RFID tags survive months of outdoor drying in Catalan timber traceability trial
Fifty-five logs, each carrying a chip driven into the wood with a modified axe, sat in a Catalan sawmill yard through months of outdoor drying. Afterwards 48 of the 55…
The RFID question Tosca and Cabka haven’t answered about their recycled-plastic pallet
The euro-size Tosca Circular Pallet, moulded by Cabka from 100% recycled plastic, gets a single sentence about RFID in both its April 2026 launch release and its October showcase. No…
Denbighshire Council launches greener staff travel support with RFID-controlled EV pool fleet
Denbighshire County Council has put bookable electric vans in Denbigh, St Asaph, Prestatyn and Llangollen, with RFID readers on the dashboards tying each trip to the member of staff who…
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly pathology cuts single-use plastic with Indexor RFID iRack sample transport
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust sent almost 780,000 plastic specimen bags a year to incineration before its Blood Sciences labs adopted Abbott's Indexor system. Reusable iRacks carrying an RFID tag…
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Audi tags paint atomisers with RFID on 28 Ingolstadt robots for demand-driven maintenance
Twenty-eight painting robots in Audi's new topcoat line at Ingolstadt now carry RFID on every atomiser component. Dürr and Kathrein Solutions developed transponders with bespoke antenna geometry that read reliably…
Inditex, Tageos and JD Sports headline a packed day two at RAIN in Action Madrid 2026
An extra 150 delegates arrived for day two of RAIN in Action Madrid 2026, filling the room for a session that ran from RAIN Alliance awards to Inditex's 5,000 store-entrance…
Case Study: Cooperatie Hoogstraten – RFID Tracking Strawberries Field to Shelf
More than 1,000 growers and 45,000 tonnes of strawberries a year run through Cooperatie Hoogstraten, and every reusable crate now carries a RAIN RFID inlay. The Belgian cooperative can trace…
ING Arena opts for smart reusable RFID cups with STAR
Brussels venue ING Arena has put an RFID tag in every reusable cup, linking it to the drinker's payment so the deposit refunds itself the moment the cup is handed…
Fontenay-sous-Bois tracks 1,600 stainless steel meal trays by RFID to stop losses
Since 7 September 2026, the 1,600 stainless steel meal trays used for home meal delivery in Fontenay-sous-Bois, near Paris, have been tracked by RFID. The commune published its real figures:…
Mainzer Weinmarkt tracks reusable dishes by RFID through eight deposit return machines
Eight automated deposit return machines stood in the Mainz Stadtpark for the 2026 Mainzer Weinmarkt, reading an RFID chip in every plate and bowl to refund deposits and sort dishes…
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