marine terminal refines its new process for truck access. ...

... "Registration of vehicles with the California Air Resources Board and proper installation and use of RFID tags will be the keys to improving the efficiency of the Oakland operation, Wargo said. " ...

Via Journal of Commerce: Oakland Truck Gate Delays

Airbus RFID

Airbus continues execution of its RFID strategy for parts tracking. ...

... "The A350XWB will be the first Airbus aircraft to use the passive RFID tags on flyable parts. " ...

Via Avionics Mag: Airbus RFID Order

SAP RFID Tracking by Zetes

RFID technology will enable inbound material tracking for sugar refiner. ...

... "Zetes has rolled out the pilot phase of a project based on RFID technology at the Azucarera Ebro Guadelete sugar refinery ... " ...

Via Supplychain Standard: RFID for sugar refinery

ThingMagic RFID Reader Leadership

ThingMagic tops the ranking of Embedded Passive UHF Reader Module Vendors, developed by ABI Research. ...

... "ABI Research points to high performance and quality as key competitive differentiators for ThingMagic, resulting in the highest rating on both the innovation and implementation measures of our embedded passive UHF RFID reader module vendor matrix ... " ...

Via ThingMagic: Tops ABI Research RFID Reader Vendor Matrix

JNJ RFID Depuy Facility

RFID applied high value inventory tracking at Johnson & Johnson's Depuy facility.

Alien RFID Applied to Fish Crates for Traceability

Alien Tech supports RFID traceability application for Pack and Sea A/S, the Danish fish crate tracking consortium. ...

... "Pack and Sea is the largest consortium of commercial fishermen in Denmark. They required very durable RFID tags on hundreds of thousands of plastic crates to withstand routine supply chain logistics processes including high temperature cleanings and the continuous exposure of the reusable assets within a highly saline environment. Seawater is a very aggressive corrosive substance so it was critical to provide an extremely rugged and proven tag design solution. After subjecting all UHF Gen 2 inlays available in the marketplace to rigorous tests, we selected Alien’s Higgs-3 Squiggle inlay which provided the most consistent and long read range, so it was an obvious choice to make. " ...

Via Alien Technology: Fish crate tracking application

RFID-enabled Apple iPhone Prediction

Thoughts on the next revision of the Apple iPhone ...

... "the fourth generation window will allegedly sport a 5 megapixel camera and LED flash, and possibly an RFID chip as well. " ...

Via The Mac Observer: Apple iPhone Release Cycle

RFID Inventory Management

American Apparel realizes tangible benefits from its implementation of an RFID inventory management system from Xterprise. ...

... "By deploying the Clarity ARS solution from Xterprise, American Apparel now has the visibility and control of inventory at the item and store network levels, delivering a rapid return on investment. The solution automates many previously manual, time-consuming processes, including merchandise receiving and matching, restocking and cycle counts. It also features integrated loss prevention using RFID, providing a low cost alternative to traditional stand-alone electronic article surveillance (EAS) hardware solutions. The retailer is now able to improve the speed and precision of cycle counts, to gain a comprehensive view of in-store inventory, reduce shrinkage and out-of-stocks. " ...

Via Xterprise: American Apparel RFID Benefits

RFID GPS Tracking Device

Entourage PS is a portable tracking device that integrates RFID technology for access control. ...

... "it's activated by proximity to an RFID key fob. So when the users gets out of the car, the GPS security system is automatically activated. When the user returns, the system disarms. " ...

Via CNET: Escort Entourage

RFID Manufacturing Interface

FRICK RFID Recommendation

Frost & Sullivan recognizes William Frick & Company with an Award for Customer Value Enhancement, based on its RFID market analysis. ...

... "FRICK has established itself as one of the most reliable vendors of RFID solutions in North America and is currently one of the leaders in the RFID tag market. This has been driven by the success of the SmartMark line of products. SmartMark is a suite of durable RFID tags and labels, with most of them currently built on the Gen 2 Passive UHF protocol. " ...

Via PRNewswire: Success in RFID Solutions

RFID-Enabled Electric Vehicle Charging

KEPCO commercializes its electric charging station in Korea, which will be enabled with RFID technology to streamline the customer payment process. ...

... "The RFID reader can recognize the customer and process the credit card after completing the charging. The customer will check the charging information through the display on the station. " ...

Via Korea IT Times: KEPCO

Persistent RFID

Persistent Systems RFID.

Bling RFID Point of Purchase Payment

Cellphone-deployed RFID tags enable customer purchases through local banks. ...

... "Venture-backed Bling lets customers make payments at the point of purchase via a simple tap of an RFID tag provided by the user’s bank. "

Via San Jose Business Journal: RFID simple tag

Clinical RFID Tagging

RFID tag will be used as marker for surgery. ...

... "This device and associated clinical techniques promise a major advance for patients and their doctors. Since lesions can be marked days or weeks prior to surgical biopsy, the scheduling of the localization procedure and surgical procedure can be uncoupled, a great advance in logistics and workflow. Surgeons will have the potential benefit of active intra-operative localizations, and pathologists may be able to use the tag to help guide tissue inspection.

We are hopeful that multiple tags may allow bracketing of lesions. We believe that the SenoRx RFID procedure will also offer the advantages of no radiation and the capacity for the surgeon to inspect the breast pre-operatively at any time after the RFID tag is implanted using the detector/reader in order to confirm that the RFID tag is easily detectable from the skin surface and to help plan the best surgical approach. The detector/reader includes a pencil-like probe that is used intra-operatively to pinpoint the location of the tag. " ...

Via SenoRx: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag Device

Construction RFID Material Tracking

Germany RFID Identification Cards

German approach to identification meets with privacy challenges. ...

... "As of November 1, 2010, German citizens will be introduced to new identification cards that contain RFID chips, which will digitally store personal information. " ...

Via : Germany 2010

RFID is Fashionable in the Apparel Industry

ABI Research takes pulse of the RFID market and sees growth in the application of RFID technology in the apparel industry. ...

... "Specifically, adoption of item-level RFID in the fashion apparel market is graduating from pilot testing to full-scale deployment. While installations at Marks and Spencer in the United Kingdom, American Apparel in the US, and Charles Vögele in Switzerland remain the largest contributors to market growth, scores of companies are now in various stages of implementation. " ...

Via ABI Research: RFID Bright Spots

RFID Forklift Tracking Solution

Impinj reader will be integrated into forklift RFID solution by Rush Tracking. ...

... "Rush Tracking Systems has selected the Speedway Revolution reader for the VisiblEdge RFID lift truck solution. VisiblEdge is a complete, turnkey solution ideally suited for industrial manufacturing and warehousing operations supporting business processes such as WIP tracking, automated shipping and receiving, returnable container tracking, waste management and other hands-off asset tracking applications. To enhance real-time inventory accuracy, the VisiblEdge solution automatically captures product or asset identification and location information without operator interaction. " ...

Via Impinj: Revolution Reader Selected by Rush Tracking Systems for RFID-Enabled Lift Truck Solution