The traditional uses of RFID within the automotive sector are continuing to grow and are projected to increase by $2.8 billion over the next five years, as per market research firm, ABI Research. Modernizing RFID applications will also grow twice as fast with annual revenues derived from these jumping by $4.5 billion in the same […]

Health Robotics announced an upgrade to its auto-labeling and scanning systems to automatically embed RFID for improved location and temperature control tracking for medications and blood/plasma bags Available now, the company’s upgraded Sterile Compounding Automation solutions – i.v.STATION, i.v.SOFT, and i.v.STATION ONCO – optionally offer the ability to embed and automatically affix an RFID tag […]

TagMaster has received additional orders for its XT-3HD long-range RFID reader from the Swedish Rail Administration (Swedish: Trafikverket). The first readers were supplied to Trafikverket under the supply contract issued to TagMaster and its system integrator Swarco at the end of 2011. The RFID readers are being rolled out by Trafikverket as part of its […]

RFID Canada, a Canadian distributor of RFID products and services, is introducing a new low frequency (LF) tag to its customers, manufactured by HID Global, called the PLUG RFID Tag to improve tracking of plastic bins and containers. The plug-shaped LF RFID tag inserts securely into most standard pre-drilled holes in waste-bins and containers. It […]

Haldor Advanced Technologies and Intelligent InSites announced a joint venture to design and develop an enterprise real-time location system (RTLS) solution to help improve hospital operations. The integrated solution incorporates Intelligent InSites’ enterprise RTLS software platform with Haldor’s ORLocate system, enabling hospitals and sterilization centers to track, monitor and manage the flow and capabilities of […]

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is bringing smart technology to small office brewers with launch of its Keurig Vue brewing system with RFID technology. The single cup brewing system is designed with the ability to brew stronger, bigger, and hotter, and now smarter with RFID technology. The new Vue V1200 incorporates RFID technology to the […]

The GUARDIAN RFID Corrections System, in partnership with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Fla., unveiled the RFID Arrestee Management System to accelerate the speed and accuracy with which arrestees are captured, identified and managed from the point of arrest to release. Law enforcement officers can outfit a suspect with an RFID wristband and […]

GS1 US and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association, two supply-chain standards organizations serving multiple industry sectors, have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their operations. The merger is designed to streamline the standards adoption process for the industry and give the not-for-profit organizations’ members access to standards for a broader range of […]

Intellitix, a global provider of RFID solutions for live events, has launched into the exhibition market having deployed its RFID access control technology at Fantasy Football Fest. Thousands of ticket holders in attendance were issued with wristbands featuring an RFID chip that was used to validate their right of admission. To enter the exhibition, fans […]

TAGSYS RFID announced a range of high frequency (HF) RFID tags optimized for books, documents and pharmaceuticals bottles and other plastic packaging. The FOLIO 370X-LI are HF RFID tags optimized for performance in book and magazine tracking, featuring the NXP ICODE SLIX chip that provides 896 bits of user memory and enhanced reading performance. Available […]