This week I've been talking with some other suppliers of RFID solutions around Europe. As ever, plenty of good examples of new applications but, going back to the food theme of a few weeks ago, two that I liked were....
From Italy, a project to track hams through the salting and maturing process with the pork tagged as it enters the factory and tracked every step of the way until it leaves at the end.
From Israel, almost the same application but with cheeses.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Diamond Geezers
Another of my favorite applications that just goes to show (a) the versatility of RFID and (b) the ingenuity of users.
One of our clients needed to manage assets that included some very small (and very expensive) tools used for diamond cutting. They came up with the idea of using the grain-of-rice sized glass encased tags that are used as the injectable tags for cats and dogs. They fitted the bill exactly, it just goes to show you shouldn't always believe the label on the tin - we've got plenty of other examples of people using tags in ways that we hadn't thought of before.
But, like I always say, you get your best product ideas from your customers!
One of our clients needed to manage assets that included some very small (and very expensive) tools used for diamond cutting. They came up with the idea of using the grain-of-rice sized glass encased tags that are used as the injectable tags for cats and dogs. They fitted the bill exactly, it just goes to show you shouldn't always believe the label on the tin - we've got plenty of other examples of people using tags in ways that we hadn't thought of before.
But, like I always say, you get your best product ideas from your customers!
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Cubicle Curiosity
Now I'm not the most enthusiastic shopper for clothes - my ideal is to grab some stuff from a hangar, make sure it fits (approximately) and then head for the till. However there are those, I'll acknowledge, that take more pleasure in it.
I came across an interesting RFID application in clothes retail on the web site of one of our partners - UPM Raflatac - that specialise in .......
One of their clients - Galeria Kaufhof in Essen, Germany - is using RFID tags on clothing and readers across the sales floor including over changing rooms, in order to track which items are tried on together and which are selected from what displays, and which items are tied but not purchased, so helping the shop to organise its outlet better.
I liked this. Often the focus in RFID systems is on what's being sold, here they are as interested in what isn't selling. That's got to be more interesting when floor space is at a premium.
I came across an interesting RFID application in clothes retail on the web site of one of our partners - UPM Raflatac - that specialise in .......
One of their clients - Galeria Kaufhof in Essen, Germany - is using RFID tags on clothing and readers across the sales floor including over changing rooms, in order to track which items are tried on together and which are selected from what displays, and which items are tied but not purchased, so helping the shop to organise its outlet better.
I liked this. Often the focus in RFID systems is on what's being sold, here they are as interested in what isn't selling. That's got to be more interesting when floor space is at a premium.
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