RFID in Aviation: Why Every Airline is Tagging Bags and Parts
Delta hit 99.9 per cent bag tracking accuracy after embedding RAIN RFID in its tags, and IATA now estimates 60 per cent of global baggage is tracked with the technology.…
How RFID Anti-Collision Works: Reading Hundreds of Tags at Once
Hundreds of tags all wake and respond at once when a reader energises its field, and every reply collides. Anti-collision protocols, from Slotted Aloha to EPC Gen2's adaptive Q-algorithm, are…
lululemon’s Wuhan Logistics Centre Opens with Automation and End-to-End RFID for Footwear and Apparel Supply Chain
lululemon opened its third Chinese distribution hub in Wuhan on 16 September 2026, built with SF Express. RFID tunnel readers capture every item at goods-in, so inbound needs no manual…
RFID Tagging Strategies: Source Tagging vs In-House Tagging
Shifting tag application upstream to manufacturers cuts per-unit costs sharply, but onboarding suppliers can take months and demands ongoing compliance audits. Keeping tagging in-house buys control at the price of…
RFID technology prevents mistakes during fuel discharge
Berrys Technologies has launched its Midas Elbow in the United States, an RFID-triggered shut-off valve that also checks the fuel itself with optical sensing. Civacon has blocked cross-drops by matching…
RFID Tag Costs: Where Are We in 2026 and Where Are We Heading?
Passive UHF inlays now sell for 4 to 8 cents, and 50-million-unit buyers are negotiating towards 2 cents. Chip die shrinks from Impinj and NXP keep pushing prices down, yet…
RFID Event Processing: CEP Engines and Why Real-Time Matters
Thousands of tag reads per second are worthless as raw data; complex event processing engines turn them into decisions while they still matter. By correlating reads across dock doors and…
AP-HM to tag linen with RFID after losing 60,000 sheets a year across its Marseille hospitals
Around 60,000 bed sheets vanish each year from the four Marseille hospitals run by AP-HM, an estimated 400,000 EUR of linen. The group's central logistics platform, which treats 12 to…
Bonfiglioli reads 400 parcels in and 400 out every day through seven RFID gates at its EVO plant
Seven RFID gates cover goods-in and despatch at Bonfiglioli's EVO plant near Bologna, three inbound and four outbound, handling around 400 parcels received and 400 shipped every day. Integrator Tenenga…
VR Group reads wagon RFID tags at 250km/h across Finland’s 5,900km rail network
Trackside Gen2 UHF RFID readers identify freight wagons at up to 250km/h across Finland's 5,900km rail network, with antennas rated to -45C. Turck Vilant Systems built the installation for VR…
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