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 Performance at Cold Temperatures

Demonstration of RFID performance as low temperature. ...

RFID Sensor Tag: Medical Product Logistics

DHL develops RFID sensor tag with IBM and partners in the pharmaceutical industry. The RFID sensor tag is used successfully in the overseas transport of diagnostic material and vaccines. ...

... "A special RFID sensor tag controls and documents the temperature of items throughout transport. The measuring data are available at every read point so that senders, recipients and inspectors alike can check the condition of the products at any time. After all, fluctuations in temperature outside of the recommended range can have a negative effect on the lifespan of medical products such as vaccines. The new sensor tag is a combination of temperature sensor and RFID radio chip. It permits continuous monitoring and recording of a pre-defined temperature range as well as read-out of the data at any time, without having to open the shipment. Thanks to the sensor's special design, it can be attached especially close to the product, not just on the inside of the packaging as before. In addition, the current lifespan of the product can be calculated and read out at any time. This was previously possible only at the end of a transport. " ...

Via DHL: DHL and partners develop RFID sensor solution for the pharmaceutical industry ...

RFID Context Aware Location Services

Sybase enhances its RFID Anywhere solution to support advanced services that enable context-aware locating capabilities. Location information is given a business context in applications that support asset management, access control, resource management in industries, such as logistics, healthcare, and other supply chain environments. Location information will integrate sensor technology data associated with assets. Assets will be identified and associated with fixed locations and temporal information to provide location and timing insights. Conditions can be monitored and alerts will be provided based on events. ...

... "RFID Anywhere 3.0 breaks new ground with the delivery of a context-aware Location Information System. Using RFID Anywhere, businesses can not only track assets from a range of data collection points [such as passive RFID, active RFID, real-time location systems (RTLS), barcode, global positioning systems (GPS) and environmental sensors], but can dramatically enhance the value of this data by associating environmental inputs (e.g., temperature) along with the location data. In addition, the RFID Anywhere 3.0 Location Information System exposes its complete feature set via a rich service oriented architecture (SOA) web services layer allowing organizations to easily transform static business information into business-aware intelligence. " ...

Via Sybase: Sybase iAnywhere Pioneers Context-Aware Location Information System with RFID Anywhere 3.0 ...

RFID Anywhere simplifies the development, deployment, configuration and management tasks for highly distributed, multi-site, intelligent sensor networks, and abstracts the interaction with the physical network of devices. With support for over forty devices, this powerful infrastructure enables the creation of intelligent sensor networks out-of-the-box. By using RFID Anywhere, sensors are able to work together as an intelligent network by combining, organizing and coordinating these technologies through a common management structure, advanced feature set and event-driven development framework.

RFID Wireless Communications Enables Distribution Visibility ...

Food distibutors implement RFID wireless communications system to support supply chain visibility to temperature compliance. ...

... "Two Los Angeles-area food distributors have recently purchased and deployed the new ReeferTrak Scout units and base stations at their distribution centers. ReeferTrak Scout is an RFID wireless communications system that gives users full two-way command and control capability of their refrigerated truck and trailer fleets when the units are within a several mile range of a base station-equipped distribution center. When the reefers are operating out of range of the distribution center, the Scout unit logs GPS, trip and refrigeration unit performance data and automatically downloads the information to StarTrak's central data center via the local base station upon return to the center. Customers use the data to immediately confirm temperature compliance of the shipment from origin to destination. The base stations' several mile RFID range provides excellent coverage of distribution facilities, allowing customers to achieve significant savings in yard operations, fuel usage and product quality. " ...

Alanco Technologies: Alanco's StarTrak Announces New ReeferTrak Scout RFID Product Line For Local Refrigerated Food Distribution ...

RFID WiFi Active Tag: Asset Tracking ...

AeroScout updates its active WiFi-capable RFID tag with sensor capabilities to upgrade its asset tracking performance. ...

... "AeroScout, Inc., the leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Active RFID visibility solutions, announced several enhanced features and capabilities for its AeroScout T2 Tag which are unique and unparalleled in the market. The T2 tag is the industry's leading Wi-Fi-based Active RFID tag for asset tracking and management, with tens of thousands of units being shipped each month to customers around the globe. New features on the AeroScout T2 Tag include a built-in temperature monitor and motion sensor, for unmatched asset management capabilities. The motion sensor provides transmission control based on movement of the tag, improving real-time location accuracy and enabling a 4+ year battery life in most customer environments. The temperature sensor provides an additional stream of asset management data for environment-sensitive assets, enabling the tag to wirelessly trigger a remote alert if the temperature goes above or below a certain threshold. In addition, advanced call button and LED functions, intrinsically safe and electromagnetic certifications on the tag, and extendable battery life (up to 8 years) all enable customers to further enhance their asset management capabilities. " ...

RFID WiFi Active Tag: Asset Tracking: Via AeroScout: AeroScout Enhances Industry's Leading Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Tag ...

RFID Wireless Sensor Networks: System on Chip ...

New system-on-chip design support RFID sensor networks and other monitoring applications. ...

... "Coronis announces the launch of a single-chip solution for OEMs and integrators that provides ultra-low power consumption and long-range features for wireless sensor networks (WSN). The Wavenis SoC will be ready for production in late 2006 to ship in 2007. The new Wavenis wireless System-on-Chip (SoC) transceiver design delivers an optimal price-performance ratio for various types of battery-powered sensor devices, such as RFID tags, utility meter monitors, industrial temperature monitoring systems, and more. Coronis currently has over 650,000 Wavenis-enabled devices deployed, with orders for another 400,000 to ship before the end of 2006. For the past several years, Coronis has concentrated its efforts on perfecting its unique ultralow-power (ULP), long-range Wavenis wireless transceiver. Consistent with its long-term growth strategy, the company is now moving forward with an even more sophisticated and costeffective solution for OEMs. The new SoC incorporates an enhanced Wavenis wireless transceiver and a unique, ultra-low-power microcontroller. Combining Wavenis, which consumes miniscule amounts of energy, with a power-optimized microcontroller not only significantly reduces consumption in every device, but throughout the entire WSN. " ...

RFID Wireless Sensor Networks: System on Chip: Coronis launches ultra-low-power system-on-chip design: Provides both ultra low power consumption with long range wireless features for sensor networks and RFID systems ...

Rugged RFID Tag: Reuse ...

Intermec launches RFID tag that is reusable and performs well in extreme, rugged environments. ...

... "Because the Intermec RFID LR Tag is reusable, each use of the tag costs only fractions of a cent. The tag can be rewritten thousands of times, providing lower cost per use on reusable assets than even disposable labels. And because of its ability to function in demanding industrial environments and to provide reliable performance on multiple materials, enterprises can use a single tag to identify and track items such as subassemblies, work-in-process components, finished goods, material handling equipment and logistics containers through production, supply chain and asset management operations. The Intermec RFID LR Tag measures 3.2 cm x 14.27 cm (1.26 in x 6.1 in). Its rugged impact-resistant plastic packaging survives hazardous chemical exposure and withstands temperatures from -40 to 250F, -40 to 121C. The tag is compatible and interoperable with RFID readers that support EPC Gen 2 or ISO 18000-6B standards. Organizations that already have EPC- or ISO 18000-6B-based standard systems in place can conveniently and cost effectively introduce the Intermec LR tag for a variety of industrial, material handling and asset management applications. " ...

Rugged RFID Tag: Reuse: Via Intermec: New Rugged, Reusable Intermec RFID Tag Withstands Temperature Extremes and Hazardous Exposures for True Global Industrial and Logistics Tracking ...

