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Suntory cuts spare parts stocktaking from 57 hours to 2 with SATO RFID

Suntory cuts spare parts stocktaking from 57 hours to 2 with SATO RFID

Tagging about 24,000 equipment spare parts with RFID took a stocktake at Suntory's Kita Alps natural water plant from 20 people and 57 hours to one person and two hours.…

Barcelona trials NFC wristbands and keyrings as discreet alarm triggers at La Mercè 2026

Barcelona trials NFC wristbands and keyrings as discreet alarm triggers at La Mercè 2026

Barcelona is handing out 1,500 NFC wristbands and 1,500 NFC keyrings at La Mercè 2026, letting someone tap their own phone to raise a discreet alarm routed to a coordinator…

The NFC Forum shortlisted ten finalists for 2026 Innovation Awards

The NFC Forum shortlisted ten finalists for 2026 Innovation Awards

The NFC Forum's 2026 Innovation Awards shortlist has no payment or ticketing product on it. The ten finalists cover a battery-free industrial lockout device powered by the reader field, a…

Case Study: Cooperatie Hoogstraten – RFID Tracking Strawberries Field to Shelf

Case Study: Cooperatie Hoogstraten – RFID Tracking Strawberries Field to Shelf

More than 1,000 growers and 45,000 tonnes of strawberries a year run through Cooperatie Hoogstraten, and every reusable crate now carries a RAIN RFID inlay. The Belgian cooperative can trace…

Roma Digital Revolution at the Olimpico as NFC Debuts for Stadium Access

Roma Digital Revolution at the Olimpico as NFC Debuts for Stadium Access

AS Roma has put entry to the Stadio Olimpico on the phone, with NFC tickets in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet plus a rotating QR code in its Il Mio…

ING Arena opts for smart reusable RFID cups with STAR

ING Arena opts for smart reusable RFID cups with STAR

Brussels venue ING Arena has put an RFID tag in every reusable cup, linking it to the drinker's payment so the deposit refunds itself the moment the cup is handed…

Interview: Abby Wu on why European and Asian RFID are closer than you think

Interview: Abby Wu on why European and Asian RFID are closer than you think

Europe assumes it is behind Asia on RFID. Abby Wu of Xindeco IoT and the RAIN Alliance board says European retailers adopted it earlier, and what separates the two regions…

H&M Checkout Transformation with Chainway SR160 RFID Scanner

H&M Checkout Transformation with Chainway SR160 RFID Scanner

Chainway says H&M cut checkout time by up to 80 per cent by replacing two counter scanners with one SR160, a handheld that reads UHF RFID tags and printed barcodes…

Counterfeit Napoli shirts pass the same NFC authenticity check as the real ones

Counterfeit Napoli shirts pass the same NFC authenticity check as the real ones

Counterfeit SSC Napoli centenary shirts made in Hong Kong now clone the NFC chip in the Authentic patch and return the club's own congratulatory message. A working authentication chip adds…

Vietnam’s Bình Điền Gives Every Fertiliser Bag a Digital ID with RFID and QR Codes

Vietnam’s Bình Điền Gives Every Fertiliser Bag a Digital ID with RFID and QR Codes

Bình Điền Fertilizer JSC started trialling bag level RFID and QR code identification at its Long An plant in Vietnam on 17 September 2026, with full rollout due in early…