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Hong Kong International Airport selects Intermec RFID printers for baggage sorting

  • October 12, 2006
  • Intermec Technologies Corporation
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Size 11 Linear Actuators with Encoder FeedbackEVERETT, Wash., Oct. 12, 2006 - Intermec Inc. has been selected to provide the Gen 2 RFID (radio frequency identification) bag tag printer system for the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in Hong Kong. The Intermec RFID Gen 2 printers will be installed at check-in counters to further enhance the existing RFID baggage sorting system, which was first installed in 2005. HKIA is the first airport in the world to implement an end-to-end RFID baggage tagging/sorting system.The Airport Authority has selected Intermec EasyCoder PF2i Baggage Tag Printers with integrated Gen 2 RFID modules to enable the use of baggage tags with embedded RFID Gen2 chips. As the system does now, the printer will print the flight and baggage data on the bag tag as visual barcode information. In addition, the integrated RFID module will encode the data to the RFID Gen 2 chip. The bag tags will be attached to all check-in baggage, which then will be sorted and loaded according to the RFID data. Intermec will install and provide service for the new printer system, as well. Award-winning Hong Kong International Airport is the world's fifth busiest international passenger airport and runs the world's busiest air cargo operation. Almost 41 million air passengers traveled through HKIA in 2005. Known as Asia's "superhub," HKIA hosts more than 80 airlines, linking Hong Kong with more than 140 destinations around the globe."HKIA is committed to upholding our core values of safety, security, operational efficiency and service excellence," said Howard Eng, Airport Authority's Airport management director. "Looking forward to a continuous growth in air traffic, we have earmarked $4.5 billion for a series of facility and capacity enhancement projects at HKIA. In view of these expansion projects, the new RFID bag tag technology will be a timely improvement of our existing baggage handling system so as to enable us to provide an even higher service standard, hence ensuring our passengers a worry-free and pleasant journey."About the RFID-enabled EasyCoder PF2i Baggage Tag Printer The EasyCoder PF2i Baggage Tag Printer can print bag tags, external fan-folded tags, credit card size tickets or boarding passes. Its RFID module is available in a number of geographically specific UHF RFID frequencies.About Intermec Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include RFID, mobile computing and data collection systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations. Learn More

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