Session Overviews

Overview of RFID
Robert Steinberg, Productivity by RFID
Understand the basic components of passive and active RFID systems and how they are already being employed in the world around us. Review opportunities for gain: inventory visibility, asset management, greater productivity from personnel, diminish data errors, enhanced factory automation, paperless work flow, greater traceability, increased security and more.

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RFID Tags
Pete Kuzma, X-ident
Learn how a tag works, what goes into a RFID tag, frequency characteristics across the spectrum, reading ranges, material effects, standards that are in place and forthcoming, regulations and sources.

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RFID Readers
Kai Figwer, LXE
Discover the various types of readers, their form factors and their functions within a system. Review antenna characteristics; patterns, polarization, spacing and capabilities. Review interference considerations, anti-collision techniques and power regulations. Review basic Input/Output devices.

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RFID Middleware and Applications Software
Nissim Ozer, RF Code
Learn about middleware and its ability to interact with enterprise systems, legacy systems and establishing of business rules. Review the various applications for middleware; Tracking, Visibility and Data Management. Understand RFID Compliance process flow (manual versus batch label printing) and Productivity process flow (automatic print and apply). Review WMS functionality.

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FEATURED PRESENTATION - The US Department of Defense:
Leading the Way in Two Worlds - Active and Passive RFID
Ed Coyle, Chief, DoD AIT Office, Defense Logistics Agency

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Getting Started
Robert Steinberg, Productivity by RFID
Step through a Five Step Plan to implementing RFID. Learn how RFID can benefit your company. Explore compliance vs. productivity implementations. Evaluating the ROI of various approaches. Review site survey techniques and piloting. Review basic cost structures and a map of the industry.

SYSTEM Active RFID Systems and Case History Rob Ufford, RF Code Learn the capabilities of Active RFID systems, long range monitoring, Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS), zonal examples, TAVIS unified monitoring for hybrid systems and review application examples. Find out what products are in the marketplace now and learn about upcoming products. Back to Agenda Passive RFID Systems and DoD Mandate Richard Kaniss, Symbol Technologies (formerly Matrics) Review industrial applications and real world examples for passive RFID. Get an update on the DoD RFID policy, when it will apply to you and what it will mean to comply. Back to Agenda Optimal Solutions to Meet RFID Label Compliance Mandates Rick Bauer, Paxar Straight talk about RFID SmartLabels, and associated solutions, designed to meet compliance labeling mandates. This session will include optimal current and future products, performance expectations, label placement guidelines, implementation precautions and process design techniques to ensure 100% reliability and compliance. Back to Agenda Electronic Product Code (ePC) Generation 2 Tom Brady, UCC EPC-Global Get an update on the forthcoming Generation 2 - protocol definitions, intended global usage, timetables and market availability. Find out what is involved in procuring an ePC number. Back to Agenda The Case for Hybrid ID Nissim Ozer, RF Code Explore the state of the RFID market - the hype vs. reality. Hear about infrastructure and trends. Does your enterprise need Hybrid Auto-ID (passive and active RFID)? Review various example cases of hybrid systems; deployments consisting of WIP, healthcare solutions and other case studies. Find out exactly what a Unified Monitoring System is, how it is deployed and what the benefits are.

HARDWARE Battery Assisted Passive (BAP) Tags for Temperature Sensing Mark McDonald, Alien Technology Find out how to use BAP tags for long range identification, asset tracking, time temperature monitoring, vibration and shock monitoring, tamper detection and more. Get a live demonstration of BAP tags. Back to Agenda Key Things to Know About Passive RFID Tags and Labels Pete Kuzma, X-ident Whether you are buying tags or labels off the shelf or having custom tags designed and manufactured, this session will provide the key things you need to know about tags and the questions you should be asking. Review the different manufacturing techniques and the challenges involved in making tags. Back to Agenda Mobile RFID Readers Kai Figwer, LXE Rugged wireless data collection solutions for supply chain execution, tough environments and real-time communications. Review WIP applications and inventory tracking. Learn the vast capabilities of the MX3 and MX5 handhelds. Learn about "mountable" portable readers as found on folk lifts, etc. Back to Agenda Unique Identification (UID) Mike Weaver, Intrinsic Marks Inc. This presentation will overview the Department of Defense 1 January 2005 mandate for Universal Identification (UID) of assets as to scope, requirements and various permanent identification methods that comply. The UID overview will be followed by an introduction to IMI’s UIDexpress.com that enables browser definition and ordering of UID name plates meeting DoD UID requirements without investment in capital equipment. Back to Agenda RFID Printers Matt Ream, Zebra Technologies Printers that write to the RFID tag IN the label and print human readable data ON the label are a key RFID system component. Understand how printers interact with your process and IT systems. Back to Agenda Tag Antenna Design Rich Garber, Avery Dennison Understand antenna design considerations and explore challenges to inlay and label construction. Find out how various materials affect antenna performance and how to optimize a design for an application.

SOFTWARE Middleware and Applications Software David Vollmer, RedPrairie Just having the data is not enough. Using the data effectively is the key to any RFID deployment. Learn about integrating RFID data with the enterprise, how to identify business rules and how to put them into play. Back to Agenda RFID Case Studies Michael Wohlwend, Manhattan Associates This session will cover: Pick to Label, Post Pick Processing, Manufacturing Enablement, Pick to Belt with In-line applicator, Pharma Jumpstart, Class II provider and the Manhattan Associates RFID Solution Overview: Integration Manger, EPC Manager, Outbound Compliance and RFID enabled Warehouse Management Systems.

DEPLOYMENT Deployments of Active RFID in Military and Hospitals Eric Rust, CDO Technology Implementing RFID is a combination of art and science. CDO has implemented a variety of large and small RFID solutions for both the military and commercial markets. Come and learn the issues and challenges of implementing successful RFID solutions and to address opportunities and mitigation techniques that may arise in implementing your cost effective RFID solutions. Back to Agenda Air Force RFID Initial Implementations Mark Reboulet, USAF In concert with the work that Wal-Mart is leading in the commercial market, the DoD has mandated the use of passive RFID technology. This project encompasses Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) passive RFID insertion into the current in-transit business processes to track shipments of items at the case/pallet level. The project will demonstrate the ability of a passive RFID Military Shipping Label (MSL) to automatically record transportation event transactions and associate them to content level detail in an In-Transit Visibility (ITV) data store with minimal human intervention. In this session, Mr. Reboulet describes the finding from the Air Force tracking pilot. The session will provide an overview of the amount and type of metrics that was tracked for depot maintenance. Back to Agenda RFID in Retail and Supply Chain Find out how retailers intend to use RFID beyond the current mandates.  Discover how solution providers are building total RFID solutions for manufacturers required to meet mandates, and see how these apply to the future uses of RFID.

 

Based on the judgment of our speakers, the actual presentations may vary somewhat from these overviews.

Speakers and overviews are subject to change.