Fresh USA Seeks to RFID-Enable Cloakrooms

Several Russian companies are employing an RFID-based conveyor system to provide users with quick access to garments in cloakrooms or uniform storage. When a person checks a coat or other garment, he or she receives an RFID-tagged badge or bracelet encoded with a unique ID number linked to that item's location. The company that provided the technology—Fresh—now has a U.S.-based division, Fresh USA, that is selling the solution in North America. The system includes the conveyor system for storing and retrieving the garments, as well as RFID readers, tags and software to identify which coat or garment is associated with each claim.