Active RFID Tags: Sense Respond ...

Savi introduces active RFID tags that sense and respond to environmental conditions in the global supply chain. ...

... "In addition to RFID components that automatically locate goods in the supply chain, the ST-673 and ST-674 contain sensors that monitor temperature and humidity changes of the container's contents or other supply chain assets. When commissioning the tags, users can set acceptable temperature and humidity ranges tailored to the characteristics of the particular goods to be monitored. The Savi ST-673 and ST-674 are active RFID tags that provide visibility to assets and shipments as they move through the supply chain. In addition, the tags periodically record the environmental status data to an event log in the Savi SensorTag's memory. If the collected data rises or falls outside the acceptable condition range, the Savi SensorTag sends a real-time alarm to a fixed or mobile RF reader, and notification of the temperature or humidity change is escalated via a web application, cell phone or email, allowing the problem to be addressed immediately before spoilage or damage occurs. The complete environmental event logs can be uploaded to handheld readers or to fixed readers at stationary sites such as yards and warehouses in the supply chain. This enables users to identify the time and location of unacceptable environmental conditions, or to confirm that acceptable ranges, and therefore shipment quality, are maintained throughout the journey.

The ST-673 and ST-674 sensor tags are each about 6x2 inches, have memory storage of up to 128K bytes of data and are highly ruggedized for harsh environments. Savi Technology's active RFID tags, which have been deployed to track over two million shipments in over 2,000 supply chain locations for defense and commercial customers, include read ranges of up to 300 feet, beepers for audio location and rugged designs that can withstand the most harsh climatic conditions. Savi's family of active RFID tags are based on Savi's EchoPoint Technology, an innovative technology that combines Ultra High Frequency (433.92 MHz) and Low Frequency (123 kHz) communications for both long-range and more precise spot-level location. This technology also enables data to be written to the tags while they're in-transit, as well as to capture important data about the shipment from mobile readers. " ...

Active RFID Tags: Sense Respond: Via Savi Technology: SAVI TECHNOLOGY RELEASES NEW RFID SENSOR TAGS TO TRACK AND MONITOR THE CONDITION OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS: New Mounting Options of Savi Sensor Tags (ST-673 and ST-674) Can Be Affixed to Metal, Plastic, Wood, Cardboard and Other Containers ...

RFID Tags Temperature Sensors ...

RFID with temperature sensors used to monitor sake. ...

... "So a group of companies led by NTT have started a pilot program to tag sake bottles with RFID tags with built-in temperature sensors. " ...

RFID Tags Temperature Sensors: Via Engadget: RFID tags keep the sake fresh ...

Plastic RFID Electronics Demonstrated by Philips

Philips Research crew demonstrates RFID electronic based on plastic ...

... "Scientists at Philips Research have created a fully functional 13.56 MHz RFID tag based entirely on plastic electronics. In contrast to conventional silicon-chip-based RFID tags, a plastic electronics RFID chip can be printed directly onto a plastic substrate along with an antenna without involving complex assembly steps. This could pave the way for the packaging industry to replace existing barcodes by a low-cost RFID tag that provides individual packages with a unique item-level identification code - something not feasible with current barcode technology.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, based on remotely retrieving information via radio waves from miniature electronic circuits called RFID tags. Philips has now realized the first plastic-electronics-based tag that is capable of transmitting multi-bit digital identification codes at 13.56 MHz � the dominant industry-standard radio frequency for RFID tag applications. As an additional demonstrator for the technology, scientists at Philips Research have also developed a 64-bit code generator, showing the practicality of building plastic electronic circuits with the complexity required for item-level tagging.

Performance results for these circuits will be presented at this year's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC, February 5-9, San Francisco, CA, USA) in a paper that will also be awarded the conference's Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence. Being a world leader in the RFID business, Philips supplies silicon-based components for applications such as supply chain management, public transport, pharmaceuticals and animal tracking. Current silicon-based tags have excellent performance, and when produced in volume, can be manufactured at low cost. Philips is also conducting research into plastic-electronics-based RFID tags, since these tags have the potential to be manufactured in a radically different way, namely via even lower-cost reel-to-reel and other in-line processing techniques. " ...

Plastic RFID Electronics Demonstrated by Philips: Via Philips: Philips demonstrates world-first technical feasibility of 13.56-MHz RFID tags based on plastic electronics ...

Additional references on plastic RFID technology:

German researchers move forward on plastic RFID chip - Via Computerworld: "By 2008, PolyIC hopes to have a chip with a storage capacity of 128 bits and a processing speed of 13.56 MHz to comply with radio frequency identification (RFID) standards, according to Mildner. "

Beyond Bar Codes: Tuning up plastic radio labels: Via Science News: "Electronic labels made from plastic semiconductors can now pick up and respond to radio signals at a frequency suitable for use on products. "

OrganicID, Inc.: Printable, Plastic RFID Tags: "Organic Transistors - The Pros: Compatibility with flexible plastic substances, Lower temperature manufacturing (60-120°C), Lower-cost printable deposition processes "

Active RFID: Temperature Monitoring ...

LogicaCMG combines temperature sensing and active RFID technology to perform condition monitoring ...

... "One of the demonstrations focuses on a project LogicaCMG deployed for the Norwegian high speed train operator, FlytoGet. The system monitors the wheel bearing temperature and alerts the maintenance department if wheel temperatures rise too fast or exceed a pre-defined temperature level. This prevents wheel bearings from overheating and wheels from blocking thus avoiding consequential damage on infrastructure, axels and bearings. LogicaCMG fitted the wheel bearings with a temperature sensor combined with an active RFID tag and installed readers on all the wagons. The Radio Frequency reader and the GPS and GSM/GPRS communication facilities allow the wireless exchange of information and the remote monitoring of the temperature of each wheel bearing. Another functionality is the tracking and tracing of the position and routing of trains in real-time. This project is an excellent example for LogicaCMG's solutions which are tailored for customers needs and integrate different technologies to address them. " ...

Active RFID: Temperature Monitoring: Via LogicaCMG: LogicaCMG showcases transport innovation at Eurorail 2006 ...

RFID Application Overview: DigitalAngel CEO ...

Digital Angel CEO provides RFID application overview at upcoming conference. ...

... "Digital Angel Corporation (Amex:DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced that President & CEO Kevin McGrath will present an overview of the Company’s applications in RFID (radio frequency identification) and the RFID technology industry as a member of the luncheon panel at the Raymond James RFID & Barcode Conference on Tuesday, December 13 at the Marriott on Lexington Hotel in New York City located at 525 Lexington Avenue. The panel will be held from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the hotel’s Astor Room. " ...

RFID Application Overview: DigitalAngel CEO: Via Digital Angel: DIGITAL ANGEL CEO KEVIN MCGRATH TO DISCUSS RFID INDUSTRY TRENDS AT THE RAYMOND JAMES RFID & BARCODE CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK CITY ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish, livestock, poultry and humans through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Implantable RFID Temperature Sensor: Bird Flu Application ...

Digital Angel applies implantable temperature-sensor RFID chips to the poultry market for bird flu monitoring application. ...

Implantable RFID Temperature Sensor: Bird Flu Application: Via Digital Angel: DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION TO INTRODUCE ITS PROPRIETARY BIO-THERMO™ (TEMPERATURE-SENSING) IMPLANTABLE RFID MICROCHIP AND IDENTITY SYSTEM: Early Detection of Increased Temperature May Prove Pivotal to Identification and Control of Avian Flu Outbreaks ...

