As the company prepares for 12-fold growth, it is using passive UHF RFID tags to monitor the lifespan of composite materials, and to track the production of aircraft parts and the molds used to form them.

The two companies are launching a product that includes a specially built cell phone and software that enables workers to chronicle their patient visits via system already in use the United Kingdom.

The company is attaching William Frick RFID labels to the generators, and using Motorola handheld readers and AeroCheck software to ensure the units don't expire and are not discarded prematurely.

Keonn Technologies was recognized for the second year in a row for having the coolest demonstration at the RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition.

Nestlé Nespresso and other European specialty retailers are testing the self-service point-of-sale system, which promises to reduce checkout lines and free up sales staff.

The solution uses Zebra's ultra-wideband tags and readers to track the location and behavior of dairy cows, to enable farmers to better manage their herds.

OATSystems to provide RFID asset-tracking equipment and software to veterans hospitals; CSL announces line of battery-assisted passive temperature sensor tags; William Frick intros Armored 300C tag for extreme, high-temperature applications; Mühlbauer, NovaCentrix partner to develop RFID antenna printing technology; Ekahau adds new forensic and emergency features to Wi-Fi RTLS solution; Redpine Signals rolls out dual-frequency Cisco-compatible Wi-Fi RTLS; Evigia Systems launches SensiTrack RFID solution to track HazMat.

The agency is using RFID Global Solution's Visi-Trac system to know what has been removed from its server racks, as well as conduct inventory checks of 13,000 items within a matter of hours.

William Frick & Company offers all-metal RFID tag for harsh, high-temperature industrial environments

William Frick & Company, a supplier of RFID technology, unveiled the Armored 300C RFID tag for high-temperature applications. The Armored 300C solution is a metal RFID asset tag, not just metal-mounted, which makes it ideally suited to such harsh environments as manufacturing paint lines, construction, and oil and gas.

CCU (Cargo-Carrying Unit) tracking and tracing has been a widely acknowledged problem for the oil and gas industry.  Lost or misplaced CCU's cost the industry untold millions of EUR's in efficiency and productivity losses.  Identec has launched an RFID-based CCU solution called "Watcher CCU" to solve this problem.  Statoil has signed a frame contract with Identec to deploy and maintain Watcher CCU at 7 Statoil supply bases.

The oil company is utilizing Mojix's STAR 3000 RFID system and noFilis' CrossTalk software to track the locations of billions of dollars' worth of goods used in the construction project.

13th Street Entertainment is testing a radio frequency identification solution from EZ-Nite to identify valued customers carrying RFID cards as they enter its venues.

HID Global, a worldwide provider of secure identity solutions, has announced it will present its solutions for secure access control together with parent company ASSA ABLOY, under the Motto “Access your world” at IFSEC Birmingham (May 13–16, 2013). Jointly presenting their solutions for the third consecutive year, this presence incorporates the combined power of award-winning technology from HID Global, ASSA ABLOY, and ASSA ABLOY group companies Yale, Mul-T-Lock, Traka and effeff.

Identive, a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. The agreement provides Avnet's customers with access to Identive's range of RFID and NFC readers and embedded modules, in addition to an extensive array of RFID/NFC passive transponders and tags. Identive's RFID and NFC products enable a wide range of contactless applications including access, payment, ticketing and asset tracking.

The company has released seven EPC Gen 2 UHF inlays and labels for use in hard-to-read environments, such as on metal or near liquids, as well as for applications requiring durable or small tags.

The printed-card manufacturer is offering a dual-frequency tag that supports a combination of LF, HF or UHF passive RFID technologies, while the asset-tracking UHF tags can be custom designed and printed for a variety of applications.

Groundbreaking ceremony at Balluff subsidiary in Kentucky

April 2013: The sensor specialist, position measurement expert and industrial networking supplier Balluff from Neuhausen a. d. F. has started work in Florence, Kentucky on the new headquarters of its US subsidiary. Present at the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony were numerous notables, including many politicians, leading representatives from business as well as Florian Hermle and Michael Unger, two members of Balluff executive management from Germany. As representatives of the supervisory board, Rolf Hermle and Volker Geissel participated in the event.

Impinj's GrandPrix Platform Provides RFID End Users With Comprehensive Capabilities to Address Mission-Critical Business Needs

UHF Gen 2 RFID technology provider Impinj announced plans to present the GrandPrix platform along with several new products. Based on the company's Monza tag chips, Speedway readers, and Indy reader chips, Impinj's GrandPrix platform enhances performance of systems based on the Gen 2 protocol, allowing businesses to fully leverage their investments in RFID technology.

Extends Alien Reader Family for Cost-Sensitive Applications Requiring Multiple Read-Zones

Alien Technology announced the Alien ALR-9680 commercial-grade UHF RFID reader that provides enterprise grade 4-port flexibility with Alien'sbease-of-use, reader "intelligence" and robustness.

The Italian packaging-components manufacturer is installing a UHF RFID system at all of its production and distribution facilities, to help track the location and status of products as they are produced, stored and shipped.