Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Impinj releases Monza 4 series

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Impinj Inc. announced the availability of the Monza 4 series of tag chips, comprising of four configurations - Monza 4D, 4E, 4U and 4QT. The Monza 4 family combines high read and write reliability, expanded memory and increased privacy to deliver enhanced performance for its business users.

All Monza 4 chips have two independent antenna ports, which eliminate blind spots and significantly increase read and write reliability in where tag orientation is hard to control, such as in retail, baggage handling and asset tracking.


Powered by Impinj’s patent-pending True3D antenna technology, the Monza 4 chips have an increased read reliability and provide complete orientation insensitivity.

Impinj’s QT technology protects confidential information with two separate data profiles - public and private - that allow the tag owner to control data exposure. The private mode reveals all data, while the public mode conceals confidential data and replaces the tag’s EPC with a generic, user-defined number. QT technology also allows owners to switch the tag into a short-range mode in which private profile data is accessible only at a very short range.

The Monza 4 family offers memory options including 512 bits of user memory or up to 496 bits of EPC memory.

Monza 4 tag chips benefit end-use applications, including item-level apparel tagging, asset tracking, personal experience and safety, material handling, logistics, chain of custody and others that demand measurable business process improvements from RFID investments. [end] 

SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications.

The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT cloud based data management software also provides for semi automated inventory control, as well as improved loss prevention by triggering alarms and item identification at the store exit.

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GAO RFID announced its handheld RFID reader series for animal identification and management, for applications such as stock breeding, animal control, or foodstuff tracking systems.

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Impinj and RFsense took part in the joint installment of a complete source to floor RFID solution for “memove,” a new apparel brand and part of Brazil’s Valdac Global Brands.

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Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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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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