... "Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced that it will introduce its patented Bio-Thermo (temperature-sensing) implantable RFID microchip and related identity system to international poultry/bird markets with the initial geographic emphasis in Asia. The comprehensive identity system includes the implantable Bio-Thermo microchip and related identity and temperature-sensing scanners that allow early identification of temperature increases in individual birds which may permit rapid identification and control of an outbreak of bird flu or other avian diseases. Until now the Company has focused its implantable RFID temperature sensing system on the companion pet and equine marketplace. The system is in testing phases for other livestock such as cattle and swine. " ...

Zigbee RFID Sensor Network Passes Regulatory Tests ...

Bulldog's Zigbee RFID sensor network has met regulatory requirements of agencies. ...

Bulldog Technologies RFID (ZigBee) Data Collection Tag and Reader System: Passes FCC and Industry Canada Regulatory Testing ...

... "The Bulldog-developed and deployed sensor network solution measures and monitors the temperature of produce containers, refrigerated trucks, milk tankers and grocery store coolers while delivering real time data to a PC based monitoring application. This wireless sensor network consists of 2.45GHz IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee; similar to Blue Tooth) based RFID tags and readers. The tags are designed to collect temperature data and transmit the data in real-time to a network of readers. The application monitors predetermined thresholds and, if exceeded, an alarm is issued via an email or a SMS text message. This alarm alerts personnel and enables corrective action to be taken before spoiling can occur, preventing complete or partial losses, insurance claims and delayed delivery. ZigBee is a global standard that addresses the unique needs of remote monitoring & control, and sensory network applications; enables broad-based deployment of wireless networks with low cost, low power solutions; and provides the ability to run for years on inexpensive primary batteries for typical monitoring applications. Bulldog had selected ZigBee as the preferred platform to develop wireless security and sensor network applications. " ...

RFID Temperature Monitoring in the Cold Chain ...

RFID Temperature Monitoring in the Cold Chain: Via SENSITECH: Sensitech Launches ColdStream™ PTS Plant to Shelf Application, Empowering Retailers and Perishable Suppliers to Reduce Shrink and Increase Profits through Improved Cold Chain Visibility: Radio Frequency-Enabled Solution is First to Provide Temperature Monitoring Within Every Segment of the Cold Chain ...

... "The launch of ColdStream PTS builds on Sensitech's position as the trusted global provider of cold chain management products and services to 15 of the top 20 U.S. supermarkets, and over 3,000 perishable suppliers of produce, dairy, meat and seafood. For more than 15 years, Sensitech has focused its energies and talents on improving the efficiency and reducing the costs of its customers' cold chains through the application of statistical process control. The company distinguishes itself through its emphasis on aggressive research and development, adoption of new technologies such as RF and RFID, and a worldwide customer support organization. " ...

UWB RFID Tag: 10 Year Battery Life ...

Multispectral Solutions introduces active UWB RFID tag with a battery life expectancy of 10 years. ...

Via Multispectral Solutions, Inc.: MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS' ULTRA WIDEBAND RFID TAG SETS INDUSTRY RECORD WITH 10 YEAR BATTERY LIFE ...

... "Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (MSSI), the industry leader in ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, announces the latest in its series of active RFID tags for its Sapphire DART Precision Asset Location System product line. The new series of tags utilize a patented technique to achieve an operational life expectancy of greater than 10 years on a single Lithium button cell battery. MSSI's micro inventory tag, measuring only 39 x 11 x 21 mm (1.5 x 0.4 x 0.8 in) complete with antenna and battery, now achieves an operational life expectancy of greater than 10 years transmitting once every two seconds. Using a tiny button cell battery, 3.2 x 16 mm CR1632 rated at 125 mAh, MSSI's tag life expectancy actually equals or exceeds the manufacturer's specification for battery shelf life at room temperature, or 10 years. Utilizing MSSI's patented UWB technology, the Sapphire DART tags have read ranges in excess of 200 meters (650 feet) and can provide accuracy and precision of 10 cm (4 inches) in real time location system (RTLS) applications. " ...

Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (MSSI), Germantown, MD, is a pioneer and industry leader in the development of ultra wideband (UWB) systems for communications, radar and precision positioning applications. With an emphasis placed upon complete system solutions, MSSI's UWB portfolio is unique in the industry, encompassing a range of products for military, Government and commercial applications. The company's Sapphire Precision Asset Location System™ is the world's first FCC-certified, UWB-based, active RFID and tracking system for personnel and asset management.

UHF RFID Industrial Environments

UHF RFID Industrial Environments: Escort Memory Systems Moves UHF RFID into the World of Industrial Control: EMS introduces the first UHF systems exclusively for the industrial environment ...

EMS introduces UHF RFID technology that will weather the storm in industrial environments ...

... "Escort Memory Systems announces the UHF-UN1 integrated RFID controller/antenna and UHF525HT high temperature passive tag solution for long-range, industrial applications. Escort Memory Systems leads the pack in RFID solutions for industrial control. With over 20 years of innovation in design and over fifty thousand installations worldwide, Escort Memory Systems is the company that understands RFID from the inside out. " ...

Escort Memory Systems, part of Datalogic Group, delivers rugged, industrial RFID solutions to leading companies worldwide. Recognized for high performance, highly connected and rugged RFID hardware that sets the standard for industrial RFID within the automotive, pharmaceutical, electronic and other demanding industrial settings

Tag: RFID

High Durability RFID Equipment for Harsh Environments ...

High Durability RFID Equipment for Harsh Environments: Sampling of durable RFID equipment supports operation of RFID capability in harsh operating environments ...

Omron: Omron RFID systems function in a wide range of operating conditions, including harsh environments,where bar coding is not practical. RFID Tags, RFID antennas and RFID controllers are industrially hardened to withstand wet, oily and other adverse conditions. Read reliability in RFID asset tracking and automatic identification is not affected by a misaligned tag or compromised by airborne dust, dirt, oil mist, or other factory conditions. RFID asset tracking systems are non-contact and non-line of sight, which allows them to read and write through non - metallic objects, such as plastic conveyors.

Escort Memory Systems UHF Series / UHF525HT: The UHF525HT is a rugged high-temperature long-range Ultra High Frequency (902-928 MHz) tag. This tag is designed to work at up to four feet. It is ideally suited for Body & Assembly and Paint Shop applications in the automotive industry, the UHF525HT is the only high-temperature tag in the market that survives over 204 Degrees C.

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, long-range active RFID systems: Long Range Identification: RFID tags can be read from up to 300 feet (100 meters). This allows assets to be monitored in a very large environment with reliable results. Durability: Bar codes become unreadable if they are dirty or scuffed; RFID tags function in almost any harsh environment such as fog, ice and dust. RFID, therefore, reduces the problems associated with those "contact" or "line-of-sight" technologies. This means RFID can operate in harsh environments and will not be affected by temperature changes.

ScanSource RFID Edge: The significant advantage of RFID systems is the no contact, non-line-of-sight nature of the technology. Tags can be read through a variety of substances such as snow, fog, ice, paint, crusted grime, and other visually and environmentally challenging conditions, where barcodes or other optically read technologies would be useless. RFID tags can also be read in challenging circumstances at remarkable speeds, in most cases responding in less than 100 milliseconds.

