RFID Journal Awards

To submit your entry into the 2021 RFID Journal Awards, visit our website here. Submissions are due by June 30, 2021. The Winners of the 2020 awards are listed below.  To learn more, visit the  RFID Journal Awards website.

Congratulations to the 2020 Award Winners! The winners were presented with their awards virtually at RFID Journal Virtually LIVE! last September.

Best Retail RFID Implementation

• Grupo Boticário, which deployed an RFID solution to boost traceability and address other challenges in its supply chain (see  Grupo Boticário Plans RFID Deployment).

Best Manufacturing RFID Implementation

• Volkswagen do Brasil, which employs a real-time tool-monitoring system to track parts arriving from third-party automotive suppliers.

Best Health-Care RFID Implementation

• Johnson & Johnson, which uses RFID to improve its orthopedic loaner set replenishment process (see RFID for Orthopedic Implant Management Offers Standardized Solution).

Best Logistics/Supply Chain RFID Implementation

• Lockheed Martin, which utilizes RFID to improve accountability in its everyday operations, as mandated by the U.S. Department of Defense (see  Lockheed Martin Advances the “Flightline of the Future” Through Asset Visibility).

Best RFID Implementation (Other Industry)

• The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which employs RFID to reduce the time, money and workload involved in managing assets and conducting inventory counts (see  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Tracks IT Assets).

Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service

• SportCor, which developed a smart electronics core that can be embedded in balls and other sports equipment to provide highly accurate sports data analytics (see RFID Powers Smart Balls, Luggage Tags).

In addition, RFID Journal presented the Best New Product award to  EM Microelectronic for its em|echo-V product–authentication solution, which combines Near Field Communication (NFC) and passive UHF RFID in a single chip, creating an all-in-one tool for supply chain management, consumer engagement and product authentication (see  Best New RFID Products of 2020: METRC’s Wearable Passive UHF Reader and EM Microelectronic’s em|echo-V Dual-Frequency Chip).

Furthermore, RFID Journal‘s editors gave this year’sRFID Special Achievement Award to  Dr. Tali Freed, a professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, for her leadership at the  PolyGAIT-RFID Research and Development Center (see  Drone RFID Read Rate Near 100 Percent for Inventory or Asset Management).