Free webinar: Embedded RFID - Supercharging products with RFID
Original Air Date:
May 1st, 2008
Current Availability:
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Overview:
The power of RFID as a stand-alone application to increase accuracy and efficiency in supply chain management has garnered much attention in recent years. The story now is how RFID can be added as a feature to an almost unending list of products -- adding new functionality, increasing reliability and enhancing the user experience.
They may still look the same on the outside, but embedding RFID readers and software into existing and yet-to-be released products can transform them on the inside offering manufacturers, OEMs and product designers new opportunities for competitive advantage through increased efficiency, accuracy and product differentiation.
What you'll learn:
- Differences between RFID and existing barcode and contact technologies.
- How embedded RFID expands beyond early Wal Mart and DoD supply chain implementations for new applications in:
- Disposable authentication
- Smart-shelf & smart-cabinets
- Secure contactless payments
- Asset tracking o Inventory restocking and controls
- User-specific machine configuration
- Unique technical and business considerations for embedded RFID
- Various ways real-world companies are presently using RFID in their products to drive revenue and differentiation
Estimated Length: 1 hour, including Q & A.
Who should attend: Designers, Engineers, Product Managers, Directors and Technical Executives from OEMs, finished product manufacturers and design firms. No RFID expertise required.
Presenter: Martin Payne, VP Marketing & Strategy
Martin is responsible for SkyeTek’s corporate strategy, market awareness, lead generation, and technology alliances. He brings high-tech marketing and strategy experience from Sun Microsystems, StorageTek, and Dell Computer where he held senior positions in marketing, product line management, strategy, and business development. Martin has been instrumental in developing and launching successful product lines into direct and multi-tier sales channels such as Dell’s Axim handheld computers and StorageTek’s StreamLine portfolio of enterprise storage. He holds a BS, with honor’s, in Aeronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Academy, an MS in Operations Research from the University of California-Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Complimentary White Paper: Innovate with Embedded RFID
This paper explores the capabilities and benefits of embedded RFID for OEMs, product designers, manufacturers and product managers.
When integrated into Device Manufacturers’ existing and new product lines, embedded RFID now enables solutions across supporting applications such as Disposables Authentication, Patient Management, Direct and Consignment Inventory Management and Product Configuration.
SkyeTek is the worldwide leader in Embedded RFID technology. SkyeTek's reader technology enables the widespread adoption of RFID as an embedded feature in existing products to create new product applications and functionality. SkyeTek works with OEMs and Product Manufacturers from the Fortune 1000 and mid markets to add RFID as a feature to their products.