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Elatec RFID Systems, manufacturer of RFID reader/writer modules, presents two new additions to its TWN4 MultiTech product range. TWN4 MultiTech 2 HF and TWN4 MultiTech 2 LF are multi-standard RFID readers, which give device manufacturers flexibility when it comes to the transponders used by their customers.

TWN4 MultiTech 2 LF supports all common RFID standards for frequency ranges 125 kHz and 134.2 kHz, with TWN4 MultiTech 2 HF covering 13.56 MHz standards, including NFC.

New in March 2018: RFID & Wireless IoT Search Engine!

Today, rfid-im-blick.de/en is your first stop online for every wireless IoT research. Information on hardware and software, consulting, use cases, products and provider contacts are presented by category. The result: over 1,000 users visit the website each day. Numerous initiations of business start on this platform.

The name of the new online product – the RFID & Wireless IoT Search Engine – stands for a broad scope of information, globally available 365 days per year, 24 hours per day. The new portal publishes information about products, company profiles, and solutions in one single central research platform. Usability is created by categorising companies and products, as well as a well-thought-out structure and intuitive links between information.

The new Elatec universal RFID reader/writer module supports all current RFID standards for the frequency ranges 125 and 134.2 kHz as well as the 13.56 MHz band, including NFC. The latter, when combined with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), can allow iPhones and Android smartphones to be used for identification and wallet solutions.

As a PCB, designed for space-saving purposes, the TWN4 MultiTech 3 BLE is more compact than its predecessors, the TWN4 MultiTech and the TWN4 MultiTech 2 BLE. The 50 x 35 x 7 mm module can be delivered with customized protective housing. Upon request, additional interfaces can be implemented, such as CAN bus and OSDP/RS485 for industrial applications.

 COMPRION has won the SESAMES Award 2017 in the category “Manufacturing & Tests” for Design Validation Center with Vector Field Probe. This is a new test solution for the validation of contactless interface design in the development phase of an NFC-based product. The award highlights COMPRION’s expertise in developing innovative solutions.

Versatile encoder for RFID and Smart Card production with scanner enhancement

A durable stand-alone or OEM drop-in encoder for personalization bureaus wishing to process a variety of ID-1 sized RFID and / or Smart Cards with optionally available scanner units operating in the IR or visible spectrum for data retrieval and automated processing tasks.

TU Munich's RFID Application Centre offers platform for scientific, application-oriented RFID research projects

Connecting scientific research and application-oriented users: The RFID Application Centre (AZM) of the Technical University of Munich offers a platform for joint research projects between users, technology providers, and academic researchers. Founded in 2008 in southern Germany, five institutes of the TU Munich started to combine the innovative potential of current RFID research topics with user inquiries in joint projects. The RFID AZM acts as motivator, consultant, agent, and training partner to encourage project collaborations.

New safety sensors for operator protection

Safety systems for the protection of personnel are this year’s hot topic for Contrinex at SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg, stand 7A-406. Highlights include the unveiling of two new series of safety sensors, certified category 4 according to ISO 13849-1. Types are available with magnetic or RFID coding, which not only ensures immunity to mutual interference, but also largely eliminates the risk of tampering.

Whether UHF RFID, HF RFID, or barcode: Identification creates safety

Until now, relying on high-end labelling and identification solutions was the prerogative of the high-cost pharmaceutical industry, other industries are now following suit. For Uwe Wolter and Kurt Hoppen, Bluhm Systeme, the reasons lies in the continuing trend towards the digitisation of all economic sectors.

“Labelling solutions are enabler for the adoption of digital concepts and strategies,” explains Kurt Hoppen. In order to meet this trend and the rising demand, development at Bluhm Systeme is constantly moving forward. In an interview with “RFID im Blick”, Kurt Hoppen and Uwe Wolter report on the deployment of labelling solutions for new processes and the software linking of objects and systems.

Kurt Hoppen, Member of the Executive Board, and Uwe Wolter, Product Manager RFID, Bluhm Systeme, in an interview with “RFID im Blick”

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Leveraging the advantages of automated mass manufacturing while customizing the product to client-specific wishes are the hallmarks of so-called Mass Customization. In order to keep track of all processes throughout the various necessary phases of production, RFID systems support product identification. For the use in high temperature environments, Swiss sensor specialist Contrinex offers specialised HF RFID transponders.

By Pierre-Yves Dénervaud, International Product Manager, Contrinex

Fixed RFID hardware and innovative software solutions help realise a truly connected IoT

At NRF 2017, Mojix presented the Turbo Antenna for inventory in fashion retail. The antenna solution enables fashion retailers to solve the so-called static tag challenge that occurs with non-moving UHF RFID tags. Scot Stelter, Vice President, Products US, Mojix, not only points out the benefits of the new antenna for fashion retail, but also talks about other possible application areas, as well as the advantages of fixed RFID hardware, and enabling the IoT.