Zebra RFID Printer R110XiIIIPlus: Built upon Zebra's highly regarded Xi platform, the R110XiIIIPlus is designed for high performance and mission-critical ruggedness in the most demanding environments. It delivers the legendary round-the-clock reliability and heavy-gauge steel durability of Zebra's high-performance Xi series as well as full 4-inch print width, 203-dot per-inch resolution and the extensive connectivity choices of 110XiIIIPlus, making it ideal for shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing. The R110XiIIIPlus will support both Class 0 (read-only) and Class 0+ (read/write) tags.

DC400 RFID Portal System: Turnkey High Performance for Dock Door Visibility: The DC400 from Symbol Technologies delivers a high-performance RFID turnkey solution for premium inventory visibility of assets entering or leaving designated read zones within warehouses, distribution centers, cross dock locations and a variety of other applications. With the DC400, you can automatically identify and track inventory in motion on pallets, bundles of assets on skids or cases using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. IP54 certification for dust and water resistance ensures improved uptime in harsh, industrial environments.

StateOfArt RFID Solution Center ...

StateOfArt RFID Solution Center: New RFID Center Shows Customers How Solutions Lead To Business Value ...

Xterprise opens a state-of-the-art RFID solutions center in their headquarters ...

... "Xterprise Incorporated, the leading solutions provider for the RFID Enabled Supply Chain announces its new, custom designed headquarters, where the company recently hosted a multiday open house for customers. More than an expanded headquarters, the facility is home to a 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art RFID Solution Center. The center gives Xterprise an operational warehouse/manufacturing environment to showcase its complete suite of solutions that it has deployed around the globe. The growing list of Xterprise solutions serve the needs of many markets: retail, supply chain visibility, food and pharmaceutical cold chain (temperature tracking) and asset management. " ...

Xterprise Incorporated develops RFID supply chain solutions and has been chosen by the many of the worlds most respected supply chains and fastest growing companies as an RFID solution provider. Xterprise blends best practices, supply chain processes, material handling, RFID system hardware and application software, enterprise systems integration, data analytics, demand signaling applications and remote solution support. This provides the industry benchmark for system ease of use and lowest cost per case solution in the markets they serve. Xterprise is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

RFID Company Revenue Growth ...

RFID Company Revenue Growth: DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 2OO5 SECOND QUARTER, SIX-MONTH RESULTS: Year-Over-Year Revenues Up Nearly 48 Percent for Second Quarter, 36 Percent for First Six Months; Company Reiterates Revenue Guidance for 2005 ...

... "Revenue for the Company's Animal Applications segment increased 36.4 percent to $8.3 million in this year's second quarter, and 26.2 percent to $16.6 million in the first six months of 2005, when compared to the prior year periods. The increases were principally due to increased sales to fish and wildlife customers, increases in microchip and visual product sales to livestock customers and the inclusion of revenues from Denmark-based DSD Holdings A/S, which was acquired in February 2005. DSD Holdings, which manufactures and markets visual and electronic radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for livestock throughout Europe, the Middle East, Japan and Australia, contributed revenues of $1.5 million for the second quarter and a total of $2.1 million for the first six months of this year. " ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish, humans and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors. Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital, Inc.

RFID NFC MIFare Module ...

RFID NFC MIFare Module: SYSCAN, ARYGON ANNOUNCE WORLD’S FIRST NFC/MIFARE CORE MODULE ...

NFC RFID technology introduced by partners Syscan Intl and Arygon ...

... "Syscan International Inc. and Arygon AG today announced the September launch of the world’s first NFC/Mifare® Core Module. Delivering convenient wireless connectivity, NFC’s intuitive operation will change the way people interact with technology, ensuring that they can make the most of their environment and reap the full benefits of total connectivity. The universally applicable Module is based on the latest Philips RFID technology and combines all the technical requirements for use in multiple market segments for traditional RFID-based applications. It supports both MIFARE® family (ISO 14443A) and Near Field Communication (NFC) based on ISO18092. " ...

Syscan is a unique supply chain solution provider delivering integrated real time tracking and tracing systems through radio frequency identification (RFID) that help to improve client’s results. Its standardized supply chain solutions include traceability, temperature monitoring and quality control methodologies for the food, pharmaceutical and health care sectors.

Arygon is an innovative German based RFID hard- and software component supplier with in-depth market experience supporting core applications such as access control, electronic payment, logistics, time management and e-ticketing. Next to those traditional RFID applications Arygon focuses on new means of RFID communication.

Small Versatile RFID Tags

Small Versatile RFID Tags: RFID with Tagsys: Smallest RFID Tag on the Market Allows for Virtually 100% Readability and Scanning Efficiency in Extreme Research Laboratory Environments ...

TAGSys offers one of the smallest RFID tags and is flexible in a wide range of environmental conditions ...

... "The ARIO SDM is amongst the smallest and most versatile RFID tags available on the market today, based on a tag measuring just 8.9mm in diameter. Unlike larger and less resilient tags that have been used in the industry, ARIO SDM is small enough to be embedded into the tops of test tubes. These robustly designed tags are fully functional and readable when subjected to wide and precipitous temperature variations typically found in medical research labs. " ...

TAGSYS is the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure. TAGSYS RFID provides RFID systems for end-to-end item-level tracking that automates labor-intensive processes, authenticates and safeguards goods, and enables real-time inventory and asset visibility. With a proven track record of delivering Reliable, Accurate and Secure (RAS) RFID systems and tags, TAGSYS has deployed over 50 million tags and 50,000 reader systems to over 500 customers in more than 40 countries. TAGSYS RFID solutions are currently being deployed in a range of highly specialized vertical markets that include pharmaceutical, fashion apparel, libraries, and textile rental. The company is headquartered in France’s Smart Valley with offices in the USA (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) and Asia (Hong Kong).

RFID Temperature Sensor: Cold Chain Wireless Application

RFID Temperature Sensor: Cold Chain Application: With no wiring required the Securetemp is a reliable RFID temperature monitoring and alert system with real-time in-cab display and audible alarm ...

... "Failure to maintain stringent temperature conditions during transit results in the rejection of valuable perishable loads. Securetemp is a reliable wireless RFID system that alerts the driver before critical conditions occur allowing remedial action to be taken. " ...

Accelerated Animal RFID Plans

Accelerated Animal RFID Plans: DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION ACCELERATES PLAN TO INTEGRATE NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION COMPLIANT DATABASE: Database to Work with All Electronic RFID Livestock Tags;Company Plans to Integrate Database as Standard Procedure within Next Six Months ...

Digital Angel accelerates its RFID-based animal identification plans ...

... "Digital Angel Corporation (Amex:DOC) an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has accelerated its plans to introduce a national database system that will provide for the registration, tracking and source verification of all livestock tagged with electronic radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags throughout the United States. " ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, humans, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors. Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSX).

RFID Chips NVM Technology

RFID Chips NVM Technology: Cavendish Kinetics B.V. - Major new embedded memory technology announced: Low power, high speed and easy incorporation into standard CMOS processes: 200°C operating temperature and inherent radiation hardness ...

... "Paul Hedges, Cavendish Kinetics' Strategic Marketing Director, commented, We believe our ultra-low power, flexible and cost-effective NVM technology will make big in-roads in many volume applications ranging from automotive controllers through to Smart Cards and RFID chips. " ...

Cavendish Kinetics focuses on the development of CMOS compatible MEMS process modules, the design and modeling of MEMS devices and subsequently providing these two combined (process module and design module) as an IP (Intellectual Property) package for customers to use in numerous different application areas. As the IP package is CMOS compatible all standard CMOS foundries can be used.

