RFID Systems in Postal & Courier Services Sector Discussed in New Report Published at MarketPublishers.com

London, UK (PRWEB) March 13, 2012

The global market for radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, including tags, in postal & courier sector will be worth USD 2.5 billion by 2018, with a potential to be much bigger in case current efforts to tag individual items gain widespread acceptance. In due course, more than one trillion postal items will be tagged every year, making this the worlds second largest application of RFID after the retail supply chain. Postal services ignoring this accelerating change will become uncompetitive and suppliers missing out are sure to regret it.

New research report RFID for Postal and Courier Services 2011-2021 worked out by IDTechEx has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.

Report Details:

Title: RFID for Postal and Courier Services 2011-2021

Published: September, 2010

Pages: 212

Price: US$ 2,895

http://marketpublishers.com/report/technologies_electronics/telecommunications/rfid_4_postal_n_courier_services_2011_2021.html

The study examines the rapid increase in use of RFID in the postal and courier services. It features granular ten-year forecasts along with a full explanation of the technologies, covers more than 40 cases studies of RFID in action at postal and courier services in North America, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia. Furthermore, major breakthroughs expected to provide future success are thoroughly discussed.

The report mentions a postal RFID system, successfully tested in Korea this year, which completely automates the whole process of mail delivery from accepting the package to classification and dispatching. Also noted is the Swedish Post and their system that detects and records tampering using RFID and other innovations abound, including RFID cards controlling driver access to postal vehicles and RFID enabled postal sorting equipment.

Reports Contents:

Executive Summary and Conclusions

1. Introduction

1.1. Benefits

1.2. Evolution of RFID in postal and courier services

1.2.1. Calculating cross charges

1.2.2. Conveyances and vehicles

1.2.3. Postal boxes

1.2.4. Latest developments

1.2.5. RFID recorded delivery

1.2.6. RFID for orders online

1.2.7. Automatic handling equipment

1.2.8. A world first trial in Korea

1.2.9. RFID at China Post

1.2.10. Experience from a courier service company – TNT Express

1.2.11. RFID for Postal Services in the Middle East

1.2.12. The Global Monitoring System

1.3. Structure of this report

1.4. Lessons from the last ten years

2. Mass Tagging of Postal Items and the Tagging Of Assets

2.1. EPCglobal influence on standards

2.2. Choice of frequencies

2.3. The EPC air interface

2.4. Gen2 is a breakthrough for some open RFID systems

2.5. EPC is not confined to UHF

2.6. Over promising – no ideal frequency for everything

2.6.1. RFID System overview

2.7. RFID enabled asset management

3. Detailed Case Studies

3.1. Item level

3.1.1. IPC AMQM – the largest RFID network in the world

3.1.2. Correos – Europe’s largest UHF EPC project

3.1.3. DHL, temperature monitoring pharmaceuticals, USA

3.1.4. City Link, UK

3.1.5. DHL postal packages, Belgium

3.1.6. China Post, mail bags China

3.1.7. DHL postal packages, Belgium

3.1.8. UPS courier packages USA

3.1.9. FedEx NetReturn/ Intellareturn courier returns USA

3.1.10. DHL Time/temperature recording Belgium

3.1.11. La Poste, measurement of mail flow France

3.1.12. European Commission ParcelCall project, Europe

3.1.13. The Global Monitoring System

3.1.14. Royal Mail, mail flow monitoring, new system UK

3.1.15. Royal Mail, monitoring letters, UK

3.1.16. US Postal Service, mail flow item level, USA

3.1.17. DHL Fashion apparel France

3.1.18. Deutsche Paket Dienst parcels Germany

3.1.19. Home Office, TRI-MEX International Ltd, Nokia and DHL, UK/ Finland

3.2. Post boxes

3.2.1. Saudi Post post box identification Saudi Arabia

3.2.2. La Poste postal box access France

3.3. Conveyances

3.3.1. Brinks France transport container access

3.3.2. TNT Express and Thai Customs, overland logistics, Thailand

3.3.3. TNT, Liege Airport, freight tracking, Belgium

3.3.4. UPS tote boxes USA

3.3.5. UPS tote boxes Phase Two USA

3.3.6. UPS shipping tools USA

3.3.7. UPS Reusable container sortation USA

3.3.8. DHL and Nokia, cellphone transit cases UK/Finland

3.3.9. Italian Post Office, mailbags, Italy

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Balluff Expands its Industrial RFID Product Portfolio

Florence, KY (PRWEB) April 26, 2012

Balluff GmbH has signed an agreement with a long-term partner to acquire their current industrial RFID business. The acquisition will broaden Balluffs already vast offering of industrial RFID tags, readers, antennas and handhelds. This acquisition will further strengthen Balluffs position in the Industrial RFID market with additional technologies and products. According to Michael Unger, Managing Director and Spokesperson of Balluff GmbH, This acquisition brings new technologies for high temperature applications and opens up new markets in the automation and logistics industry, as well as the semiconductor industry.

