Cleveland-based SPEDE Technologies has launched a new wireless system which interfaces RFID devices to overhead cranes, enabling enhanced automation and inventory control in large warehouse situations. The SPEDE RFID Crane Locator System uses an RFID reader mounted on the crane hook to scan RFID tags on items as they are hoisted, and two RF laser […]

Wal-Mart’s five-year-old mandate for all its suppliers to adopt RFID technology has not been an overwhelming success. Just a small percentage of the mega-retailer’s 60,000 suppliers are tagging their crates and pallets as requested; on the receiving end, just over a third of Wal-Mart’s approximately 3,600 stores have implemented the technology. The plan’s failures can […]

Earlier this week, Supply Chain Digest offered an in-depth look at aerospace giant Airbus’s massive RFID project, the largest of its sort ever attempted. Today, they offer an illustrated version. Click here for a graphic of the project.   

Earlier this month, IBM and OATSystems announced they would be providing software to Airbus for what they called the largest RFID project in the history of the manufacturing industry Airbus is now offering more details on what will be involved in their aggressive end-to-end restructuring of the manufacturing process. The transformation is expected to take […]

The Enterprise Mobility subsidiary of Motorola announced its new Motorola XR450, an industrial-class fixed RFID reader featuring both bi- and mono-static antenna ports on one platform. The two-in-one reader is capable of both item-level tracking and more demanding supply chain applications, decreasing deployment complexities. The XR450 is Motorola’s latest version of its XR family of […]

Zebra Technologies has introduced its Zebra RZ400 and RZ600 UHF RFID Gen 2 midrange printer/encoders. The RZ series is intended to offer broad functionality at relatively low costs, making the products well-suited to lower duty cycle EPC Gen 2 RFID compliance and closed-loop RFID applications. Zebra developed its RZ Series to enable smaller suppliers to […]

Avery Dennison RFID has launched four new RFID inlays, each designed with a specific industry application in mind. The new UHF inlays are EPC Class 1 Gen 2 and ISO-180006-C-compliant and are manufactured using the company’s proprietary high speed strap attach technology. The new designs include: The AD-224, with extra memory to allow storage of […]

American Apparel’s business model is usually innovative, from its fair-labor factories in Los Angeles to the organic cotton tube socks it offers the hipster masses. Now the clothing retailer is applying that cutting-edge attitude to its inventory system, as one of the first retailers to roll out RFID tracking at the item-level. With a system […]

Sirit Inc. has introduced a new high frequency reader module designed for embedded RFID applications. The INfinity 110 (“IN110”) allows for easy integration into RFID devices such as handheld readers, mobile or stationary printers as well as point-of-sale terminals. The IN110 uses the new Texas Instruments TRF7960 chip and provides application developers with a variety […]

IBM and OATSystems announced today that Airbus has selected them to provide the software for the largest RFID-enabled project in world manufacturing history. Exact details were not revealed, but the deal involves a multi-million dollar, multi-year RFID project that will help streamline Airbus’ supply chain and manufacturing operations and significantly reduce its aircraft production and […]