Evigia Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have finalized a licensing agreement under which Argonne’s patented, application-specific RFID sensor/seal technology and custom-developed ARG-US software suite will be further developed and marketed by Evigia as a comprehensive nuclear and hazardous material handling solution. The system, developed by Evigia and Argonne, enables […]

GAO RFID announced a high frequency RFID reader/writer, model 233004, with an antenna which can be used in harmony as a smart checkout multi-tag solution. The advanced reader/writer is able to capture multiple tags from a distance of up to 30 centimeters, in a long queue as commonly found in such applications as reading jewelry […]

Yodobashi Camera, one of Japan’s largest electronics retailers, has deployed an RFID-based warehouse management solution from Motorola and its Japanese authorized reseller, Mighty Card. With a product inventory of more than 850,000 items, supplied by hundred of manufacturers and distributors, an automated RFID system could have a huge impact on profitability, reducing costs and enabling […]

The Kilbourn Public Library in Wisconsin is planning to tags its entire media collection – books, DVDs and CDs – with RFID technology to streamline facility operations, according to the a local news report. Special gates equipped with RFID readers will be placed at each entrance and exit to monitor items leaving the building. The […]

US Med-Equip launched its RFID-enabled asset management system, Star Trax, to improve equipment utilization at the Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas. Star Trax provides hospital management the ability to see real-time visibility and utilization status reports for each piece of equipment being processed through the system, such as infusion pumps, DVT pumps and portable […]

The City of Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) is conducting a trial of a RFID monitoring system designed to improve job site safety, according to The Edmonton Journal. Workers at city’s Aggregate Recycling Facility are each wearing special hard hats and vests equipped with passive RFID tags. An antenna is mounted on the rear of heavy equipment, […]

GAO RFID announced a new 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz dual frequency RFID reader designed to be primarily used for access control, system logon/logoff and the identification and authorization of system operators by scanning the user’s RFID enabled card. The simple to use dual frequency RFID reader, model 211004, enables the user to read a […]

Vizinex RFID, a provider of off-the-shelf and customized high frequency and ultra-high frequency RFID tags, announced its new applications that have been released for gamma resistant, autoclave and asset tracking RFID tags. The RFID tags featured, including the company’s Sentry AST tags, come with a unique platform designed for the much-needed sterilization and durability requirements […]

Fujitsu announced the newest addition to its FerVID Family of chips for RFID tags, the MB89R112, a chip for high frequency (HF) RFID tags that includes 9 KB of FRAM storage. The FerVID Family uses ferro-electric memory, or FRAM, for fast write speeds, high frequency rewritability, radiation tolerance, and low-power operation. The new chip boasts […]

The Silken Amara Plaza Hotel in Spain has chosen to upgrade to Onity’s latest locking technology, the HT RFID electronic locking system, to provide maximum security for all 162 of its luxury rooms. Onity’s updated electronic locking system replaces traditional magnetic stripe technology with contactless RFID technology, eliminating the need for physical contact between the […]