Xerox has selected I.D. Systems to provide wireless management for a fleet of forklifts at its Ohio distribution center. Xerox will use I.D. Systems’ PowerKeyPLUS wireless industrial vehicle monitoring system, which uses RFID-based technology to provide vehicle access control, safety checklists and impact sensing. PowerKeyPLUS also serves as a platform for expansion to I.D. Systems’ […]

A research group in Europe has taken a major step towards the goal of developing printable electronics that can be used for creating RFID tags. Researchers in the EU-funded CONTACT project have demonstrated that with suitable inks and printers, organic liquid crystal displays and other optical electronic devices can be printed out precisely. The project […]

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), which manages the statewide SunPass system, has selected TransCore’s eGo Plus RFID sticker for use on the state’s 460 miles of toll road. The paper-thin, batteryless tags will be sold as the SunPass “Mini” and be available this summer. The eGo Plus sticker tag is a 915 MHz programmable, beam-powered, windshield-mounted […]

UK-based Wavetrend Technologies has announced that it will begin installation of an RFID project for Israel’s new Ashdod Medical. Wavetrend will work with Israeli systems integrator Ardan Control on the project, which will be the largest active RFID installation in the Middle East. The project will enable full RFID coverage for all six operational floors […]

Electronics manufacturer Murata has developed a tiny RFID module, called MAGICSTRAP, designed to enable product life cycle tracking while minimizing the amount RF expertise required to implement an RFID solution. The product is introduced at a time when the manufacturing industry is being asked to manage product life cycle more precisely and efficiently, in part […]

Texas Instruments Inc. has announced two additions to its Low Frequency RFID product family. The tags are designed for use in metal-heavy or industrial environments such as container tracking in waste management applications, vehicle identification and access control, oil refineries and other production environments. The 12 mm Multi-Usage Wedge Transponder enables direct-on-metal mounting and features […]

3M Library Systems has launched an upgraded “basic” RFID tag with 1K of memory, a four-fold increase over its previous basic tag. The memory boost should make the tags compatible with possible future applications, increasing their longevity. The new tag can also be imprinted with custom logos and barcodes by library staff, and is fully […]