Secondary Packaging

UF project meshes bar code and RFID technology

Research at the University of Florida on a productivity-tracking system for manual case packing is receiving an RFID-enabled boost using a multifunctional device.

December 31, 2004

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MIT's economical RFID field probe

The Auto-ID Labs have developed an inexpensive field probe that emulates an RFID tag, but yields much more robust information than simple trial-and-error, pass or fail testing.

December 31, 2004

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The Packaging Pushback Club

Who knows what excuses slow RFID acceptance and implementation? RFID authority John Greaves of Deloitte Consulting does, and identifies these maligned scapegoats.

December 31, 2004

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RFID one-on-one with Kevin Ashton Part 1

RFID Antenna exclusive: RFID authority Kevin Ashton, co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Auto-ID Center and now vice president of marketing with RFID reader vendor ThingMagic, provides insights and observations in this exclusive interview conducted in December. Part 2 concludes next month.

December 31, 2004

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EPCglobal ratifies Generation 2 standard

Standards organization EPCglobal announced the ratification of the royalty-free EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 candidate specification in mid-December.

December 31, 2004

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SATO America, Inc. Unveils New Class of Powerful and Intelligent Barcode Printers

Fast, intelligent Web-enabled GTe Series sets the standard for industrial barcode printers

December 31, 2004

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ID Technology adds RFID business unit

ID Technology has added an RFID business unit to accommodate the manufacture of its expanding RFID product line.

December 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

SATO America Introduces UHF RFID High-Performance OEM Print Engine

SATO “S” Series provides complete and automatic UHF RFID labeling

December 31, 2004

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Walgreens commits to RFID/EPC technology

National drugstore chain Walgreen Co. in November announced that it is participating in programs testing radio-frequency identification (RFID) and electronic product code (EPC) technologies.

December 31, 2004

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Purdue Pharma uses RFID on OxyContin

In mid-November, Stamford, CT-based Purdue Pharma LP announced a pilot program to apply radio-frequency identification (RFID) labels (right) to 100-ct bottles of its OxyContin tablets shipped to Wal-Mart and wholesaler H. D. Smith, two of its largest customers.

December 31, 2004

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Data synch or sink

How important is data synchronization to your radio-frequency identification program?

December 31, 2004

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RFID expands on drugs

The Food and Drug Administration and several major drug companies are turning to radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to improve the safety and security of drugs.

December 31, 2004

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Ultra-thin RFID tags

Texas Instruments has announced 2 new additions to its line of 13.56 MHz Tag-it[tm] HF-I products: the 32.5 mm CD/DVD Inlay and the 24.2 mm Circular Inlay. Both inlays are compliant with ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity card standard and ISO/IEC 18000-3 item management standard, making them suitable for adoption worldwide.

November 30, 2004