Impinj, which makes UHF RFID chips, said its pharmaceutical manufacturing demo proved new doesn’t mean slow. In pharmaceutical manufacturing and fill-line demonstrations at the RFID Health Care Industry Adoption Summit, a near-field UHF Gen 2 RFID “solution” made of Impinj’s Speedway™ reader and O-I’s item-level embedded RFID tags (powered by Impinj’s Monza™ chips) achieved 100 […]

TAGSYS’ new ARIO™ 370-DL line of item-level, RFID-infused tags for the textile laundry market, is available, the company announced this morning. The new tag reportedly withstands an average of 400-500 cycles and can be used for more than a single garment throughout the tag’s operating lifespan. The typical lifespan for a garment is less than […]

A Lake Forest, Calif., company says its new RFID product will help make drug recalls and recall management easier. Vue Technology is touting its item-level RFID platform, TrueVUE – a powerful software suite that delivers a scalable and reliable infrastructure. According to the press release issued esterday, Vue’s hot-off-the-shelf product allows standard readers to network […]

“Since installing the new system, we have successfully reinforced the traceability of our work wear.” Such is the verdict at Cannes’ Hospital Laundry, where TAGSYS has deployed a complete RFID infrastructure. Now, hospital garments handled by the laundry are traced – and to date, more than 36,000 uniforms have been equipped with TAGSYS’ ARIO 70-TL […]

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., which manufactures and markets RFID-based products for identification, tracking, security, and merchandising applications, today announced its new RFID go-to-market strategy. The company will focus its efforts on satisfying the evolving RF and RFID needs of its core retail customers as well as supporting its existing library business. And instead of taking the […]

It’s a sleek, new tabletop printer and encoder. And its maker calls it an industrial, multi-protocol RFID solution that excels in on-demand smart-label printing and RFID tag encoding. Enter Zebra Technologies’ new R110Xi high frequency printer, built on the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company’s XiIIIPlus Platform. “The R110Xi HF capitalizes on key areas where the high […]

ID printer provider Zebra Technologies has selected SkyeTeck’s embedded RFID reader module for use in one of its latest printer/encoders. In addition to printing/encoding, the module is also being used in contactless payments, handheld reading/encoding and item-level inventory. R110XiHF Printer to Incorporate M2 HF SkyeModule for High-Performance, Multi-Protocol Tag Encoding WESTMINSTER, Colo.–SkyeTek, Inc., the leading […]

RFID and wireless handhelds or PDAs? Yes, sooner than you think. “We’ve extended the best features from this chipset to meet the stringent needs of the RFID marketplace over the next several years,” Haresh Patel, senior vice president of sales and marketing for WJ Communications. “By integrating the WJC200 chipset directly into handhelds, PDAs and […]

SkyeTek Inc., which makes RFID reader technology, announced that Zebra Technologies is using its M2 as the embedded RFID reader module for its R110XiHF printer/encoder. The recently launched High Frequency RFID OEM readers come with 200mW of output power, broad tag support, and onboard security. Besides printing/encoding, the M2 is also experiencing rapid adoption in […]

If it can make food or pharmaceuticals safer, why would we not use it? Such is the burning question that prompted AIM Global to release a mission statement on RFID. It’s not this gargantuan thing. Rather, the industry trade association and worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility technologies published a tiny “position” satement on […]