Continuing its commitment to help educate companies that will use RFID (radio frequency identification) for pallet and case tracking applications, Intermec Technologies Corp. today announced its sponsorship of RFID Journal’s RFID University Fall Tour. The RFID University Fall Tour, scheduled for Oct. 7 in San Francisco, Oct. 21 in New York City, Nov. 3 in Atlanta and Nov.17 in Chicago, is a series of intensive, one-day courses designed to give companies the skills needed to evaluate applications and develop a plan for an RFID pilot.
RFID University is a co-production of RFID Journal and Phocas Partners. RFID Journal is devoted solely to providing timely, objective news and information about RFID and its many business applications.
Intermec’s Mike Nichols, a senior project consultant with 30 years of radio frequency experience, will present a course entitled “The Building Blocks of an RFID System” during the RFID University Fall Tour. The course will include an overview of RFID tags, standards, protocols, RFID reader education, interference issues, tag and reader performance issues and site surveys.
RFID, a complement to current bar code-based data capture systems, allows companies to automatically track inventory throughout an entire supply chain. RFID automatic data collection does not require line of sight or manual scanning as do most bar code-based systems. For example, information about RFID-tagged cases on a pallet can be read automatically as the pallet passes through a portal or dock door, rather than requiring the individual cases to be manually scanned.
“This is an opportunity for companies to educate themselves on all aspects of RFID,” said Intermec Director Dan Bodnar. “Companies considering implementing RFID need to understand the particulars of the technology, from requirements for compliance to recent retail RFID mandates and the most seamless way to implement RFID into current systems and, most importantly, how to make RFID benefit their entire supply chain.”
Intermec RFID technology already is at work throughout the world in wide-ranging applications, from providing inventory and pallet tracking to increasing levels of access control at U.S. border crossings. Intermec offers a complete, integrated line of RFID products for virtually any supply chain application, including tags and inserts, fixed and handheld readers, and integration and support services.
Intermec, which holds more than 115 RFID-related patents, offers a broad line of RFID products. Its Intellitag® product line includes a wide variety of tags, labels and printers designed to meet specifications of a complete range of industries and environments, from heavy manufacturing to retail. Intermec also offers RFID interrogators, both fixed and handheld, including multifunction devices that can read and write to RFID tags as well as scan bar codes, allowing easy transition between technologies.
About Intermec
Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag® RFID (radio frequency identification) and mobile computing systems. The company’s products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.
To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec’s technologies and services, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98203 USA; telephone 800-347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.comTo learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com.
RFID University is a co-production of RFID Journal and Phocas Partners.
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