GAO RFID announced a flexible and durable ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID laundry tag to enable inventory management in applications including textiles, clothing, garments and accessories. This UHF RFID laundry tag, model 116407, features heat-seal capability and withstands repeated washing, drying, dry cleaning and ironing. The small soft laundry tag allows simultaneous reading with a read […]

Trimble unveiled a number of new capabilities for its ThingMagic Mercury6e (M6e) embedded ultra-high frequency RFID module and Mercury6 (M6) finished ultra-high frequency RFID reader. Available through a firmware upgrade, the added functionality helps users develop and deploy RFID-enabled solutions for a broad range of traditional and innovative applications. The upgrade delivers enhancements including an […]

Panalpina, a Swiss company specializing in intercontinental air and ocean freight and associated supply chain management solutions, is extending its cool chain network with the use of SmartView technology to ensure seamless monitoring, control and documentation. The vast bulk of Panalpina cargo temperature sensitive cargo include pharmaceuticals, chemical pre-products, dangerous and hazardous substances, high-tech wafers, […]

Trimble introduced a new version of the AllTrak Asset and Tool Management System that includes an RFID scanner for its Nomad outdoor rugged handheld computer, designed to increase contractor productivity for tracking tools and other job site assets. Contractors can perform a variety of functions using the Trimble Nomad with the new RFID scanner, such […]

McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas has installed Gen2 RFID technology as part of its recently expanded baggage tracking system in the new Terminal 3 building. Vanderlande Industries was awarded the $92 million baggage handling system, which includes 30,000 feet of conveyor, more than 10,000 feet of catwalk, 73 high speed diverters, 32 carousels, […]

Radiant RFID announced that Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago Metropolitan area, selected Radiant RFID for a new asset tracking system at Pace headquarters, operating divisions and carrier locations. Radiant RFID’s Virtual Asset Tracker (VAT) is now being used to track and inventory all assets at Pace. The […]

Love’s Travel Stops completed the company’s first live customer transaction using RFID cardless fueling technology and Comdata’s financial processing software. In addition to completing a live customer transaction using Comdata, Love’s also used DFConnect for cardless fueling transactions with their fuel tanker fleet for the past year. With more than 290 locations and 140 truck […]

PLS, a provider in plastic pallet rental and management services, is now offering RFID-enabled plastic pallet pooling as standard for its customers to achieve greater visibility of pallets as they move through the supply chain. Each pallet will be fitted with two Gen 2 electronic product code (EPC) compliant passive RFID tags to ensure maximum […]

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA), a publisher of off-the-shelf market research, announced the release of a new global report predicting the global market for RFID in health care and pharmaceutical markets to reach $1.7 billion by the year 2018. In the report, entitled “RFID in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals: A Global Strategic Business Report”, GIA attributes […]

GAO RFID Inc. announced availability of a handheld ultra-high frequency (UHF) Gen 2 Bluetooth RFID reader/writer designed for applications in asset tracking, warehouse management and livestock tagging. The advanced Gen 2 RFID interrogator, model 246008, provides a swivel read head to enable for the most favorable read rates regardless of tag orientation and for comfortable […]