RFID Temp Sensor: MicroSensys

RFID Temp Sensor: MicroSensys: MATRICS Group Offers RFID products and sensor tags by MicroSensys

... "The TELID 1T module with a integrated temperature sensor. The measured temperature value will be read contactlessly from outside by standard iID 2000 components from MICRO-SENSYS. Dimensions - 28mm x 6 mm.; Antenna - coil on chip; distance - short, closed coupling. " ...

The company microsensys is a specialist in manufacturing and developing of radio frequency identification components. In this wide field of possible products microsensys focuses on wireless closed coupling, low power, 13.56MHz RFID transponder and reader technologies. microsensys strategy is to offer the most innovative technology and the true realistically technical solution as far as this product portfolio is concerned. Located in Erfurt, founded in 1991, microsensys has dedicated his 12 years history to supplying RFID products for niche markets in Europe every time.

Sysco RFID Pilot in Cold Chain: Alien Technology Used ...

Sysco RFID Pilot in Cold Chain: 3PL Solutions and Alien Technology® Announce Successful Field Test of RFID & Sensor-based System for Cold Chain Management: Successful field test deployed for SYSCO Corporation, North America’s largest food service marketing and distribution organization, demonstrates capability of RFID to transform the monitoring of temperature and environmental conditions during food transport with huge strides in documentation for food quality and safety ...

Sysco pilots RFID in their cold chain leveraging Alien Technology's RFID solutions with value chain services from 3PL Solutons ...

... "The DAX pilot program field testing was conducted by Alien Technology, 3PL Solutions and SYSCO in the SYSCO Frozen Foods and Produce supply chains and addressed dedicated, LTL, and inter-modal shipments. The RFID and Sensor-enabled system provides cost-effective Chain of Evidence documentation for food shipments, addressing anticipated regulatory requirements for better documentation of quality & safety control in food shipments, as well as improving methods to avoid waste and spoilage losses. Today, when food products leave the controlled environment of a well regulated distribution center, there are few cost effective mechanisms to insure and document continuous environmental control and access control... " ...

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®), Alien manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company provides a family of RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien is an active member of EPCglobal.

3PL Solutions, Inc. supplies the Commercial Warehousing and Supply Management Industry with products and services for the Third Party Logistics Industry with a Commercial and Public Distribution Services focus. In close coordination with affiliate, Geometric Solutions, Inc., 3PL systems and services help manage millions of SKUs for thousands of manufacturers across the country. 3PL Solutions staff is comprised of seasoned professionals with a mandatory combination of skills encompassing Information Systems, Business Practices, and floor Operations. With years of hands-on experience in virtually all major product families flowing through the nations’ supply lines, 3PL Solutions cross-pollinates best practices from one industry focus to another, and enables customers to meld the best of all worlds into cost effective and unusually efficient and profitable operations.

RFID Bluetooth Reader Agricultural Market ...

RFID Bluetooth Reader Agricultural Market: SALES PRECEDE RELEASE OF POPULAR NEW SYSCAN RFID BLUETOOTH READER ...

... "Syscan International announced today that it will release its newly developed RFID LiveTrack reader on July 15. Compatible with ISO standards 11784 and 11785, the Syscan 134.2KHz ISO Wand Reader was designed with all the requirements in mind for optimal use in agricultural environments ... The reader can be used in any agricultural based application where animals are RFID tagged; meaning there are literally tens of thousands of potential users on a worldwide basis at the present time; a number that will grow much larger as RFID tagging spreads its way around the world. The reader will retail for approximately $875 U.S. and can be purchased directly off Syscan’s website or through our distribution network. " ...

Syscan is a unique supply chain solution provider delivering integrated real time tracking and tracing solutions through radio frequency identification (RFID). Our standardized supply chain solutions include traceability, temperature monitoring and quality control methodologies for the food, pharmaceutical and health care sectors.

RFID Sensor-Based System: Real Time HazMat Management ...

NASA - NASA Dryden Deploys ChemSecure Hazmat Management System

... "The ChemSecure pilot program integrates Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and sensor-based technology with the Department of Defense's existing web-based Hazardous Materials Management System (HMMS) database to automate the real-time management of hazardous materials including usage, shipment, tracking and storage. The first project of its kind, NASA Dryden developed ChemSecure in close partnership with the Department of Defense and leading private sector companies, including Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif.; Intermec Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Everett, Wash.; EnvironMax, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah; and Patlite (USA) Corporation of Torrance, Calif. ... ChemSecure utilizes data captured by Intermec 750 mobile computers, IP3 RFID mobile readers and fixed RFID readers, temperature sensors, and Patlite visual response devices to ensure that managers always have access to critical chemical information. For example, security professionals are notified if unauthorized access attempts are made to obtain highly hazardous materials, and environmental professionals are alerted when the storage limit of a hazardous chemical locker is close to exceeding capacity. " ...

RFID Innovation

Innovation Alive and Well at Texas Instruments as Company Celebrates 75th Anniversary

TI celebrates 75 years of innovation, including advances in RFID technology ...

... "While our core business has been real-time signal processing with digital signal processors, or DSPs, and analog semiconductors, we're still actively innovating in the calculator market and other areas as well, said TI president and CEO Rich Templeton. TI's graphing calculators have become an educational rite-of-passage for students, Templeton said. Also, we're the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems, which are used in an ever-increasing range of applications from inventory tracking and authentication to temperature sensing and condition monitoring. " ...

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers’ real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company’s businesses include Sensors & Controls and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

RFID in Construction Applications

Construction and Operations Applications For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ...

... "Construction and Operations Applications For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): More intriguing and pertinent to highway construction is the use of RFID tags to monitor material properties. A materials engineer with Michigan DOT turned to the private sector for help developing concrete monitoring applications. A tag is embedded in concrete and monitors temperature, which data can be used to assess developing strength and curing rates for quality control. " ...

RFID Sensor Integration: Capability to Monitor Status ...

The Combat Feeding Directorate Global Asset Visibility (GAV) Program is exploring the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology ...

... "The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a unique number that identifies a specific item in the supply chain. Passive RFID tags are made up of a microchip holding an EPC and an antenna that receives an RF signal. Powdered by a reader, passive tags emit a radio signal that transmits the EPC and other information back to the reader. Sensor integration on tags provides the capability to monitor the status of an item, pallet or container by detecting temperature, vibration, rough handling, chemical/ biological contamination (stretch goal), etc." ...

Digital Angel RFID Company: Leadership Appointment

Digital Angel | Press Room

... "Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced that it has appointed James G. Naro as Vice President and General Counsel." ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors. Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSX).

RFID Temperature Sensor ...

Research & Technology Report 2000

Frank S. Milos writes ...

... "The microsensor circuit contains a thermal fuse, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchip, a capacitor, and a coil antenna. The purpose of this microsensor is to indicate the occurrence of excessive temperature at the bond-line between the TPS and the structure of an RLV. The fuse opens at about 288oC, the multiple-use temperature limit of RTV-560, which is a common TPS bonding agent. The rest of the circuit is designed to return the microchip identification code, and a signal for whether or not the fuse is open, to a wireless radio-frequency transceiver" ...

RFID Antenna Detection System Investment

RFID Antenna Detection System Investment: Digital Angel Awarded $700,000 in Contracts by the Bonneville ...

