04.10.17
RFID Journal, a source of news and in-depth information regarding radio frequency identification, has unveiled the finalists for its 2017 RFID Journal Awards. The winners will be announced at RFID Journal LIVE! 2017, the company's 15th annual conference and exhibition, to be held at Arizona's Phoenix Convention Center on May 9-11. All finalists in the end user categories will be invited to speak at the event, and the winners, along with the other end user finalists, will receive a crystal award.
"The scope of projects expands each year as the technology matures," says Mark Roberti, RFID Journal's founder and editor. "In many cases, the technology is being used in mission-critical applications and delivering incredible benefits. Attendees at LIVE! 2017 will benefit from hearing about these deployments and seeing the products chosen as among the best this year."
End user companies were nominated in six categories:
Best Retail RFID Implementation
Lululemon
Tegu
Tesco
Best Manufacturing RFID Implementation
Heraeus Noblelight America
Honda
HP Brazil
Best Health-Care RFID Implementation
Cook Medical Korea
DIA Construction
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Best Logistics/Supply Chain RFID Implementation
GERDAU
Marroquinera
Ternium
Best RFID Implementation (Other Industry)
Delta Air Lines
Houston Forensic Science Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service
Berntsen International
Onis Data Solutions
SharpEnd
The judges also selected 10 finalists for Best New Product being exhibited at this year's LIVE! event. The finalists are:
Confidex's Links NFC portfolio
Farsens' Rocky 100 RFID chip
Guard RFID's Self-powered wireless RTLS
HID Global's Seal Tag edTamper UHF
Identiv's uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker (Generation 2)
Kathrein RFID's RRU 4000 RFID IoT gateway
NXP Semiconductors' UCODE 8
STMicroelectronics' ST25DV dynamic NFC/RFID tag
Tyco Retail Solutions' RFID Fitting Room
Zebra Technologies' SmartSense for Retail
In addition, RFID Journal's editors will present the 2017 RFID Special Achievement Award to Ken Traub, principal at Ken Traub Consulting, for his work with GS1 to develop software standards for sharing Electronic Product Code (EPC) data.
LIVE! 2017 will feature eight conference tracks, seven in-depth preconference seminars and workshops, four post-conference seminars, three co-located events, fast-track training, RFID Professional Institute certification and more than 200 exhibitors showcasing the latest RFID products and solutions.
"The scope of projects expands each year as the technology matures," says Mark Roberti, RFID Journal's founder and editor. "In many cases, the technology is being used in mission-critical applications and delivering incredible benefits. Attendees at LIVE! 2017 will benefit from hearing about these deployments and seeing the products chosen as among the best this year."
End user companies were nominated in six categories:
Best Retail RFID Implementation
Lululemon
Tegu
Tesco
Best Manufacturing RFID Implementation
Heraeus Noblelight America
Honda
HP Brazil
Best Health-Care RFID Implementation
Cook Medical Korea
DIA Construction
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Best Logistics/Supply Chain RFID Implementation
GERDAU
Marroquinera
Ternium
Best RFID Implementation (Other Industry)
Delta Air Lines
Houston Forensic Science Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service
Berntsen International
Onis Data Solutions
SharpEnd
The judges also selected 10 finalists for Best New Product being exhibited at this year's LIVE! event. The finalists are:
Confidex's Links NFC portfolio
Farsens' Rocky 100 RFID chip
Guard RFID's Self-powered wireless RTLS
HID Global's Seal Tag edTamper UHF
Identiv's uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker (Generation 2)
Kathrein RFID's RRU 4000 RFID IoT gateway
NXP Semiconductors' UCODE 8
STMicroelectronics' ST25DV dynamic NFC/RFID tag
Tyco Retail Solutions' RFID Fitting Room
Zebra Technologies' SmartSense for Retail
In addition, RFID Journal's editors will present the 2017 RFID Special Achievement Award to Ken Traub, principal at Ken Traub Consulting, for his work with GS1 to develop software standards for sharing Electronic Product Code (EPC) data.
LIVE! 2017 will feature eight conference tracks, seven in-depth preconference seminars and workshops, four post-conference seminars, three co-located events, fast-track training, RFID Professional Institute certification and more than 200 exhibitors showcasing the latest RFID products and solutions.