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I recently came across an interesting article on the Food Production Daily website. It seems that RFID tags can be used multiple times, allowing for effective recycling of packaging and tagging. A study, done in July of this year by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), concluded that the RFID tags could be used on reusable […]

The photo IDs that students carry with them each day is now being used for more than identification. Now their ID gives the kids a convenient way to pay for breakfast or lunch at school. Food service management tools, such as those offered by NutriKids™, offer school districts software applications to manage their lunch programs. […]

If you’ve read my RFID printer shootout, you’ll know my thoughts on the rather elderly XiIII design. The Xi series of printer has been Zebra’s flagship model for a few years now and, let’s face it, is in serious need of a facelift! While the XiIII still performs well, it has been overtaken in the […]

The UID Forum hosted on September 8-10th in Orlando, Florida proved to be a valuable resource for DoD employees, suppliers and those who have customers who supply to the DoD and find themselves having to comply with MIL-STD-130 and Unique Identification (UID) marking. We learned that even with the deadlines moving in, there are many […]

If you are involved in medical device manufacturing or healthcare, then you are probably already aware of the FDA mandate specifying a unique device identifier (UDI) for medical devices. In February 2009, the FDA held a public workshop to discuss important challenges surrounding UDI implementation. The FDA sought industry input regarding standards, the technology used […]