Digital Angel wins opportunity to build world's largest RFID antenna tht will support fish tracking and management through a detection system ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... today receipt of $700,000 in contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration to continue the development of an extremely large RFID antenna detection system ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC) an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets announced today receipt of $700,000 in contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration to continue the development of an extremely large RFID antenna detection system for the tracking of fish. ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, humans, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Construction Applications For RFID ...

Construction and Operations Applications For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ...

... "A young technology with considerable commercial buzz, RFID – radio frequency identification – allows rapid and accurate reading of tags which, unlike UPC bar codes, can be read from a distance, in harsh environments, and through many materials without a direct line of site required. In uses that employ the small and increasingly inexpensive RFID tags, the radio signal sent in search of tags provides energy sufficient for a response from the tags, thereby eliminating the need for an internal tag power source. More intriguing and pertinent to highway construction is the use of RFID tags to monitor material properties. A materials engineer with Michigan DOT turned to the private sector for help developing concrete monitoring applications. A tag is embedded in concrete and monitors temperature, which data can be used to assess developing strength and curing rates for quality control." ...

RFID Environmental Testing ...

Advanced Supply Chain Management Laboratory - NTRC

... "Advanced Hazardous Materials Rapid Identification, Sorting, and Tracking (AHRIST) supports Microchip Logistics by evaluating RFID technologies. AHRIST is evaluating the use of RFID tags by vendors, DLA distribution centers, and the entities that receive the materials. Shipment information is encoded on RFID tags that accompany the goods. The tags are read at portals in the Department of Defense supply chain, and the information encoded on the tags is conveyed via the AHRIST automated information system (AIS) to the AISs of the vendors and DOD. AHRIST is conducting major series of validation tests for RFID intelligent tag products: Environmental tests will evaluate the performance of RFID tags exposed to various environmental conditions (temperature extremes, electromagnetic interference, and RF emissions)." ...

RFID Sensors Deliver Temperature Sensing Capability ...

RFID Sensors Deliver Temperature Sensing: Digital Angel Corporation Delivers 50,000 Bio-Thermo RFID ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC) announced today that it has delivered 50,000 Bio- Thermo (temperature-sensing) implantable RFID Microchips to its ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC) announced today that it has delivered 50,000 Bio-Thermo (temperature-sensing) implantable RFID Microchips to its distributor in the United Kingdom. The company also announced that it plans to offer Bio-Thermo for U.S. distribution this summer. Bio-Thermo is the first temperature sensing implantable RFID Microchip for the companion pet (dog and cat) world. The Bio-Thermo Chip is a first of its kind in implantable RFID technology. ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Additional resources on temperature sensors with RFID ...

New Low-cost Temperature Sensor: KSW-Microtec of German has introduced a new RFID temperature sensor to safeguard meat, produce and other products. ...

MATRICS Group Offers RFID products and sensor tags by MicroSensys: RFID Products MATRICuS is pleased to offer fine IC Products from ... for Low Proximity Applications The TELID® 1T module with a integrated temperature sensor. ...

DeltaTRAK launches RFID humidity sensor: ... equipment manufacturer DeltaTRAK has launched the FlashLink Wireless System, a temperature and humidity sensor that expands the use of RFID technology in food ...

Cold Chain RFID for Pharma: Sensitech and GenuOne Form Strategic Partnership

From PR Newswire (press release)  ... End-to-End Tracking and Analysis Solutions Using RFID and Conventional ID Technology for Enhanced Visibility in the Supply Chain BEVERLY, Mass., Jan. ...

... Sensitech Inc., the leading provider of cold chain information and analysis, and GenuOne, Inc., the leading provider of product tracking software for visibility management, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to deliver a condition based product tracking solution for the Pharmaceutical and Food industries. GenuOne and Sensitech together will offer an integrated and provensolution for product tracking, authentication / diversion and electronic pedigree. ...

Sensitech is the leading independent provider of cold-chain informationand analysis that enable global leaders in Food and Pharmaceuticals to protect the integrity, freshness and efficacy of their temperature-sensitive products. In the past decade, Sensitech has protected more than $200 billion of its customers' assets around the globe. The company is based in Beverly, Massachusetts, and has offices in Redmond, Washington, Fresno, California, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Chile and Calgary, with service and distribution offices around the world.

Cold Chain RFID for Pharma ...

Cold Chain RFID for Pharma: Sensitech and GenuOne Form Strategic Partnership

From PR Newswire (press release)  ... End-to-End Tracking and Analysis Solutions Using RFID and Conventional ID Technology for Enhanced Visibility in the Supply Chain BEVERLY, Mass., Jan. ...

... Sensitech Inc., the leading provider of cold chain information and analysis, and GenuOne, Inc., the leading provider of product tracking software for visibility management, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to deliver a condition based product tracking solution for the Pharmaceutical and Food industries. GenuOne and Sensitech together will offer an integrated and provensolution for product tracking, authentication / diversion and electronic pedigree. ...

Sensitech is the leading independent provider of cold-chain informationand analysis that enable global leaders in Food and Pharmaceuticals to protect the integrity, freshness and efficacy of their temperature-sensitive products. In the past decade, Sensitech has protected more than $200 billion of its customers' assets around the globe. The company is based in Beverly, Massachusetts, and has offices in Redmond, Washington, Fresno, California, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Chile and Calgary, with service and distribution offices around the world.

RFID Electronic e-Tags ...

RFID Electronic e-Tags: Digital Angel Corporation Delivers 265,000 Electronic RFID Tags to ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Livestock RFID Tag Sales Increase by More Than 400% in 2004 SO. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Angel ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has delivered more than 265,000 of its Radio Frequency Identification tags ("e-tags") to its Canadian distributors during the months of November and December. The Company also announced that its global e-tag business increased by more than 400 percent in 2004 (as compared to 2003). ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors. Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX).

Additional resources on RFID e-tags ...

Tags - RFID - Electronics: supplying: Tags - RFID. Promote your business here Promote your company here. Burall InfoSmart Ltd - Wisbech PD Technologies UK Ltd - Worthing RFID Components ...

Sparr Electronics Limited - RFID Reader Module: Sparr Electronics Limited - SEL is dedicated to providing products and services that enable ... RFID tags and readers have to be tuned to the same frequency in ...

RFID tag type options: Tag shape. RFID tags come in a range of shapes and ... wrist strap. Button: A small tag encapsulated in ... the markets, technolgies and players of Printed Electronics. ...

NASA RFID for HazMat: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Deploys Advanced Hazardous ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO ) The ChemSecure program integrates Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and sensor-based ...

... The ChemSecure program integrates Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and sensor-based technology with the Department of Defense's existing web-based Hazardous Materials Management System (HMMS) database to automate the real-time management of hazardous materials including usage, shipment, tracking and storage. The first project of its kind, NASA Dryden developed ChemSecure in close partnership with the Department of Defense and leading private sector companies, including Oracle, EnvironMax, Inc., Intermec Technologies Corporation, and Patlite (USA) Corporation. ...

Oracle Sensor-Based Services are a comprehensive set of capabilities to capture, manage, analyze, access and respond to data from sensors such as RFID, location and temperature. Based on Oracle Database 10g, Oracle
Application Server 10g, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g and Oracle E-Business Suite 11i, Oracle Sensor-Based Services enable companies to quickly and easily integrate sensor-based information into their enterprise systems. Oracle's solution includes a number of flexible deployment options that allow companies to start small and grow by leveraging their investment in Oracle technology, including the EPC Compliance Enabler, an RFID/EPC pilot kit, and integrated support in Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Application Server 10g.

BSE RFID: Animal Sensors ...

