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.

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.

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