Here is a new video that guides viewers through the operations of American Apparel’s item-level RFID inventory management system.

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A new video that guides viewers through the operations of American Apparel’s item-level RFID inventory management system was published online by Avery Dennison Corp. Entitled RFID Case Study – American Apparel, the video demonstrates how American Apparel deployed item-level RFID to overcome inventory accuracy and replenishment challenges at selected retail stores, while appreciably increasing sales.

UPM Raflatac will supply RFID inlays for access control in support of the 25th European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland this month.

All authorized individuals involved in the upcoming event will be issued UPM Raflatac RFID tag identification passes. The identification cards will facilitate access to e.g. accommodation, dining and competition venues. Moreover, the RFID tag passes will allow access to free usage of the public transportation system in Tampere.

iDTRONIC, a developer of RFID hardware solutions, has announced a new line of UF-based tags intended for use in industrial applications. The tags, called Indus Tags, have been made from nylon and epoxy material to allow them to be capable of withstanding harsh environments as well as related use issues such as corrosion, impact and abrasion.

The tags, which come in three varieties and sizes depending on the needs of the user, also conform to EPC Class 1 Gen 2 and are equipped with Higgs 3 ICs from ALIEN.  

Finnish RFID provider UPM Raflatac has partnered with a Mexico-based RFID label maker, Digilogics, to develop RFID-based label solutions for the Mexican market. The strategic partnership will target process-intensive industries including retail, government services and supply chain management.

Creasma, a start-up asset tracking solutions provider based in Texas, has introduced an RFID-enabled livestock tracking system for use on dairy farms. The solution offers dairy farmers real time tracking of each cow’s milk production.

The system, which uses glass-encapsulated RFID tags inject in the animals’ legs, deploys three elements to create a comprehensive tracking environment. Gate readers, which can be installed either on gates of a variety of dimensions or directly embedded in the ground to create a sort of virtual gate, monitor cattle as they pass through specific checkpoints.

ADT Security announced the Asian debut of its Sensormatic real-time inventory visibility solutions suite to improve retail store management. Targeted at specialty apparel and book retailers, these solutions offer them ways to know what goods they have in their stores and their quantities, all without time-consuming and error-prone manual counting of inventory.

Given the item-level intelligence these solutions offer retailers, they can also determine where the goods are, whether on shelves or displays, in the back storeroom, misplaced or missing.

UHF Gen 2 RFID tags can be difficult to use in areas where there’s a lot of metal. In order to aid the process, DAILY RFID has developed passive Gen 2 RFID Tag for metal surface, which can deliver a long range read on metal tagging even under harsh conditions.

The RFID on-metal tag is designed for applications which require tags to be applied in metallic environment. Its unique construction enables the passive Gen 2 RFID tags to perform well in harsh environments, such as dipping in water and acid.

WaveMark’s inventory management solution, WaveMark CIMS™, will manage 5,000 high-value medical instruments and products at the prestigious Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Specifically, the solution will be used in the hospital’s Interventional Radiology, Adult and Pediatric Cath Labs, and EP Lab to provide better visibility of product location and availability. The system relies on RFID-enabled cabinets and Point of Service readers for real-time inventory management.

According to the hospital’s director of supply chain management, Steve Cashton, “we needed to reduce inventory levels in all areas by at least 20% in order to reallocate those resources to other critical needs. In addition, we wanted to trim the operating budget and reduce write-offs, without adversely impacting patient safety and clinical workflow.”  

Austria’s Identec Solutions, a provider of long-range commercial RFID-based applications, has announced its selection to provide truck identification and access control solutions for the Australian port operations of DP World, one of the world’s largest container terminal operators.

BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. (BOS), an RFID solutions provider based in Israel, has announced the availability of a tracking system for domestic pets, based on injectable RFID tags. The system is now available to local veterinary authorities in Israel, after a successful pilot program overseen by the Local Government Economic Services Ltd. (LGES), an organization which provides municipalities and regional councils with services to create economies of scale.