From DORGAN TOURS HIGH-TECH ANIMAL ID PROJECT WITH DSU, NDSU RESEARCHERS: Senator secured $3 million for Dickinson State, NDSU role in research corridor ...

... "the research teams plan to tag up to 10,000 calves with tiny RFID chips that will track and record data including an animal's movement, diet, body temperature, and vaccination history. The project has taken on new significance with the discovery of a Washington state dairy cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow disease. If an animal is contaminated, RFID technology can be used to accurately trace where it has been and identify other animals that might be infected. " ...

Low Temperature RFID: Research Instruments Limited announces launch of a revolutionary new RFID developed for identification in liquid nitrogen

Research Instruments Limited (Cornwall, UK), have developed a revolutionary new product using RFID microchip technology for specimen identification within liquid nitrogen for pharmaceutical and medical applications.

Operating at -196oC (-321oF) temperatures, ‘Cryoscan’ utilises Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips to locate individual frozen samples immersed in liquid nitrogen. The chip also has an anticollision function that enables the simultaneous reading of several tags, making it the first RFID device of its kind to function effectively at a temperature of -196 oC.

Bill Brown, Managing Director of Research Instruments said, “Cryoscan differs from currently available technology as although some chips can withstand the –196 oC temperature, they need to be warmed to – 80 oC in order to function. Our chip operates at –196 oC so that the samples do not need to be removed from the liquid nitrogen to be scanned which is the major breakthrough.”

The Cryoscan system works by utilising a PC database and a lightweight handheld PDA RFID reader. Typical applications include; Blood, Cord Blood, Stem Cell, IVF and pharmaceutical tracking.

Large cryobanks and pharmaceutical companies looking for traceability in cryopreserved samples have already approached Research Instruments Ltd and anyone who would like further information should contact sales@research-instruments.com

Contact:

J Retallack, Sales Director
Research Instruments Ltd
Bickland Industrial Park
Falmouth
Cornwall TR11 4TA
UK

+44 1326 327 753

www.research-instruments.com

sales@research-instruments.com

RFID Military Uses and Pilots ...

From SSC-Natick Press Release ...

... "Goals for the demonstration are automatic, real-time tracking and visibility at the supply points; automatic inventories to units issued; capturing historical product temperature data; and automatic tracking and updates of container inventories. Results and lessons learned from the demonstration will help set the framework for a proposed Defense Logistics Agency Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) in 2005. Additionally, EPC technology is proposed as an expansion of a current RFID ACTD being conducted by the Navy, according to Evangelos.
Although combat rations are the demonstration product, any military item, including ammunition and spare parts for vehicles, can be tracked under the program to help warfighters ultimately get what they need when they need it. " ...

FDA on Medical RFID: FDA Clears VeriChip for Medical Applications in the United States

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... and Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC) announced today that VeriChip(TM), the world's first implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip for ...

FDA approves RFID for medical use in humans ...

... Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX), a provider of Security Through Innovation(TM) and Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC) announced today that VeriChip(TM), the world's first implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip for human use, has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medical uses in the United States. The FDA clearance follows the completion of a de novo application review. ...

Applied Digital develops innovative security products for consumer, commercial, and government sectors worldwide. Our unique and often proprietary products provide security for people, animals, the food supply, government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included in this diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end food safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader of Security Through Innovation(TM). Applied Digital is the owner of a majority position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX: DOC).

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish, livestock, and humans through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

RFID Technology: Digital Angel Corporation Selected as a Technology Partner for ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... of high value assets, announced today that it has been selected by the state of Minnesota as a technology partner and provider of RFID (radio frequency ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC - News), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of high value assets, announced today that it has been selected by the state of Minnesota as a technology partner and provider of RFID (radio frequency identification) systems for a pilot program designed to test the viability of a large scale food animal identification and tracking program. ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Saw RFID: RFSAW, Inc. Announces First Global Saw Tag RFID System at ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... a leader in the design and manufacture of global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, will unveil and soon begin shipping its Model 501 Global Saw ...

... At this week's Frontline Solutions Conference and Expo, RFSAW, Inc. a leader in the design and manufacture of global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, will unveil and soon begin shipping its Model 501 Global Saw Tag RFID system. The GST (Global SAW Tag) RFID system operates in the worldwide 2.45 GHz band and offers superior long-range read capability at high speeds over a wide temperature range. ...

RFSAW, Inc. produces Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems that operate at a globally legal 2.45 GHz frequency. RFSAW is exploiting a fundamentally new type of RFID system based on Surface Acoustic Wave ("SAW") devices, a reliable, low-cost, well established RF wireless technology. The Company has invented, patented and successfully developed this new system whose core element is the "Global SAW Tag". This new approach provides superior solutions for our target markets that include supply chain, asset management, health care, transportation security, food-chain safety, healthcare, military, and governmental applications.

Animal RFID: Digital Angel Corporation Signs Distribution Agreement With ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Plough to increase the pet health and safety of all companion animals." Digital Angel has been developing and manufacturing a series of RFID (radio-frequency ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC) announced today that it has signed a 10-year exclusive product supply and distribution agreement with Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP). The new agreement allows Schering-Plough Animal Health to continue to be the exclusive distributor of Digital Angel electronic identification products (microchips and scanners) for companion animals throughout the United States. The agreement calls for annual purchases to increase at least 20 percent per year for 2005 and 2006. ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Animal RFID: Digital Angel Corporation Signs Distribution Agreement With ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Plough to increase the pet health and safety of all companion animals." Digital Angel has been developing and manufacturing a series of RFID (radio-frequency ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC) announced today that it has signed a 10-year exclusive product supply and distribution agreement with Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP). The new agreement allows Schering-Plough Animal Health to continue to be the exclusive distributor of Digital Angel electronic identification products (microchips and scanners) for companion animals throughout the United States. The agreement calls for annual purchases to increase at least 20 percent per year for 2005 and 2006. ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

RFID Applications: Tegal Receives Endeavor AT PVD Tool Order From Leading Maker of ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... examples of devices enabled by Tegal technology are energy efficient memories found in portable computers, cell phones, PDAs and RFID applications; megapixel ...

" ... FBAR devices are an important new type of RF MEMS device used for controlling the wireless signals going into and coming out of radio frequency-based communication devices like cellphones and wireless networking cards. FBAR devices have important performance advantages over the Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters they supplant, including having the ability to handle higher RF power levels and higher frequency applications, less temperature sensitivity and smaller size. The award-winning Endeavor series of PVD tools deposit consistent, high purity films with low to zero stress values in an extremely clean process environment. The Endeavor series of tools is already widely used in manufacturing advanced power devices, photo masks (including EUV), light emitting diodes (LED) and backside metallization of ultra-thin wafers ... "

Active RFID Labels: ETRI Joins Smart Active Labels Consortium; First Asia-Pacific ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... as to SAL-C members, observed demonstrations of leading companies' Smart Active Solutions in applications ranging from temperature tracking to enhanced UHF RFID ...

RFID Smart Technology: Printronix's RFID Smart Technology Initiative Gives Suppliers ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Printronix Introduces SmartLine Family of RFID Printers, World's First Fully Integrated EPC-UHF Print-and-Apply System and Professional Consulting Group ...

Since 1974, Printronix Inc. (Nasdaq: PTNX) has created innovative printing solutions for the industrial marketplace and supply chain. The company is the worldwide market leader in enterprise solutions for line matrix printing and has earned an outstanding reputation for its high-performance thermal and fanfold laser printing solutions. Printronix also has become an established leader in pioneering technologies, including radio frequency identification (RFID) printing, bar code compliance and networked printer management. Printronix is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.printronix.com.

