Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Essen RFID opens up shop at Baddi, India

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Essen RFID, a Mumbai headquartered RFID provider, announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility at Baddi Industrial Town in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan District.

The new 3,500 square foot facility will be home to the company’s manufacturing of custom ultra-high frequency RFID tags, such as the Metallica tag and the Acqua tag.


The company’s Metallica tag is used for tracking shipping containers in logistics and spare parts in the automotive industry - things made of metal. It offers a read distance of up to 24 feet and is resistant to harsh chemicals, acids, and alkalis.

The Acqua tag sports a read range of up to 30 feet and is designed for tracking laundry, clothes and apparel with its waterproof seal and high tolerance for temperatures reaching up to 150° C. [end] 

India recently opened its first RFID-based electronic toll collection (ETC) plaza at Chandimandir in Haryana’s Panchkula district.

The technology enables road users to make toll payments without stopping at the plaza and, in turn, reduce traffic congestion and commuting time. With the new electronic system, toll statements can also be obtained online so that users that need a receipt do not have to stop at the toll plaza.

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SK Telecom, headquartered in South Korea, has designed an RFID disposal management system that will encourage citizens to recycle and reduce the amount of daily food waste, according to Earth911.com.

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Japan’s Fukumi Corporation has opened the world’s first physical shop for NFC tags, applications, starter kits and printing and encoding services in Yaesu, Tokyo.

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GAO RFID Asset Tracking announced an ultra-high frequency Gen 2 RFID reader with 4-port read and 4-port listen.

This RFID reader, operating at the frequency range of 902 to 928 MHz, reads Gen 2 compatible transponders at a maximum distance of up to 7 meters or more. It also offers communication interfaces including Ethernet TCP/ IP, DHCP and HTTPS for data exchange.

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DAILY RFID released its latest Bluetooth-enabled ultra-high frequency RFID reader, the DL930B.

With a read range of up to eight meters and a fast read rate, the DL930B supports a wide variety of industrial applications, including asset management, baggage handling, container and pallet tracking, item-level inventory management and warehouse logistics.

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A new study reveals the market for RFID transponders, readers, software and services will generate more than $70.5 billion from 2012 to the end of 2017.

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