UPM Raflatac RFID tags in access control at female downhill ski World Cup

UPM Raflatac is supplying RFID inlays to support personal and vehicle access to the ‘Piemonte Mondiale’ event which starts on February 6, 2008 in Sestriere, Italy, followed by the FIS female downhill ski World Cup on February 9 to 10. UPM Raflatac HF inlays, converted into PVC cards and tags, are being issued and checked by a system implemented by Italian access control specialist Alfi in cooperation with Brightpoint.

At Piemonte Mondiale, all persons authorized by the event organizer will be provided with an RFID-enabled plastic ID card that carries their personal data and access rights. These cards will be used by all persons permitted to enter, from the press, athletes and invited VIPs to authorities and operators. The same goes for vehicle IDs: authorized vehicles will be issued an RFID-enabled pass.

People and vehicles will be manually scanned with handheld RFID readers supplied by Brightpoint. Cards and vehicle passes will be created and personalized using printers and encoders provided by Alfi, which is also taking care of general system integration.

For more information about the event, please see http://www.vialattea.it/en/ski_world_cup.html.

For more information please contact:
Mr Samuli Strömberg, VP Marketing, RFID, UPM Raflatac, tel. +358 40 740 9588