If your company sells to the US Department of Defense, you might well have to comply with the MIL-STD-130 UID marking rules. This standard outlines the marking requirement that will ensure your labeling is compatible with the DoD inventory and lifecycle controls. There is a lot more to UID introduction than just producing compliant labels […]
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Tharo RFID Reader: Hands-On Review
Update: January 2013. It seems that this RFID Reader has been discontinued. If you are looking for a simple low cost reader for UHF RFID, we’d suggest the Tracient Padl-R described in this review. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been complaining about the high price of handheld RFID readers. Our RFID clients […]
MIL-STD-129 Labels For Your Machine Shop?
If your machine shop does business with the DoD, you might have noticed that your new contracts are asking you to apply labels to the new MIL-STD-129P Change4 specification which includes RFID. Every day we are getting calls from people who are suddenly confronted with this and need to find a solution fast! The 3 […]
Photo ID Goes To The Dogs
While visiting my favorite canine friends recently, I noticed they each had a Photo ID card issued by their veterinarian. Wignall Animal Hospital in Pelham, NH, among other animal hospitals, offers the photo ID cards as a free service to their patients. My first thought was that the animal Photo ID was just a cute […]
UID Forum – Orlando
The next in the DoD’s series of UID Forums is scheduled to take place in Orlando, FL September 8 -10, 2009 and we are going to be there! We are going to be in the tradeshow, Booth #22. Our exhibit will feature a complete UID and RFID workflow solution. If you at at the event, […]