RFIDNews | Boeing finds the simple approach to prevent spoilage

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Taking it step-by-step means small upfront cost at St. Louis facility

By Victoria Forlini

Dipping RFID tags in liquid nitrogen may not be standard operating procedure for most projects, but Boeing IDS believes a sub-zero experiment may help reduce spoilage and track containers in their plant here.

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