Gaming Partners International Corp. (GPI), a provider of RFID-enabled casino currency and table game equipment, announced that it has received purchase orders from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to supply gaming tables and casino chips. Set to open later this year, the Cosmopolitan will receive more than 460,000 gaming chips from two of GPI’s lines […]

HID Global announced it has extended its business to the North American market with RFID tags that support a range of applications and the appointment of David Chose to establish and manage a sales organization focused specifically on the U.S. and Canada. Chose, has more than 10 years of sales and system implementation experience in […]

Total Terminal International Algeciras, a container terminal operator of Hanjin in Southern Spain, has gone live with a new real time locating system from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS for the tracking and control of containers. Leveraging IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ SensorSMART Technology Platform, it combines active RFID tags along with a real-time positioning and visibility system that determines the […]

A UK police force is piloting a RFID-based weapons tracking solution developed by TAGSYS and RFIP Ltd. to secure armaments for military, law enforcement and other agencies. For the initial installment, the police department is using the system to monitor and track tasers using RFID-equipped storage cabinets. Each taser is tagged with a high frequency […]

iDTRONIC, a provider of RFID hardware solutions, has introduced a new line-up of ultra-high frequency transponders – namely the FlexTag and HardTag 155 – two new developments which are designed for applications in industrial environments. The ruggedized ultra-high frequency HardTag 155 features an ABS housing that is ultrasonic sealed and has an IP65 rating. It […]

East Coast Diversified Corporation’s RFID and GPS division, EarthSearch Communications, announced its newest product offering, the LogiBoxx certified hand held RFID reader: the ES3001H. The device runs on the latest mobile operating system, Windows CE 5.0, and utilizes EarthSearch’s proprietary firmware. Depending on the tag it can identify items up to 15 feet, and it […]

HID Global announced the availability of an extended selection of RFID tags for identifying, directing and tracking assets through a variety of industries and applications. These new additions include passive tags that operate on the ultra-high frequency radio spectrum, which provides a greater read distance for tracking and monitoring in a wide range of applications […]

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have created a wood-based RFID tag designed for tracking timber, according to Discovery News. The transponder is made of paper and a chemical compound most commonly derived from wood called lignin, and connects to an antenna that is read as trucks pass through gates equipped with RFID readers. […]

TagMaster, a producer of RFID solutions for railway applications, has been chosen by Beijing Tielonghengtong Vehicle Equipment Co., Ltd. (BTVE) in China to provide RFID systems for automating the identification of high-speed trains in maintenance workshops across China. In their contract with BTVE, RICHOR will provide the RFID equipment from TagMaster, as well as technical […]

To ensure proper transport to its destination and to better enforce compliance with trade regulations, all bonded cargo arriving at Ghana’s ports will be electronically sealed and monitored with Hi-G-Locks from Hi-G-Tek Inc. The Hi-G-Lock, a portable and reusable electronic seal, uses highly intelligent RFID wireless technology to provide robust physical security, as well as […]