THOROFARE, N.J. — Checkpoint Systems here yesterday announced its participation in Metro Group’s “Tag It Easy!” RFID pilot, aimed at enabling consumer goods manufacturers in Asia to apply RFID labels on shipments from Hong Kong to Germany. The pilot will run for three months. Most of Metro Group’s suppliers in the Asia region have limited technology capabilities at their production sites, and so require assistance in printing RFID labels to affix to their export packages. Through a partnership with Checkpoint Systems, Metro Group has established a platform to allow these suppliers to place label order requests and receive pre-printed labels. “The Asian suppliers of the Metro Group will be placing RFID tags on all categories of consumer goods, ranging from toys to office equipment to clothes,” said Dr. Gerd Wolfram, managing director of MGI Metro Group Information Technology, Dusseldorf, Germany, in a statement. “Jointly, Metro and its suppliers want to guarantee that goods are always available to our customers. In particular, it’s important for promotional items to be in the right place at the right time.”
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