Newsletter | January 6, 2009

01.06.2009 -- Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage

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In This Issue
Featured Articles
Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage
By Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal
Glass container maker Ardagh Glass, as well as Coca-Cola, Coors and other beverage companies, are using facsimile bottles with built-in active RFID tags and sensors to identify sites on assembly lines that subject the glass to damaging pressure or collisions.
5 Things To Consider When Looking For A Wireless, Mobility, And RFID Service Provider
By Kelly Dudek, Senior VP of Operations, ExpressPoint
When thinking about a service provider you must not only consider the basic repair to the product but also the quality of the service, turnaround time and the cost of parts and freight.
The Next-Generation Warehouse: Improve Service And Reduce Costs With RFID
By Motorola
Megatrux is a one-stop global supply chain for over 100 of the world's major retailers. With over three million square feet of warehousing space in the US, the company's award-winning multi-modal domestic and international third party logistics (3PL) freight management services include land, sea and air, providing the end-to-end supply chain shipping services retailers need to move any amount of product from overseas manufacturers to the warehouse and on to the store shelf.
Composite Solutions — Which RFID Is The Right RFID?
By Domino Integrated Solutions Group
Domino ISG offers both Retail and DoD suppliers a clear, easy and rapid path to meet compliance for RFID mandates. Domino ISG provides a migration path that enables suppliers to escalate the number and volume of RFID-enabled SKUs in the future.

Top News Stories
Deploy RFID Access Control System With RFID Key Fob To Cut Cost
RFID Tags From UPM Raflatac Streamline Ferry Traffic To Hailuoto
Savi Wins Role On U.S. Department Of Defense's RFID III Contract Vehicle
BlueStar To Carry Zebra's RFID-Enabled Mobile Thermal Transfer Printers
Hansgrohe Intensifies Assembly Processes Of Bathroom And Kitchen Fittings With UPM Raflatac RFID Inlays
CASAGRAS Partners Agree Vision Statement And Definition For Internet Of Things
ESSEN RFID To Host First-Ever "India RFID Solutions Pavilion" At RFID Journal Live! 2009 Event At Orlando
RF Code Announces An On-Command Beaconing Solution For Its Active RFID Tags
MysticMD Inc. Wins SBIR Grant For Innovative RFID Antenna
University Library Taps 3M For Turnkey Conversion To RFID Circulation Management And Security
Featured Products
M/A-COM RFID Forklift System
The M/A-COM RFID forklift system consists of an integrated system purposely designed and built to solve the business use cases of slotting pallets in a rack-configured warehouse, receiving, shipping, and cross docking.
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Intermec IP4 Portable RFID Reader
The Intermec IP4 serial reader is the ideal RFID peripheral for applications where an edge server or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is used for process control. The IP4 reduces the communications burden on the network and processing demand on the host PLC.
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MIKOH Smart&Secure Line (Inform, Insight, And Merchandise Tags)
The standard MIKOH Smart&Secure tag is a pressure-sensitive label incorporating chip and antenna manufactured from destructible conductive ink. Its tamper layer causes antenna damage when the tag is compromised or removed. This is done through a special multi-layer design.
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Industrial Portals, A Division Of Jamison Door Company: Thin Portal® Series
Industrial Portals, a Division of Jamison Door Company, manufacturer of RFID portals, housing structures and mounting components, introduces its new Thin Portal® Series.
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IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Container Management
Equipping the containers with ILR® tags identifies them explicitly. The containers are automatically registered by ILR® readers distributed throughout the factory and the data is transmitted to a host computer. Information about location, quantity, type or contents of each container is available on-line at any time.
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Featured Downloads
Video: CribMaster Accu-Port RFID Portal
The Accu-Port™ takes the issue and return of indirect materials to an entirely new automated level. Centrally locate self-issue store rooms or tool cribs and completely automate the distribution and vending of tools, MRO and other indirect material.
Brochure: Smart One T-250 Wet Inlay And Label Attaching
Your chance to enter the RFID market without investing in high-priced equipment: Make the converting of pressure-sensitive die-cut inlays and die-cut conventional labels into RFID smart labels your starting point.
RFID Secures Middle East Border Protection
VUANCE, Ltd. accepted the project to provide state-of-the-art border security for an Outdoor Perimeter Protection customer in the Middle East. The contract, in collaboration with one of VUANCE's integrator partners, LX Mobile Systems, LTD, includes a range of integrated, mobile, RFID-based security features based on VUANCE's proprietary FSK system. The contract is valued at $0.5M over three years.
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Who's Who

InSync Software, Inc.
provides software solutions that leverage RFID, GPS and sensor technologies to locate and track assets, improve operational efficiencies, and manage risks. InSync's innovative software combines sensory data and enterprise information (via ERP, WMS, etc.) to actively manage assets regardless of their location.
Industry Event
UID Forum Sponsored by Department of Defense, UID Policy Office
April 6-8, 2009
Denver, CO
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