Norway pallet and tray pool operator for the grocery sector, Norsk Lastbaerer Pool, is utilizing LINPAC Allibert’s RFID-enabled Maxinest+ produce trays to reduce losses and boost efficiency in its fleet operations. Details of supplier, content, customer location, washing and delivery schedules are input into RFID tags at the distribution center. The receiver can then scan […]

GAO RFID launched a high-frequency rugged handheld RFID reader/writer, model 243004, designed for any number of vertical markets including asset tracking and inventory management, event attendance or personnel access control, fleet maintenance, in the warehouse or on the hospital floor. The RFID reader/writer provides for the reading of tags in nearly any orientation and its […]

GAO RFID has announced the launch of its new contactless 13.56MHz RFID disc tag. According to GAO, the clear, thin tag is designed for numerous applications, including asset tracking, anti-counterfeiting, process control, factory automation systems, item identification and security. The tag, model 113415, uses a 1K Mifare chip, is compliant with the ISO 14443 standard, […]

Confidex announced that its ultra-high frequency Gen2 RFID tags are being used in Container Centralen’s full scale RFID rollout called “Operation Chip It!”. Container Centralen will use the tag as an electronic seal on its fleet of 3.5 million containers to enable transparency in the supply chain as well as improve overall quality of container […]

GAO announced two new antenna designs with the release of the circular polarized active RFID patch antenna, model 304004, and the ultra-high frequency guardwall antenna, model 32602. The polarized active RFID patch antenna operates at 433MHz and is compliant with the ETS 300 019 standard and is particularly suited for applications such as vehicle yard […]

Ascendent ID announced the release of its new RFID-based load tracking system designed to automate and secure previously labor intensive and error prone transactions. Trucks carrying product are equipped with long-range rewritable RFID tags and readers are installed at loading areas, as well as at truck scale or site exits. As the truck is loaded, […]

DB Schenker now uses RFID technology from Siemens to continuously monitor the temperature of its sensitive air freight, such as medicines. Siemens together with its partners developed the system that continuously monitors products with the help of RFID chips. The chips feature an integrated temperature sensor, which provides important data about the condition of a […]

Impinj announced that French jeweler CLEOR has implemented Impinj RFID technology as part of a chain-wide solution aimed to improve inventory accuracy. The RFID solution, developed by Frequentiel and Tageos, employs multiple read points throughout the supply chain including automated shipment receiving, delivery verification and on-shelf inventory. Impinj Speedway Revolution readers with Tageos Cube antennas […]

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC) announced that Ken’s Foods will begin shipping its retail products throughout the U.S. on iGPS’ all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags. Beginning in early 2011, the producer and packager of more than 400 varieties of dressings and sauces will use iGPS’ RFID-enabled pallets, which are 100% recyclable and […]

Trees in the Amazon rain forest are being equipped with microchips to record data and cut down on illegal logging, according to a story on Reuters. The microchip attached to each tree’s base holds data about its location, size and who cut it down. It gives vital information on the tree’s history from the point […]