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…
Shanghai Tobacco Beijing factory runs end-to-end RFID from leaf to logistics on Seuic CRUISE2U 5G handhelds
Shanghai Tobacco Group's Beijing Cigarette Factory runs RFID at every stage from leaf sourcing to distribution, reporting order processing 30% faster, inventory counting efficiency up 50% and 99.8% data accuracy.…
Case Study: University Hospital Graz — RFID Laundry for 11 Tons a Day
University Hospital Graz launders roughly 11 tonnes of textiles every day, and every scrub and gown carries a wash-proof UHF tag tied to a staff member and department. Automated dispensing…
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…
Clinic Barcelona implements a pioneering material management system with RFID at their Cardiovascular Institute
Hospital Clinic Barcelona put RAIN RFID material tracking into the hemodynamics and arrhythmia rooms of its Cardiovascular Institute in September 2025, registering each device automatically and assigning it to the…
Building an Internal RFID Centre of Excellence
Fragmented knowledge is what undermines mature RFID programmes: one team knows antennas, another knows middleware, and nobody sees the whole picture. A lean centre of excellence of three to six…
RFID for SMEs: Is It Finally Affordable for Smaller Businesses?
Passive UHF inlays that cost 20 to 30 cents a few years ago now sell for 5 to 8 cents, and entry-level fixed readers have dropped under $500. Add cloud…
Renegade Materials automates out-of-freezer tracking for aerospace prepreg with RFID
Aerospace composites manufacturer Renegade Materials has automated its out-of-freezer records with RAIN RFID from Xemelgo, using Impinj R700 and Speedway R420 portal readers plus Zebra encoding and handheld kit. Xemelgo…
Sainsbury’s deploys RFID to Tu in 400 stores
Tu clothing is getting RFID in 400 Sainsbury's stores, with full implementation reported for early next month after a successful pilot. Clothing MD Ben Smith says the technology lets the…
Incora slashes inventory search time by >95% with Zebra and Xemelgo RFID
Incora has cut the time its staff spend locating missing stock by more than 95% at its Jonestown distribution centre, using Zebra ATR7000 overhead RTLS readers, FX9600 fixed readers and…
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