RFID Chipmakers Align on Industry-wide Serialization Schema

Leading UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) technology provider Impinj, Inc. today announced industry alignment on a chip-based serialization schema, termed MCS (Multi-vendor Chip-Based Serialization), to facilitate serialization for brand-owners using passive RFID tags for item level tagging. MCS addresses applications using the Serialized Global Trade Identification (SGTIN-96) for universally identifying products in the supply chain and complies with the guidelines set forth by GS1, the standards body for Electronic Product Code (EPC). Aligned UHF EPC Gen2 RFID tag IC manufacturers include Alien Technology^®, Impinj^® and NXP Semiconductors^®.

April 2, 2012

Impinj Highlights Innovation at RFID Journal Live 2012 Event

Leading UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) technology provider Impinj, Inc. will showcase new products, a wide range of educational presentations, and its global partner network at the 10th Annual RFID Journal Live on April 3-5, 2012 at the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. The company will highlight a number of innovative new products and real-world demonstrations in its booth, as well as present five educational topics during the conference - all focused on enabling customers to easily deploy and reap the benefits of RFID technology. In addition, Impinj will promote its extensive network of global partners and resellers through a number of joint activities taking place at the event.

March 22, 2012

Impinj Monza Self-Serialization Enables Scalable, Reliable Item-Level Tagging for Retail Brand Owners

Leading UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) technology provider Impinj, Inc. today announced Monza Self-Serialization, a chip-based EPC serialization method supported on UHF RFID inlays powered by the industry leading Monza^® 5 tag chip. Monza Self-Serialization is an easy-to-deploy, reliable and scalable serialization method, giving brand owners the flexibility to decide when, where and how they manage the item-level tagging processes across their global supply chain. This breakthrough method provides the benefit of optimizing for the lowest total applied tag cost and addresses many of the critical challenges faced by brand owners as they scale up source tagging operations to meet the growing number of retail item-level RFID initiatives.

February 15, 2012

RFID tracks $1M in cash for UK game show Million Pound Drop

The Million Pound Drop, a live British television program, uses RFID technology to track 40 bundles of £25,000 ($39,400) that make up the £1 million ($1.6 million) used on the show.  The solution uses Impinj Speedway Revolution readers and Monza tag chips.

May 7, 2012

J.D. Smith Tracks Pet Food Shipments Via RFID

In a six-month trial, Canadian logistics firm J.D. Smith and Sons used RFID technology to track when pet food was loaded and shipped to a pet product retailer, which provided transparency in J.D. Smith's supply chain. Impinj Speedway Revolution readers were used in the solution.

May 1, 2012

RFID Has Shoppers Running to New Balance's Store in Boston

The New Balance Experience Store in Boston recently opened with an RFID-enabled shoe wall that triggers a video display when a shoe is picked up. The store also handed out RFID-enabled prize cards around Boston during the Boston Marathon to encourage people to visit the new store.

April 23, 2012

May 29-30, 2012

Impinj RFID Training

Impinj is hosting a partner training in Mexico City on May 29-30.  This training event will be conducted in Spanish.

June 5-7, 2012

2012 China International Internet of Things Expo

Join Impinj in Beijing on June 5-7 at the 2012 China International Internet of Things Expo.

June 19-20, 2012

Impinj RFID Training

Impinj is hosting a partner training in Santa Ana, California on June 19-20.