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Temperature extremes? Use this tag

Friday, May 5, 2006

It’s no secret extreme temperatures, water, metal and such can interfere with RFID’s powers.

A number of vendors are tackling this problem, one product at a time.

Enter RFID Gen 2 vet Intermec, Inc.’s new reusable, ruggedized RFID (radio frequency identification) tag. According to Intermec, this piece of work is capable of withstanding temperature extremes and hazardous exposures common in manufacturing and material handling operations. Starting this week, th “Intermec RFID Large Rigid Tag,” available immediately in EPCglobal Gen 2 and ISO 18000-6B versions for use worldwide.

Check it out for yourself. [end] 

Tego Inc. announced the addition of the TegoChip 2000 to its product line with optimization for Air Transport Associations (ATA) Spec 2000 part identification.

The TegoChip 2000, 2 kilobit low memory RFID chip is designed for tagging aircraft parts that require only birth record storage and identification. For example, oxygen tanks and life vests need to be accounted for but do not carry the record-intensive maintenance history needs of other aircraft parts.

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Intelligent InSites Inc. announced a partnership with Singapore-based real-time location system (RTLS) provider Cadi Scientific to integrate Cadi’s RFID technology with the InSites RTLS software solution.

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Several major wine producers are now using an NFC solution from eProvenance to monitor the temperature of their wine during shipment and storage, according to Point of Sale News.

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The John Radcliffe Hospital has implemented AeroScout’s Asset Tracking & Management and Temperature Monitoring solutions to track and manage critical equipment and monitor refrigeration units that contain vital, temperature sensitive items.

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Terso Solutions expanded its line of RFID enclosures with the addition of an ultra low temperature (ULT) freezer designed for industries including research labs, health care providers, manufacturers and distributors and forensic facilities.

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SICK Group, a producer of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications, announced a range of new RFID readers and labels designed for identification in the automotive industry.

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