The theme of this year’s World Refrigeration Day which happened a few days ago on 26th June was ‘Cooling Matters’, focusing on the importance of refrigeration for food safety, medicines, data centers and air conditioning. And cooling really does matter for our health, welfare, productivity and economy, as we’ll explore below: Food safety – Our […]
World Fish Migration Day – How UHF RFID Helps Scale up Fish Counts to Tackle Seafood Sustainability
Charles Vilner, UK Engineering Director, Omni-ID, writes, May 21st marks World Fish Migration Day, when conservationists highlight the need to keep the world’s rivers healthy to help migratory fish populations to recover. In addition to dams blocking access to breeding grounds and pollution of rivers and oceans, fish face a number of challenges which threaten […]
Why RFID is Such a Vital Link in Global Supply Chains
April 21st is World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID). It’s also Supply Chain Day. #WCID was founded by the United Nations to highlight the importance of creative thinking for the development of innovative practical solutions that tackle the world’s most urgent problems. Considering the multiple challenges currently affecting global supply chains, today is a fitting […]
Introducing Sense Passive
We are pleased to announce the launch of our ‘Sense’ passive range of temperature, moisture and volume sensing RFID devices developed for datacenter, industrial and healthcare markets. The new temperature & moisture monitoring capabilities come thanks to the ‘Magic of Magnus’. OK, it’s not actually magic but it is very clever – it’s the revolutionary […]
How we keep track of packaging as we work to tackle waste
Tony Kington, CEO, writes, “The United Nations Environment Assembly has proposed a global treaty to compel countries to reduce the amount of plastic they produce and discard. The treaty could include international rules to reduce unnecessary plastic packaging and replace it with more sustainable alternatives. Reducing Packaging Recycling helps to conserve natural resources and reduces […]
Seven ways RFID supports international supply chains
International Customs day recognises the role that Customs officials play in enabling the flow of international trade and security of supply chains. The day stems from the formation of the Customs Co-Operation Council in Brussels, which was formally inaugurated on 26th January 1953. The intergovernmental Council was authorized as the World Customs Organization (WCO) in […]
Why Yule be thankful for RFID this December
At this time of year as we get caught up in the frenzy of gift buying, wrapping and sending. It’s easy to take for granted the RFID technology that underpins the smooth delivery of everything from the gifts under the tree to the garnish on our festive meals. Here are just a few of the […]
Getting found by becoming HID
– how being part of a global leader allows us to help more customers and larger enterprises Tony Kington writes: Over the summer we made the major announcement that we’d been acquired by HID Global and are now part of its IDT business area. I […]
Countering the Counterfeiters
Countering the Counterfeiters -how our battery-free RFID sensor label saves time, money and lives. Blog post by Tony Kington Whenever demand outstrips supply, criminals will seize the opportunity to fill the gap. Sadly, even COVID-19 vaccinations are not immune to unscrupulous profiteers. In April the BBC reported that fake vaccines, bearing counterfeit Pfizer labels, had […]
Omni-ID joins HID Global to help create a true RFID Powerhouse
We are pleased to announce that we have been acquired by HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions. The acquisition extends HID’s market leadership in RFID technology and utilizes our strength in India and China to boost their presence in these territories and markets. HID are delighted to bring on board our […]