Printronix has been a global leader in providing intelligent industrial and back-office enterprise printing solutions for 30 years. We continue this tradition in the emerging RFID (radio frequency identification) field with a full selection of SmartLine RFID product solutions, unsurpassed service and support, and educational tools that help enable your RFID applications. A solid, reliable, smart label printer is the foundation of any RFID system. Printronix adds 30 years of know-how in providing tough industrial printers that endure the harshest environments where dust, dirt, and temperature extremes stop ordinary printers. Printronix offers a range of world-class UHF printers and solutions that provide maximum versatility and flexibility for all your RFID applications. The SLPA7000e is a smart label printer applicator solution that encodes, prints and applies—all in one unit. It combines RFID smart label printing technology with applicator capability.

RFID in the Cold Chain: RFID gets temperature sensitive

From Computerworld Australia, Australia ... Enterprises that deal will perishable goods distribution and handling can now use RFID to track assets and any change in temperature with the government-backed ...

Cold Chain Validation Project: This project will use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and web enabled software to track temperature sensitive goods such as pharmaceutical (vaccines and blood) and animal health products through the supply chain. The benefits of this approach to any goods requiring stable temperature are shorter turn around times and greater quality assurance compliance, leading to efficiency gains for supply chain participants. As shipments move through the supply chain, RFID tags attached to each consignment will be scanned upon receipt. The scanned information is then made available online in near real time. The application and trials will be based on EAN.UCC global standards.

RFID Solutions: IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' Long-Range RFID Tags and Readers Identify ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... LUSTENAU, Austria and KELOWNA, BC, Canada, June 1 /PRNewswire/ - IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG, the global pioneer for RFID-driven Intelligent Asset Management solutions ...

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' i-D and i-Q active tags are available in a variety of configurations to meet the data requirements of users. i-D tags are low-cost tags with 56B of read/write user-defined memory. Their thin credit-card style design provides the ideal solution for tracking of assets and/or personnel in the most demanding of environments. i-Q tags are read/write with 8KB or 32KB of data storage to carry user-defined information. These tags are also available with a built-in temperature monitor to track perishable goods.

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS was incorporated in 1997. The goal of developing RFID technology came to fruition through an early investment from Gantner Electronic GmbH, an Austrian industrial controls company. Together, Gantner and IDENTEC SOLUTIONS developed Intelligent Long Range® (ILR)® technology. The products were originally designed with the idea of tracking reusable pallets and containers. As both the company and markets evolved, it became apparent that IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ products have diverse data collection applications in several industries. In 1999, Gantner spun off the RFID business into a new company, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG and together with the offices throughout North America, comprise the privately held IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Group. The goal of the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS team is to establish the company as the leading global supplier of choice for user-friendly, robust RFID systems. By concentrating on the customer and building quality products, we have created a practical and impactful RFID system unmatched in performance. Combined with our smart RFID management tools and a solid understanding of supply chain intricacies, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS strives to help companies drive costs down.

RFID Technology: Merit-Trax technology for fresh produce traceability

From Food Navigator, France ... Merit-Trax Technologies has selected Syscan International as its exclusive supplier of RFID technology for its Trax-IT Fructus software application. ...

Syscan specializes in delivering RFID based business efficiency solutions to a wide variety of industries that characteristically function in harsh and difficult operating environments. Its standardized supply chain solutions include asset tracking, temperature monitoring and quality control methodologies for meat processing, the food and health care sectors, transportation, mining and automobile production. The company also produces and distributes its proprietary rugged in-vehicle and portable printers to corporations and law enforcement agencies throughout the world.

Merit-Trax Technologies is an IBM-Business Partner(ISV) independent software vendor providing custom-designed software products and integrated traceability solutions for the Food Industry Supply Chain (non-consumer packaged goods) segment, with Trax-IT©, one of the food industry's leading software suites for enterprise. The software is of modular design to accommodate the requirements of various business models including trading, processing, distribution, warehousing and 3rd party logistics in the meat, poultry, seafood, fresh/frozen produce and ingredients sectors. Trax-IT© enterprise modules provide all the of the functionality necessary to effectively manage Accounting, Trading (Cost Card System), Processing, Food Service Distribution, Warehousing and 3PL for non-consumer packaged goods. The Processing, Food Service Distribution, Warehousing and 3PL modules provide for complete traceability to the case level.

Oracle RFID: Oracle Previews Next Release of Oracle E-Business Suite

From CPILive.net, United Arab Emirates ... One example of the Oracle E-Business Suite 11i.10 industry enhancements is the new capabilities for radio frequency identification (RFID), also announced today ...

With Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), companies can more accurately track assets and monitor key indicators, gain greater visibility into their operations, and make decisions based on real-time information. RFID is just one type of sensor-based technology; others include moisture, light, temperature, and vibration sensors. Increasingly, RFID tags are being combined with sensors and tracking technologies like GPS to give companies greater visibility into their supply chains for reduced risk and optimized business processes.

Oracle Sensor-Based Services are a comprehensive set of capabilities to capture, manage, analyze, access, and respond to data from sensors such as RFID, location, and temperature. Based on Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, and Oracle E-Business Suite 11i, Oracle Sensor-Based Services enable companies to quickly and easily integrate sensor-based information into their enterprise systems. Oracle’s solution includes a Compliance package, an RFID pilot kit, and integrated support in Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Application Server.

As the retail industry gears up for RFID (radio frequency identification) mandates from major retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart, Oracle is in lock step with CPG industry initiatives. Oracle delivered on its promise that the next version of Oracle Warehouse Management would be RFID-ready. The Compliance module will include a prebuilt compliance application to allow companies to address the specific and unique reporting requirements coming down from the major retailers and the Department of Defense. The Pilot Kit
allows smaller companies to test RFID with a light-weight solution that includes drivers for the major RFID readers, plus reporting and analytic tools to process RFID data. The new version of Oracle Warehouse Management will enable pallet- and case-level tagging for automatic processing of inbound and outbound shipments. With Oracle's new capabilities, companies will be able to easily identify, track and manage pallets and cases as they move through the supply chain. The improved order visibility will enable organizations to make more informed decisions about production, inventory stock, delivery promise dates, and quickly adapt to fluctuating market demands. Additionally, the automated, real-time tracking capabilities will help improve security and cut costs associated with manual processes.

Oracle Warehouse Management uses both Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g to efficiently and securely move and manage RFID data. By taking advantage of Oracle's data management expertise, Oracle Warehouse Management customers will be able to track, store and manipulate RFID in real-time, without compromising security, high availability and performance. Additionally, companies using Oracle 10g products to manage RFID data are able to identify hidden trends and patterns in order fulfillment, uncover new cost reduction opportunities and reduce business risks.

RFID, technology that includes tags and reader devices that use radio waves to automatically identify items, continues to gain momentum with suppliers, distributors, manufacturers and retailers for its ability to eliminate line-of-site processes - such as manual bar code scanning - and automate critical supply chain transactions. EPC, a new numbering scheme for identifying products in the supply chain, is gaining widespread acceptance as an emerging standard. In addition to Wal-Mart, the Department of Defense also issued a mandate to its top suppliers to incorporate RFID tags in all pallet shipments by 2005. These industry initiatives are expected to help grow the global RFID market to $3 billion by 2007, according to the Wireless Data Research Group.