The Environmental Cost of RFID Tags: An Honest Look at Recyclability
Billions of passive UHF inlays are applied to garments, boxes and pallets every year, and almost none of them can be recycled: the chip, aluminium antenna and PET substrate contaminate…
Mobile RFID Apps: Building Solutions for Handheld Readers
Handheld readers fill the gaps fixed portals cannot reach, but the software decides whether staff actually use them. From Zebra's EMDK to Bluetooth sled SDKs, trigger handling and continuous versus…
RFID Project Governance: Keeping a Multi-Stakeholder Deployment on Track
IT owns the network, operations owns the process, procurement owns supplier compliance: without clear governance, a multi-stakeholder RFID programme drifts. Why accountability must sit with a single operational leader, how…
RFID Tag Memory: EPC, TID, User Banks Explained
Every EPC Gen2 tag carries four memory banks, and a kill password stored in one of them can silence the tag forever. Understanding Reserved, EPC, TID and User memory determines…
RFID Network Infrastructure: What Your IT Team Needs to Know
A fixed UHF reader can draw up to 30 watts, so PoE budgets are often the first thing to check with your switch vendor, not read rates. From dedicated VLANs…
RFID Standards and Protocols: EPC Gen2, ISO 18000, and Beyond
EPC Gen2, formally ISO 18000-63, is the reason a tag from one manufacturer answers a reader from another anywhere in the world. A guided tour of the standards stack behind…
Graph-Tech Helps AccuformNMC Boost RFID Label Production
AccuformNMC, the safety signage and identification division of Justrite Safety Group, has turned to Graph-Tech USA’s RFID-Runner system to overhaul its UHF RFID label production line. The encode-and-print platform, installed…
Reducing Chargebacks with RFID tunnels
Perry Ellis International has turned to RAIN RFID tunnel technology to tackle one of the most persistent headaches in wholesale distribution: chargebacks from shipping errors. The North American fashion group…
India Plans RFID-Based School Bus Tracking System to Boost Child Safety
India is set to roll out a national-level system for tracking school bus movements using RFID as part of its drive to enhance the safety and security of children during…
India to adopt RFID E-Passports starting in 2022-23
The Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday April 7th 2022 that the Indian government plans to issue E-Passports by the end of 2022. The new…
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