Balluff announced the creation of a new industrial RFID tag designed to withstand temperatures as high as 200° C (392° F), for limited exposure times. During high-temperature exposure the tags remain inactive, therefore preserving the data within. Reading and writing data ideally takes place outside of the high temperature areas at around 70° C (158° […]

Confidex announced its newest ultra-high frequency RFID product, the Confidex Captura, which requires no adhesives, screws or other fixings to install. The Class 1 Gen 2 tag comes with both mechanical and electrical seal functions, which give the upper hand in authenticating assets. When a tag is removed or the mechanical seal is broken, it […]

Varlink has signed a deal with Unitech to distribute its handheld portable terminals, RFID readers and industrial PDAs in the UK market. Now a Unitech mobility partner, Varlink is stocking various products such as its PA600 Phone Edition Mobile Computer, PA600 Healthcare PDA and PA600 Mobile Clinic Asssistant. Varlink will also be distributing the hardwearing […]

Cattle farmers in the Maharashtra and Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu are using RFID technology to regulate and monitor cattle nutrition, and to create higher yield on quality milk, according to an article from The Economic Times. Overeating can lead to fatal diseases such as enterotoxaemia, but an insufficient diet can also lead to complications. […]

The Korean government stated that 50% of all its drugs will be equipped with RFID technology by 2015 to improve inventory control and reduce the number of prescription errors, according a Korea Times report. The country’s low recovery rate for second-rate drugs is currently around 20% and government officials have long considered RFID as a […]

Geared towards small and medium businesses, Socket Mobile along with 3M Track and Trace Solutions announced that it will provide a flexible, easy and secure method of tracking, locating and managing assets. The asset and inventory tracking system will consist of 3M software and Socket hardware including 3M RFID or bar code tags, the Socket […]

Motorola and Franwell Inc. are working together to provide an RFID solution at H&M Bay’s cross-docking distribution center in Federalsburg, Md. The system will assist its frozen food transportation system in meeting deadlines and maintaining industry standards on proper temperature controls. Motorola and Franwell supplied an RFID hardware and software solution that would locate and […]