High-power RFID now available
30 July, 2008The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has granted GS1 Australia an extended licence that allows for radiofrequency devices with up to 4 W of power.
Warehouse tracking system wins Industrial Product Award
14 July, 2008The Highly Commended Award for Australian Industrial Product of the Year has gone to Peacock Bros this year for its innovative indoor vehicle and product tracking solution.
Australian pilot demonstrates how to implement RFID
17 October, 2007A multi-industry Australian consortium has released the results of a world-class pilot, called the National EPC Network Demonstrator Project Extension (or NDP Extension)
RFID innovation warehouse for Sydney
12 March, 2007LogicaCMG has launched an RFID Innovation Warehouse in Sydney to demonstrate how RFID technology can be applied in real warehouse business scenarios.
RFID spending
27 November, 2006The adoption of RFID continues to gather momentum, and hardware and software spending will accelerate in late 2006 and 2007 as true benefits are documented, according to Gartner, Inc.
Antenna product line
07 August, 2006Radio Frequency Identification system (RFID) is used for automatic data capture allowing for contact-free identification of goods using RF to replace barcode labelling. It enables the user to follow the path of product without interruption from the manufacturer all the way to the store shelves. The HUBER+SUHNER antenna product line focuses on UHF RFID.
Maximising mobility
07 August, 2006 by Martyn Mallick & Mark GeddesWe have finally arrived at the commoditisation of both RFID readers and tags. The introduction of sub-US$1000 readers this year has halved prices from just 12 months ago, while US$0.15 passive tags in large quantities are not uncommon
RFID investment
05 July, 2006Omron Corporation, the US$5.5 billion Japanese manufacturer of automation and sensing products, has revealed more specific plans related to the November 2005 announcement of a US$20 million worldwide investment in the RFID business over a two-year period. The company announced that RFID inlay manufacturing capacity will be increased to support production of more than 250 million inlays per year at its Minakuchi factory in Shiga, Japan.
RFID at NATO
21 January, 2006The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has approved Standardisation Agreement (STANAG) 2233 for RFID.
