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STAR Systems International announces India MLFF deployments

STAR Systems International announces India MLFF deployments

STAR Systems International is powering a string of Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling deployments across India, bringing barrier-free electronic toll collection to some of the country’s busiest highway corridors. The…

Motorcyclists in Puebla Protest Against the RFID Tag Helmet Law

Motorcyclists in Puebla Protest Against the RFID Tag Helmet Law

When RFID technology meets public policy without public buy-in, the result is predictable. Over 100 motorcyclists took to the streets of Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday to protest against the “Ley…

Zebra Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

Zebra Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

Zebra Technologies, one of the world’s leading RFID hardware manufacturers and enterprise technology providers, has posted record financial results for the second quarter of 2026, signaling strong and sustained demand…

Active vs Passive vs Semi-Passive RFID: Which Do You Need?

Active vs Passive vs Semi-Passive RFID: Which Do You Need?

Every RFID deployment begins with one fundamental question: how should the tag get its power? The answer determines your read range, unit cost, maintenance burden, and the types of environment…

How to Calculate RFID Tag Cost Per Unit at Scale

How to Calculate RFID Tag Cost Per Unit at Scale

When budgeting for an RFID deployment, the sticker price on a single tag tells you very little. True cost per unit only becomes clear once you factor in volume tiers,…

RFID pilot scheme aims to eliminate the need for manual labelling of picking crates

RFID pilot scheme aims to eliminate the need for manual labelling of picking crates

A collaborative pilot project in the Netherlands is putting RFID technology to the test in fruit orchards, aiming to replace the thousands of paper labels that growers currently stick onto…

RFID and GS1 Standards: Why Global Data Standards Matter

RFID and GS1 Standards: Why Global Data Standards Matter

Every RFID tag carries a unique identifier, but without a common language to interpret that data, the information is only useful within a single organisation. This is exactly the problem…

RFID’s Recovery Quarter: What the Q2 2026 Earnings Reveal About an Industry Finding Its Feet

RFID’s Recovery Quarter: What the Q2 2026 Earnings Reveal About an Industry Finding Its Feet

For the better part of eighteen months, the RFID industry has been nursing a hangover. After 2024 delivered a record 52.8 billion RAIN UHF tag chips shipped globally, 2025 landed…

Avery Dennison Posts Strong Q2 2026 as RFID Expansion Accelerates Across Retail and Grocery

Avery Dennison Posts Strong Q2 2026 as RFID Expansion Accelerates Across Retail and Grocery

Avery Dennison has reported a strong second quarter for 2026, posting adjusted earnings per share of $2.89, a 19% jump over the prior year, as the materials science and digital…

Primark Hires Dedicated RFID Programme Head – 18-Month Role Signals Accelerating Rollout

Primark Hires Dedicated RFID Programme Head – 18-Month Role Signals Accelerating Rollout

Primark has made a significant move in its RFID strategy by appointing Danielle McDermott to lead its RFID programme for the next 18 months. McDermott, a 12.5-year veteran of the…

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