Over 100 billion items of clothing are sold every year. More than 70% of them end up in landfill or incineration. Not because brands don't care, and not because the recycling infrastructure doesn't exist — but because nobody knows where the products are, what they're made of, or how to
A retailer's inventory system tracks thousands of items with near-perfect accuracy. A hospital confirms a medication is genuine before administering it. A consumer scans a designer handbag with their smartphone to verify it's authentic. These scenarios work because RAIN RFID does its job reliably — connecting physical items to digital
For years, RAIN RFID has operated as quiet infrastructure — powering inventory management, supply chain visibility, and operational efficiency across industries. Its impact is profound but largely invisible to the people benefiting from it. That is changing. As item-level transparency initiatives advance and RAIN readers are integrated into smartphones, the
Seagull Software Launches BarTender® 12 and delivers the industry’s most flexible, connected, and scalable labeling platform for companies of every size in any industry. Innovative hybrid labeling architecture combined with simplified cloud printing and enterprise integra on unlocks new opportunities for BarTender customers. Seagull Software announced the release of BarTender
Quality has always mattered in RAIN RFID. But for much of the industry’s history, it has been difficult to talk about quality in a way that is both precise and widely understood. Today, the RAIN Alliance’s Manufacturing Quality Certification Guideline and Manufacturing Quality Guideline Use Case Scenarios help change that,
The forgotten building block of RAIN RFID zoning: controlled RF boundaries, for a few euros per square meter. Physical shielding confines the RAIN RF field: reads happen inside the intended zone, without bleeding into adjacent areas. And the goal isn’t to make a POC “work better”. In a multi-store rollout,
The new application offers a modern and clear interface that optimises RFID data interpretation, opening up new operational opportunities. Clustag, a global leader in RFID solutions and data capture, has announced the development and launch of ‘Tag Inspector’, the first open application specifically designed for smartphones with integrated RAIN RFID
From pilot schemes to permanent business models — the technology making reuse as easy as single-use. The world has a single-use problem. We know this. But we are moving past the era of awareness and firmly into the era of infrastructure, and the infrastructure that is quietly making reuse work
In just a couple of weeks, global leaders from throughout the tyre industry will gather in Hannover for this year’s Tyre Technology Expo. As attendees walk the floor and sit in on the insightful talks and panel sessions from industry peers during the conference, one topic is set to come
As we welcome the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Fire Horse, RAIN Alliance President and CEO Aileen Ryan and Board Chair Jos Kunnen extend their warmest wishes to all our members celebrating across Asia and around the world. The Fire Horse comes around only once every 60