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Asset Tracking News

This section includes articles about how companies across many different industries are using RFID to track assets and improve asset utilization.

RFID Sharpens Worker Accountability at Meat-Processing Plants

Several companies have adopted an RFID solution from German cutlery manufacturer Friedr. Dick that tracks the location of each knife, as well as the worker to whom it is assigned.

Asset Tracking Case Studies

Parker Hannifin Embeds RFID Tags in O-Rings

The solution was developed to prevent counterfeiting, but businesses also can use the technology to identify and track assets.

Asset Tracking Features

Benefits Fuel RFID Deployments

Oil and gas companies are adopting radio frequency identification technology to better manage assets and inventory, improve drilling and maintenance operations, and protect workers in dangerous environments. But industry experts say they're missing out on a powerful application.

Asset Tracking Editor's Notes

Carrier Takes Manufacturing to a Higher Level

The manufacturer of heating and ventilation equipment used RFID technology to make a highly efficient plant even more efficient.

Asset Tracking Expert Views

Uniting IoT Networks

Integrating EPC and IPv6 wireless standards will enable the Internet of Things.

Asset Tracking Best Practices

Eight Common Deployment Mistakes—And How to Avoid Them

Businesses deploying RFID systems keep making the same errors. Here's how to ensure you don't follow in their messy footsteps.

Asset Tracking How To Articles

How to Deploy a Health-Care Real-Time Location System

Strategic advice from four hospitals that are tagging and tracking assets—and achieving a return on their investment—can help you plan a successful solution.

Asset Tracking Videos

Asset Tracking White Papers

  • Yard Management: An Operator's Perspective
    Published June 2013
    Zebra Technologies' Charles H. Kerr reviews the major segments of yard-management systems (YMS) and discusses key points that should be considered when choosing such a solution. The application of real-time locating system (RTLS) and RFID tech¬nologies is supported by some YMS products, which enhances solutions for larger and more complex yard operations. Kerr discusses gate management, yard operations, switcher productivity and dock-door management, and explains how an effective YMS provides planning, management and execution in the yard, facilitating increased flow velocity of goods moving through the supply chain. (6 pages)
  • Choosing the Optimum Architecture for UWB RTLS
    Published June 2013
    Real-time locating systems (RTLS) operating in the ultra-wideband domain are becoming more common in many applications, ranging from automated student attendance verification to tool tracking for major aircraft manufacturers. UWB offers many attributes enabling it to provide new capabilities not possible with traditional RTLS technology. Zebra Technologies explains how the choice of UWB RTLS architecture can impact a user's ability to achieve a solid return on investment. (6 pages)
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