April 1, 2025 — The RAIN Alliance is pleased to announce the results of its recent Board of Directors election. Congratulations to James Goodland (NXP Semiconductors), Pierre Muller (EM Microelectronic), Juho Partanen (Impinj Inc.), and Abby Wu (Xindeco IoT), who have been elected to serve two-year terms through March 2027.
Powercast is revolutionizing supply chain tracking with RAIN RFID technology, embedding smart sensors for real-time monitoring of perishable goods and integrating LED-enabled tags for rapid product location. Beyond compliance with new FDA regulations, Powercast’s innovations enhance efficiency, security, safety, and sustainability—reshaping retail, logistics, and everyday smart applications through wireless power
By Jesse Tuominen, PhD, CTO, Voyantic Ltd. and co-leader of the RAIN Alliance Manufacturing Quality Workgroup In June 2024, a new Manufacturing Quality Workgroup within the RAIN Alliance met for the very first time. The group had no leaders, no schedule, nor a clear scope of the work ahead. However,
FEIG ELECTRONICS, a leading manufacturer of RFID read/write devices, is launching two versions of a new, high-performance UHF long-range reader, the LRU4000 and LRU4000X. This reader family was specifically developed for demanding applications in industrial and logistics environments – putting you in a completely different league! The devices are particularly
Charles Heidsieck Champagne Company is adopting RFID technology to benefit not only from complete traceability of its bottles from its production site to the points of sale, but also from better monitoring of its distribution channels. March 2025. Traceability remains a major challenge for wine, champagne and spirits brands. To
The NextNav petition for rule change filed in April 2024 resulted in major activities of the industry and the RAIN Alliance during Summer 2024. In August 2024 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) issued a public notice with a call for inputs. The RAIN Alliance
The four new models of on-metal tags can be adhered directly and transmit about four to six meters. Companies tracking assets and inventory in metallic environments face basic challenges around the physics of RF transmission, namely reflecting the energy emitted from RFID readers which creates an interference for
This article appeared in the 4 March 2025 issue of SupplyChain Strategy Aileen Ryan, President and CEO at RAIN Alliance, looks at the role of emerging technologies in supporting the push to decarbonize supply chains. Globalized and interoperable supply chains have opened up business opportunities like never before. From car
28/02/2025 – Impinj, a leading RAIN technology provider and Internet of Things Pioneer, and Clustag, a specialist in RFID solutions, will present a seminar on RAIN at ProMat 2025. The event, titled “RFID Applications in Automated Warehouses: Latest Use Cases and Technology Innovations,” will take place Wednesday, March 19, 2025,
KYOTO, Japan --- KTC (TOKYO:5966), Japan's No.1 industrial tool manufacturer, introduces nepros-ID, a revolutionary line of IoT-ready tools poised to transform tool management in the aerospace and MRO industries. This groundbreaking innovation will be showcased at MRO Americas 2025 (booth #4945), held in Atlanta from April 8 to 10, 2025.