RFIDNews | Working at the car wash...with RFID

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Toronto Auto Wash, a Canadian company that operates car washes in the Greater Toronto Area, is employing RFID technology developed by GAO RFID to track and authorize automobiles that are on their car wash plans.

An RFID tag on the vehicle confirms the customer’s status, and the customer simply drives up and proceeds through the car wash without having to stop or stand in line to pay.

The system utilizes GAO’s GenTop reader and fixed ultra high frequency readers, antennas and EPC Gen 2 passive ultra high frequency windshield tags. The Car Wash System is powered by GAO’s LocateWare software.

Under the new system, the Toronto Auto Wash is provided with a real time view of what is happening at each of its locations, thus enable a better balance of scheduling staff, hours of operation and customer flow to specific locations.

Fastrac RFID installed for convenience at Ontario libraries

Vaughan Public Libraries in Ontario, Ca. are in the final stages of implementing the Fastrac RFID system.

The Fastrac RFID will provide greater convenience to patrons, time savings for the staff and additional security for the library itself. Provided by the partnership between VTLS and mk Sorting Systems, the installation will include several self-checkout kiosks, staff stations, RFID gates, tagging stations, tagging wands and tags.

Honeywell enters the RFID space with new retail solution

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.

Report: 2012, the Tipping Point for RFID technology in the retail market

2012 is predicted to become a “tipping point” for RFID technology in the retail sector, according to a new study from the VICS Item-Level RFID Initiative (VILRI).

Avery Dennison, Xtreme RFID colabs on RFID tag for metal mount applications

Avery Dennison and Xtreme RFID partnered to develop a new RFID-based tag for mounting on metal surfaces - the Xtreme Metal Tag.

The Xtreme Meta tag features Avery Dennison’s AD-843 ultra-high frequency inlay encased in plastic via a custom injection molding process developed by Xtreme RFID.

GIMS uniform tracking system makes its way into Atlantic City

Revel, an entertainment resort and casino operating in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has selected the GIMS ultra-high frequency RFID uniform tracking system to control thousands of valuable garments worn by more than 5,800 resort staff members.

New York library automates check out and returns

The Middle Country Public Library in Centereach, N.Y. implemented a self-check and self-return system all made possible with the aid of RFID technology, according to libn.com.

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Working at the car wash...with RFID