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Tags, readers and deployments in the 860 to 960 MHz band, where most retail, logistics and industrial RFID operates. Includes RAIN RFID implementations, hardware launches and performance benchmarks.

Decathlon AND Primark confirmed as speakers at RAIN in Action Madrid conference

Decathlon AND Primark confirmed as speakers at RAIN in Action Madrid conference

Decathlon and Primark will both go on record about their own RAIN RFID deployments at the RAIN in Action 2026 Retail Track in Madrid on 30 September. Tristan Finet and…

RFID and Blockchain: Hype vs Reality for Supply Chain Transparency

RFID and Blockchain: Hype vs Reality for Supply Chain Transparency

The pairing of RFID and blockchain has attracted serious attention over the past few years. Vendors promise end-to-end supply chain visibility, tamper-proof records, and instant traceability from factory floor to…

Case Study: Hoek Group adopt Reusable Flower Boxes

Case Study: Hoek Group adopt Reusable Flower Boxes

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation became applicable across the bloc on 12 August, bringing with it a set of obligations that will push transport packaging steadily away from…

NCAA Plans RFID Baggage Tracking Across All Nigerian Airports

NCAA Plans RFID Baggage Tracking Across All Nigerian Airports

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has set out plans to introduce RFID baggage tracking at Nigerian airports, replacing barcode bag tags with radio frequency tags read automatically as luggage…

Bluebird launches world’s first enterprise-grade RFID Enabled handheld computer with AMOLED display

Bluebird launches world’s first enterprise-grade RFID Enabled handheld computer with AMOLED display

Bluebird, the enterprise mobility business of TSC Auto ID, has launched the X40, a rugged RFID handheld computer that the company says is the first enterprise-grade device to ship with…

Case Study: Ferrari Sports Management’s hybrid power unit RFID bearing temperature sensing

Case Study: Ferrari Sports Management’s hybrid power unit RFID bearing temperature sensing

A battery-free RAIN RFID temperature sensor has been used to measure bearing temperature inside a sealed, rotating Formula 1 electric motor, a measurement point that conventional wired and optical instrumentation…

Spanish industrial laundry Limpink, uses customised RFID tag-on-label

Spanish industrial laundry Limpink, uses customised RFID tag-on-label

Limpink, an industrial laundry based in Murcia, Spain, has adopted a customised RFID tag-on-label solution supplied by Datamars Textile ID, placing item-level identification inside the same label that carries the…

RFID for Airport Duty Free: Up to 99% Stock Accuracy

RFID for Airport Duty Free: Up to 99% Stock Accuracy

Item-level RFID can lift airport duty free stock accuracy to as much as 99 per cent, according to Checkpoint Systems, which puts typical barcode-based counting at 70 to 80 per…

Medvantx Opens Louisville Pharmacy Fulfilment Facility Built on Automated Conveyance and RFID-Enabled Routing

Medvantx Opens Louisville Pharmacy Fulfilment Facility Built on Automated Conveyance and RFID-Enabled Routing

Medvantx has opened a new pharmacy fulfilment facility in Louisville, Kentucky, and the detail that will interest anyone working in RFID is buried in the automation spec: the site runs…

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue: iTrackPPE RFID PPE Asset Management Contract Confirmed

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue: iTrackPPE RFID PPE Asset Management Contract Confirmed

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has awarded a £497,660 contract, excluding VAT, to iTrackPPE Ltd for RFID and QR code based asset tracking software covering every item of personal…

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