[May 05, 2009] Intermec and Infratab Join Forces for Perishable Goods Distribution Tweet May 04, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Intermec and Infratab announced the integration of Intermec rugged mobile computers and add-on passive UHF RFID readers with Infratab's Freshtime semi passive RFID tags. The companies stated that the solution provides customers with the capability to monitor temperature, shelf life, and freshness of perishable goods - such as vaccines, food, chemicals and flowers - for track and trace and insurance purposes throughout the cold chain, as well as intelligent in-the-field decisions based on the product's current quality. The solution enables distribution managers and mobile workers to receive real-time alerts concerning the quality of perishable goods and identifies when goods have expired or been abused. By providing better visibility into the supply chain, Intermec and Infratab help customers mitigate waste and insurance claims by accurately reading the temperature of shipments at all times, simplifying data collection. "Each year, temperature abuses throughout the cold chain result in millions of dollars of losses for corporations," said Terry Myers, CEO, Infratab. "Our partnership with Intermec ensures accurate and inexpensive tracking using passive RFID in conjunction with current business processes and cold chain applications that can be directly integrated into existing enterprise resource planning and quality assurance systems." "Intermec and Infratab's joint solution ensures product quality throughout the entire cold chain," said Chris Kelley, director of RFID, Intermec. "Furthermore, it reduces manual intervention, labor and errors associated with current solutions and enables preemptive actions to assure product quality." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]