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Frontline report: RFID glass half full

A wave of research advances portends a bright future for radio-frequency identification technology, but RFID will take time to emerge, says Frontline keynote speaker.

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Debunking the 9 biggest RFID myths

Greg Gilbert, director RFID solutions and strategy, Manhattan Associates, provides an honest look at the untold truths behind the promise of radio-frequency identification technology.

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RFID tag and equipment shortage?

If Wal-Mart had insisted that all its top 100 suppliers ship all products into the Texas distribution centers with RFID tags on boxes and pallets, a shortage of RFID tags could ensue.

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RFID reader benchmark study

Like to know exactly how RFID readers perform head-to-head under different conditions? This benchmark study tells you how four different models of radio-frequency identification tag readers performed.

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Beaver Street Fisheries tests RFID waters

Beaver Street Fisheries, Jacksonville, FL, has identified vendors involved in its self-imposed radio-frequency identification program for cases of frozen fish.

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Tamp system for RFID labels

PACK EXPO : TampTenna™ is a new system from Diagraph that writes to an RFID-tag-enabled pressure-sensitive label while the label is on the tamp pad.

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RFID-enabled fluid products coupling

PACK EXPO : Colder Products showed its CPC smart coupling products at its booth at Pack Expo International 2004. CPC smart coupling provides product identification and data capture for fluid applications.

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The China Syndrome

In going forward with radio-frequency identification, there are three initials that are fundamental because they encompass all aspects of the challenge.

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Companies

Sun Chemical Corp.

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Cost of materials causing shifts

Survey shows that manufacturers are indeed feeling the effects of cost increases in packaging materials. Changing specs and suppliers are two remedies.

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RFID investments (sidebar)

The survey also asked participants whether their companies had invested time or money into investigating radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for their packaging operations during the last year.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Smarter packaging

RFID and security technology, especially authenticating methods, headlined a recent Smart Packaging conference outside Chicago.

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