With 30 years of experience in in industrial RFID, Balluff is a global leader in tool identification, asset tracking and work-in-progress tracking applications. As an innovator of LF (Low Frequency) and HF (High Frequency) technologies, Balluff has been a market leader for decades. With this new acquisition, Balluff is positioned to support new application areas with HF and emerging UHF (Ultra High Frequency) technologies for industrial applications. By understanding our customers traceability needs, Balluff is uniquely positioned to support the industrial RFID market for years to come.

For additional information on Balluff RFID products, visit: http://www.balluff.com/rfid

About Balluff Inc.

Balluff Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Balluff GmbH, Neuhausen, Germany, is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of inductive, photoelectric, vision, capacitive and magnetic sensors as well as linear position transducers, RFID systems, and networking products. Balluff products for OEM and factory floor solutions are used to control, regulate, automate, assemble, position, and monitor manufacturing, assembly, and packaging sequences for industries including: metalworking, automotive, plastics, material handling, wood processing, aerospace, alternative energy, medical, electrical, and electronics.

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GuardRFID Announces Major Release of New Active RFID and RTLS Middleware Engine

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) May 02, 2012

Guard RFID Solutions Inc., an industry leader in 433MHz Active RFID technology for healthcare and industrial applications, has announced the full release of its latest RFID middleware engine Argus 3.0 adding numerous customer requested features and introducing three significant enhancements.

Argus 3.0 is now an Enterprise-class Server enabling multiple facilities to be operated as independent segments from a single server while allowing complete autonomy of each segment. The benefits of a centralized server implementation include increased data and system security, simplified system management, standardization across enterprise network and ultimately reduces operating costs. It also provides the ability to administer the system and monitor security events enterprise-wide from a centralized location. GuardRFIDs current customers are now able to implement solutions, such as its industry-leading TotGuard Infant Security system, within multiple independent units or multiple buildings within a facility and support numerous disparate facilities system-wide.

Support for the new GuardRFID Staff Tag enables a variety of features necessary for applications associated with personnel safety, location and credential validation. The companys new SafeGuard Staff Duress system was developed in tandem with the Staff Tag to take advantage of GuardRFIDs most advanced 433MHz Active RFID technology, which achieves greater location accuracy, reliable alarm transmission and provides the benefit of real-time 2-way communications. The new Staff Tag features user configurable buttons, paging annunciation, duress alarm activation, and cancellation, help is on its way acknowledgement, man-down warning and alarm, hands-free access control, as well as features that enhance user-convenience such as automatic sign-in and sign-out procedures.

Argus 3.0 additionally provides full software integration with industry-leading manufacturers of access control and CCTV video management systems. By expanding these technology partnerships, GuardRFID is continually advancing the ability of its existing and future customers to achieve the full potential of its 433MHz Active RFID technology for advanced security and asset tracking.

Zahir Abji, President and CEO states, Our TotGuard Infant Security system and underlying Argus middleware have recently undergone exhaustive audits by several major healthcare systems and we have come out on top in every case with respect to being able to deliver an enterprise-class solution and full IT compliance with no compromises. We are very excited to have been selected as the system of choice by the clinical and security staff at these large and highly-sophisticated healthcare networks and to have been approved as a sole source by their senior IT management.

About Guard RFID Solutions, Inc.

Guard RFID Solutions, Inc. develops Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies and products for Healthcare, Industrial, and Enterprise applications. Guard RFID Solutions, Inc.s products can accurately track and locate equipment, materials, and people for enhanced automation, workflow, monitoring, and security solutionsall on one flexible platform. Guard RFID Solutions, Inc. is federally incorporated in Canada, with its head office in British Columbia and its sales office in Chicago, IL.

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Evanhoe & Associates Chooses Fluensee to Expand Market Reach and RFID Expertise

Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 30, 2012

Fluensee, a leading provider of RFID asset tracking and supply chain management solutions, today announced the company has entered into a partnership with Evanhoe & Associates, a full-service IT systems integrator with automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) solution experience in a variety of industries including government, healthcare, and manufacturing. Through this agreement, Evanhoe will be offering Fluensees web-based RFID solution to all customers, whether they need to leverage the full set of system functions, utilize a more limited set of features, or use it as a means of integrating advanced tracking technologies into existing systems.

Evanhoe selected Fluensee because of their flexible, highly-configurable solution, Fluensee AssetTrack, which provides comprehensive asset visibility and control, and their years of success in delivering solutions to business problems that are familiar to a wide range of industries. The new offering will allow organizations to better utilize their high-value, mission-critical assets, such as IT/electronic items, precision equipment and tools, returnable transport items, and manufacturing WIPs. By tracking these assets with RFID or other auto-ID technologies, organizations will be able to quickly and easily realize benefits such as:

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