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Checkpoint Systems Creates New RFID Label, Partners With Mojix

April 25, 2014

Checkpoint Systems Inc. has developed a new Zephyr 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) label, certified by the University of Arkansas' ARC Center for item-level tagging of all apparel categories in the U.S. and Europe.

Serialization: New Reality for the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

April 24, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The pathway to full serialization and tracking of prescription drugs by 2023 is well under way. Bob Kennedy, vice president of business development at DMLogic, discusses the challenges and opportunities serialization presents for the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Retail IT and RFID Make for a Happy Arrangement

April 22, 2014

RFID Journal

Radio frequency identification has finally found its rightful place in the retail IT ecosystem.

Fish Processors Turn to RFID for Quality Assurance, Product Tracking

April 7, 2014

RFID Journal

Food-processing technology company Marel has released an RFID-enabled system that moves fish through weighing, trimming and quality-control processes, while tracking data and identifying product for inspection, based on information collected by RFID readers and antennas.

Plans Call for RFID Technology That Could Pinpoint Workers During Emergencies

April 3, 2014

RFID Journal

An oil and gas company is installing a solution to locate personnel in the event of an emergency at its construction site in Newfoundland, Canada, using radio frequency identification technology provided by systems integrator Focus FS. The system consists of active RFID tags, readers, exciters and software from GuardRFID Solutions.

RFID Thread Woven Into Products Is Designed to Stop Theft, Counterfeiting

April 1, 2014

RFID Journal

Several industrial linen companies in the United Kingdom and France are testing a new RFID tag that is literally woven into a textile or fabric product, which could hamper counterfeiters and thieves.

RFID Market to Grow to $9.2Bn This Year, Surpass $30Bn by 2024, Report Finds

March 25, 2014

IDTechEx

Research conducted by IDTechEx, and published in RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2014-2024, finds that the RFID market – including tags, readers, software and services for passive and active RFID – will grow from $7.88bn in 2013 to $9.2bn in 2014. IDTechEx expects that the RFID market will reach $30.2bn in 2024. Most growth is due to active RFID/RTLS systems, interrogators, and then tags, in terms of total money spent.

Where Is RFID Going - and Where Is It Taking Us?

March 20, 2014

ChainLink Research

Behind the scenes the electronics industry is leaping into brave new worlds of printed electronics, electronic inks, and laser Nano and other innovations. Quite frankly we don’t think any of these innovations will mightily impact the current trajectory of RFID as we know it today. But in our life time there will be radical changes.

Retailers Have Gravitated Toward One Type of RFID Tech, But Is That the Best Strategy?

February 27, 2014

ChainLink Research

Retailers that have rolled out RFID have traditionally used handheld readers. However, some are starting to use exit-monitoring or even whole-store illumination approaches. Smart shelves have yet to take off. The dynamics are changing, which could influence which strategy makes the most sense for a given store. Which strategy is best for you?

RFID Needs to Make Its Case Beyond the Retail Apparel

February 19, 2014

ChainLink Research

There is no argument today about the impact that retail/apparel and footwear have had on the passive UHF market. Estimates vary on apparel's share, but it hovers around 70 percent to 80 percent of the total UHF market. And that includes only about 2 percent of the apparel items sold. In our recent research of RFID use among retailers, the retailers indicated an interest in expanding their use of RFID in apparel. And the tag industry that supports retailers is forecasting numbers between 23 percent to 35 percent growth in apparel use, as well. More retailers will be tagging more items in the next few years.