News
April 4th 2006
ConnectRFID have been chosen by Flextronics
Corporation, one
of the worlds leading Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS)
providers, to supply an active RFID system for vehicle tracking
in its supply chain process. Ger Butler, Projects and Facilities
manager of Flextronics Corporation, explains "To help
us drive this project forward, we required a solution provider
that could offer us a total package. ConnectRFID's seemingly
unparalleled manufacturer relationships enables them to deploy
the latest technology very quickly, which is essential in
the fast-paced electronic industry." Following a succesful
trial with active technology (see March 7-22 news) ConnectRFID
will again deploy SAVI
technologies echopoint tags, signpost
readers and smartchain software. Iain Bell, Director of Sales,
Europe, for SAVI
technology says of the deal "SAVI
Technologies are delighted to be partnering with ConnectRFID
on such deployments and look forward to developing the additional
opportunities that they are working on in the near future"
March 20th 2006
ConnectRFID succesfully completed a Proof of
Concept for one of the worlds leading medical device manufacturers
at its European disribution centre. The primary aim of the
PoC was to deliver a final pack (closed shipping case) item
level tagging solution to erradicate potential shipping errors.Additional
but secondary aims were centered around improving the picking
process and overall pick/pack visibility. After several weeks
of in house testing ConnectRFID chose to deploy a UHF GEN2
system incorporating the latest ETSI XR480 UHF reader and high
performance area antenna from partner Symbol
Technologies and
used Gen2 UHF tags supplied by parnter X-ident. ConnectRFID
succesfully demonstrated the use of UHF item level tagging
and exceeded the requirements of the PoC as defined by the
customer.
March 7th - 22nd 2006
ConnectRFID were tasked with supplying
an active RFID trial system for the worlds biggest PC manufacturer.
The basis of the trial was to track components delivered on
metal trolleys through the supplychain from supplier to production
line. In conjunction with partner SAVI
Technology, ConnectRFID
chose to deploy SAVI's Echopoint Tags, Signpost Readers and
SAVI sitemanager software for data collection.
February 28th 2006
RFID Seminar (Kuwait) - ConnectRFID in conjunction
with Vision International (Kuwait) succesfully hosted a one
day seminar and demonstration program to leading businesses
from the region, centered around the use of UHF and Active
RFID technology. Attendees included government departments,
oil companies, banks, insurance companies, manufacturers and
logistics companies. ConnectRFID and Vision International have
subsequently been tasked with supplying proposals to a number
of organisations in the region to deploy RFID-based solutions.
February 22nd 2006
ConnectRFID have begun trials of high temperature,
encapsulated HF tags, through a steam sterilisation process
of 120ºC as part of an intended RFID deployment by a
leading medical manufacturing company. The planned end of line
process is a critical part of the companies production system
with the sterlisation process a key component. The tags are
being evaulated over a two week test period for suitability
and performance.
February 10th 2006
ConnectRFID have been invited to speak at the upcoming Radio
Frequency IDentification seminar in Kuwait City at the end
of February 2006.
February 7th 2006
ConnectRFID have entered into agreement with Royal Berkshire Hospital, to allow
the companies active RFID readers and tags to be studied in clinical trials
to research the technology's suitability for fixed asset tracking in hospitals,
with a view to deploying RFID for such purposes.The clinical trials have been
designed to test possible causes of interferance whilst both RFID and equipment
are in operational use. The initial testing is being carried out on the hosiptals
infusion pumps and syringe drivers with the report findings available in early
April. More extensive testing is planned for early Summer on additonal medical
equipment the hospital is considering being tagged.
February 6th 2006
ConnectRFID and Intermec have been involved in researching the feasibility of
item-level closed-box tracking at Intermec's UK headquarters. We are very pleased
to report that the testing has been extremely successful and we now have a Gen2
RFID portal system that will allow us to accurately identify up to 50 individually
tagged items, regardless of orientation, inside a closed carton. We would like
to thank Chris Mower and Chris Lea of Intermec for the benefit of their insight
and experience.
January 12th 2005
ConnectRFID are pleased to have been appointed to supply a Proof of Concept to
the ROI division of a global medical device manufacturer. The system will revolutionise
the company's final pack procedures and eradicate shipping errors.
December 2005
ConnectRFID have been selected to design and implement an Active Tag asset tracking
solution for a major european distribution centre. The solution provides location
and user recognition details on a range of mobile computers used within the facility.
December 2005
ConnectRFID have now launched their range of RFID developer kits. Kits are available
for all RFID frequencies and are completely customisable to suit the customer's
requirement.
November 2005
ConnectRFID are undertaking trials of custom made encapsulated
HF tags through the harsh production process of a fabric convertors
to ensure that the high temperatures and chemical scrubs applied
to the material can be withstood by Tags in an effort to improve
production processes and stock visibility. |
