Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

ShopRite Rolls Out More RFID Carts

Friday, January 25, 2008

With a successful nine-month test of its RFID-powered shopping carts at two New Jersey ShopRite supermarkets completed, MediaCart is just about to roll out a second, larger pilot that will incorporate a number of functions designed to help shoppers save time and money, RFID Journal reports.

Carts feature integrated, battery-powered video monitors and ThingMagic EPC Gen 2 RFID interrogators. [end] 

TravelCenters of America has agreed to purchase and install the RFID-enabled Fuel Island Manager cardless fuel transaction technology at all of its locations nationwide.

Developed by QuikQ, the Fuel Island Manager system offers travel centers and transportation companies a more efficient way for its drivers to fuel, while granting more options for the companies to control the fuel-purchasing process.

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Located on the campus at Cornell University, Statler Hotel will soon streamline its operations with the installation of the GIMS ultra-high frequency RFID uniform tracking and White Conveyor’s automated U-Pick-It uniform delivery system.

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Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

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Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.

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HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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