The Impinj platform will help the air transport industry save $3
billion in lost luggage costs by 2023
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2018--
Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI), a leading provider and pioneer of RAIN RFID
solutions, today announced the Impinj® Monza® R6-B
tag chip for tracking checked baggage in the global air-transport
industry. Monza R6-B specifically addresses the recent International
Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors initiative for
member airlines to use RAIN RFID-enabled bag tags by 2020.
The Impinj Monza R6-B is the first tag chip specifically engineered for
airline baggage tracking. Its design builds upon Impinj’s product
leadership in tag chips, reader chips, and fixed readers in the largest
RAIN RFID airport luggage tracking deployments to date. The Monza R6-B
enables airlines and airports to meet key baggage tracking requirements
including IATA Resolution 753 and specific guidelines for RAIN RFID
implementation in Recommended Practice 1740c.
“We have long been involved in baggage-tracking deployments with our
integration partners, and are now seeing fast, worldwide adoption of
RAIN RFID chips, readers, and software thanks to IATA’s leadership,”
said Chris Diorio, Impinj founder and CEO. “There are more than 280 IATA
member airlines transitioning to RAIN for bag tracking. This rollout is
one of the largest and fastest industry adoptions in the history of
RFID.”
Air Transport Industry Expects $3 Billion Savings by 2023
According to a study by IATA, RAIN
RFID is predicted to save the air transport industry $3 billion by
2023 as more accurate luggage tracking results in fewer mishandled bags. RAIN
RFID is proven to be 99.9 percent accurate in bag location tracking,
supporting quicker aircraft turn times and improving the passenger
experience with fewer lost bags, greater visibility into a bag’s
location, and other enhanced travel applications.
A Monza R6-B tag chip in a baggage label wirelessly connects the bag and
consistently enables fast and accurate luggage identification to keep
baggage operations on schedule. Monza R6-B’s patented AutoTune™
self-tuning feature delivers reliable radio-frequency communications
across worldwide frequency jurisdictions and in challenging airport
environments such as stacked luggage and metallic infrastructure.
Impinj’s patented Enduro™ connection design enables reliable labels that
can withstand the wear-and-tear of baggage handling operations.
Impinj Platform Enables Efficiencies in Air Transport Industry
Operations
Impinj provides a comprehensive platform spanning endpoints,
connectivity, and software. Our connectivity devices track bags
throughout handling operations on conveyors, belt loaders, thresholds,
and baggage hold areas. Impinj offers a variety of reader options for
each of these read points, including integrated gateways, fixed readers,
reader modules, and reader chips. Impinj software makes it easy to
manage and monitor a RAIN RFID implementation and integrate RAIN data
into other applications.
“The mandated adoption of RAIN RFID in the air transport industry is
proof that Impinj’s vision to connect everyday items to the digital
world is both real and achievable,” said Diorio. “What I find personally
exciting is that passengers now see when their bags are loaded on their
flight or are ready for pickup from a baggage carousel. Personalized,
real-time luggage information is a wonderful example of Impinj
empowering people to directly connect with the things that are important
to them.”
About Impinj
Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) wirelessly connects billions of everyday items such
as apparel, medical supplies, and automobile parts to consumer and
business applications such as inventory management, patient safety, and
asset tracking. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver timely
information about these items to the digital world, thereby enabling the
Internet of Things. www.impinj.com
Impinj, Monza, AutoTune, and Enduro are trademarks or registered
trademark of Impinj, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
owners.
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Impinj, Inc.
Jill West, +1-206-834-1110
Sr. Director Global
Marketing & Communications
jwest@impinj.com
www.impinj.com