The overwhelming majority of requests we get are for tags that must work for the most demanding applications. We are constantly putting tags to the test to make sure we can rapidly meet the needs of our customers. We recently ran a battery of tests to test the durability of tags in high temperature environments including autoclaves. The results are in...and they are not all in line with vendor claims.
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Given the current economic conditions I really didn't know what to expect from the 2009 RFID Journal Live conference. Yes, attendance was down significantly...but so was the hype. In past years it seemed as if there was a concerted focus on a limited set of industry specific topics such as supply chain centric case/pallet tagging and item level tagging in the pharmaceutical industry. This year was more broad and pragmatic. The RFID industry is maturing...and this is a very good thing.
With all due respects to well intentioned privacy advocates, the manner in which Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related technologies have been associated with “Big Brother” scenarios is unfortunate and often blatantly incorrect.
The EPC Gen2 passive UHF RFID standard adopted in 2004 required that RFID tags/silicon must provide a minimum of 96 bit of data to support the EPC numbering scheme. For supply chain applications 96 bits is all they need and I do not see this changing anytime soon. For asset management applications, where the overwhelming majority of our customers are deploying RFID, a unique identifier is all that is required.
The RFID market has changed dramatically since the famous retailer mandates announced in 2003. The knowledge and experience we have gained over the years has enabled us to provide a great deal of value to our customers and partners. Now it is time for us to share it with the world.