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Self-correcting RFID reader improves accuracy, claims manufacturer

14-Nov-2007 - A new radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is the "first" self-diagnostic and correcting long range...

Metro Group completes Europe's largest RFID rollout

13-Nov-2007 - The Metro Group has upped the ante in Europe's move toward using radio frequency identification...

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Texture analyses designed to maintain consumer appeal

02-Nov-2007 - A manufacturer of texture analysing systems used this week's Food Ingredients Show (FiE) to launch...

Applying service-oriented architecture to the supply chain

25-Oct-2007 - To meet the challenges of globalisation many companies are shifting from a 'push' supply chain...

Prepare for new bar code, says standards organisation

25-Oct-2007 - Manufacturers and retailers should start planning for the 2010 deadline for adopting a new smaller,...

RFID project launched to test electronic product code

24-Oct-2007 - UK processors and others are being asked to participate in a pilot project to test...

Device embeds RFID tags into packaging

15-Oct-2007 - A new way of embedding radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into pack cases could reduce...

RFID system ensures happier harvests

04-Oct-2007 - The development of a new RFID software system offers the fresh food industry an unprecedented...

RFID software links to sensor technology

01-Oct-2007 - Updated software can help companies leverage radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and sensors to track...

Multi-platform RFID reader enters market

11-Sep-2007 - NEC Corporation claims to have developed what it is calling the world's first radio frequency...

Arla installs hacker protection on production data

29-Aug-2007 - Arla Foods has installed antivirus protection on all its production and processing networks, in a...

DSM investment marks push into smart packaging

27-Aug-2007 - In a sign of the increased emphasis being put on food safety, Royal DSM has...

RFID standard to be incorporated in cargo seals

07-Aug-2007 - Six companies will incorporate a new international standard for shipping seals that use radio frequency...

RFID being tested with manufacturers

03-Aug-2007 - An EU-funded project to develop radio frequency identification (RFID) will launch pilot studies with manufacturers...

RFID innovation has blue cheese in its sights

02-Aug-2007 - Radio frequency identification (RFID) has now been adapted to track Spanish blue cheese as it...

Colour sensor's flexibility allows wider use

30-Jul-2007 - A new vision sensor detects colour differences, allowing it to be used for a wide...

Food companies flock to data software

24-Jul-2007 - CDC Software yesterday reported a 76 per cent rise in sales during the second quarter...

Water vending machine uses RFID to track bottles

24-Jul-2007 - Healthy, environmentally friendly and delivered in a minimum time period - a new water vending...

Survey reveals RFID benefits beyond supply chain

19-Jul-2007 - More companies are realising that radio frequency identification (RFID) can be used to streamline operations...

Citric acid sensor is faster and cheaper

10-Jul-2007 - A new fluorescent chemical sensor can detect citric acid at low concentrations more rapidly and...

Tracking system alternative to RFID, developers claim

29-Jun-2007 - The integration of a system for reading barcodes or other information labels with sales order...

RFID labeler handles 50 cases per minute

28-Jun-2007 - A new system that encodes, verifies and applies radio frequency identification (RFID) tags at speeds...

Testing method speeds up detection of melamine

13-Jun-2007 - A new food contaminant testing method for melamine and cyanuric acid decreases the time it...

RFID use in food sector forecast to rise to 4bn

06-Jun-2007 - The use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology along the food supply chain is set...

Metro Group outlines RFID strategy

01-Jun-2007 - Suppliers to Metro Group in Germany are gearing up this year to expand the use...

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