Italian food company Barilla is expanding its Cucina Barilla system, which uses RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags to operate an oven for preparing and baking pasta, risottos, bread, pizza, focaccia and cakes.
Smartrac has launched the Midas FlagTag, an RFID (radio-frequency identification) tag for consumer food and beverage goods and industrial components with metallic, plastic and cardboard surfaces.
Stora Enso to open Innovation Centre in Helsinki this year
Stora Enso and NXP Semiconductors have partnered to make intelligent packaging and Stora Enso will open an Innovation Centre in Helsinki later this year.
Progress on inexpensive radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has taken a leap forward with the creation of a form of ultra high frequency (UHF) Shottky diode by research institute Imec.
Breakthroughs in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, colour changing film and packaging designed to extend shelf life are some of the latest innovations highlighted by the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association.
Mondi is working on a three-year project that could lead to a breakthrough in the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the grocery supply chain.
Intelligent packaging is not just about tracking products from factory floor to consumers’ cupboards, according to Mondi marketing and communication director Albert Klinkhammer.
Mondi is showcasing a Smart ID bag at the Fachpack packaging machinery and materials show in Nuremberg, enabling manufacturers and retailers to track each specific bag of product through the supply chain.
Sales of smart tags and labels such as radio frequency identification (RFID) devices will experience the fastest gains among food safety products, driven by their ability to providing traceability throughout the food supply chain, predicts market analysts...
Nano-based radio frequency ID (RFID) tags embedded in packaging could replace bar codes and make check-out queues a thing of the past, new research has said.
A “revolutionary” active RFID tag that supplies information on the remaining shelf-life of fresh produce will lead to significant reductions in food waste, the device’s manufacturers have claimed.
The Metro Group has upped the ante in Europe's move toward using
radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, completing the
roll out of its use to 180 additional stores and warehouses in
Germany.
A new smart container developed by Schenker couples satellite
location technology with radio frequency identification (RFID) to
track the condition of goods along the supply chain.
Suppliers to Germany-based Metro Group will pay a financial penalty
if they decide not to ship pallets that are tagged with radio
frequency identification (RFID) technology.
NEC Corporation claims to have developed what it is calling the
world's first radio frequency identification (RFID) device that can
both read and write tag data on multiple frequencies.
Six companies will incorporate a new international standard for
shipping seals that use radio frequency identification (RFID) to
warn when a cargo's contents have been breached.
More companies are realising that radio frequency identification
(RFID) can be used to streamline operations beyond supply chain
management, according to a new survey by ABI research.
A new radio frequence identification (RFID) tag is designed to
withstand extreme processing environments where line-of-sight
detection is unsuitable, the company claims.
A European test of radio frequency identification (RFID) at a Metro
distribution centre inGermany has achieved read rates of close to
99 per cent, pointing the way ahead to a furtherexpansion of the
technology throughout the supply...
Crown and QinetiQ are jointly developing radio-frequency
identification (RFID) tracking that willturn metal packaging into
an antenna and help reduce the costs of using the technology.
The EU is moving slowing along the path to regulating the use of
radio frequency identification (RFID)technology, with over half of
its citizens calling for laws requiring businesses to protect
privacyrights.
A new system for scanning multiple radio frequency identification
(RFID) tags reduces the high error rate found in current systems,
its manufacturer claims.
The EU is providing €7.5m toward a three-year project to develop
and extend the use of radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology in a range of industries, including the food and drink
sector.
A test in France of radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology to track products throughout the supply chain achieves
almost full read rates, its manufacturer claims.
Germany's Metro Group, a European retail giant, has started using
an updated international standard for radio frequency
identification (RFID) in some of its stores, and plans to begin
case level tagging with its suppliers later...
A system of active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags could
help processors monitor temperature and humidity data as products
move through a global supply chain.
UK food manufacturers are slow to take up the use of radio
frequency identification (RFID) due to a lack of knowledge of the
technology, according to new research.
New software is designed to help food companies comply with
retailer mandates to identify and track their products with radio
frequency identification (RFID).
The launch of a public debate on radio frequency identification
(RFID) in the EU will pave the way for a unified policy on the
wider use of the technology throughout the bloc.
Psion Teklogix has adapted its vehicle-mounted computer for the
transportation and food industries, allowing workers on the move to
link up to a plant's network and use radio frequency identification
(RFID) technology.
A hand held radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is the
first mobile device of its type that can be used on European
frequency bands, its manufacturer claims.
A liquid dispensing system with a radio frequency identification
(RFID) tag allows food and beverage companies to cost-effectively
manage the safety and reliability of their products during
processing, its manufacturer claims.
A South African company claims it has invented a scanner that can
read multiple radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and pick
them out from a crowd, allowing users to accurately locateobjects
among multiple targets.
A new temperature logging radio frequency identification (RFID) tag
targets food processors and handlers who need to comply with the
latest EU requirements and pending US traceability legislation.
Retailers around the world are stepping up plans to use RFID
according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan, which sends
another signal to food processors they might soon have to make the
costly transformation in their supply chains.
Could radio frequency identification (RFID) be incorporated
directly into bottles and other packaging materials rather than
being slapped on by processors at the shipping stage?
In a bid to cash in on the growing market for radio frequency
identification (RFID) software Peak has launched a suite of choices
adjusted according to a company's size and budget.
Companies planning to implement radio frequency identification
(RFID) had better keep a good eye on their software suppliers, as
the market and the technology is changing rapidly.
While retailers like Wal-Mart are forcing their suppliers to use
radio frequency identification (RFID), many are reluctant to jump
on the technological bandwagon due to the high costs involved
according to a new survey.
The image of secret radio chips planted inside the home from larder
to bathroom, transmitting data freely to Corporation Inc, is enough
to curl the toes of more than anti-capitalism activists.
InkSure Technologies announced yesterday it has been awarded two
key US patents related to the company's ongoing development of
chipless radio frequency tags that can be printed on a product,
reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Dr Gerd Wolfram, the executive project manager of the Metro Group
Future Store Initiative, the Metro Group's innovative RFID project,
is set to receive a prestigious award from AIM Global.
