Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

UPM Raflatac Supplies RFID Inlays to Ski Event

Friday, February 8, 2008

UPM Raflatac is supplying RFID inlays to support personal and vehicle access to the ‘Piemonte Mondiale’ event starting Feb. 6 in Sestriere, Italy, followed by the FIS female downhill ski World Cup on February 9 to 10, More RFID reports.

UPM Raflatac HF inlays, converted into PVC cards and tags, are being issued and checked by a system implemented by Italian access control specialist Alfi in cooperation with Brightpoint. [end] 

IC-TAG Solutions announced it has earned certification from Alien Technology to use its EPC Gen 2 RFID inlays.

IC TAG utilizes Alien Technology’s EPC Gen 2 Squiggle, Squiglette, and Square inlays in their IC-TAG RFID labels and tags. Alien uses its own proprietary microchip, Higgs 3, to produce its ultra-high frequency RFID tracking devices.

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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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Event planners at the Glastonbury contemporary performing arts festival are considering the use of electronic RFID wristbands at next year’s hosted event, according to Spacelab.

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UPM RFID and Waldemar Winckel have announced that their NFC tags will be available for purchase through the Winckel’s new Touch2go online store.

According to UPM, the Touch2go store will provide small companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs access to a variety of NFC products for use in marketing, loyalty applications or customer promotions.

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International fashion brand DAZZLE has implemented an item-level RFID project in their China retail chain using UPM RFID inlays. The fashion brand collection will carry hang tags equipped with UPM ShortDipole and UPM Belt RFID inlays to improve supply chain and sales channel management.

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Japan’s Fukumi Corporation has opened the world’s first physical shop for NFC tags, applications, starter kits and printing and encoding services in Yaesu, Tokyo.

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