Inventory/Warehouse Management NEWS
Washington University Researchers Seek to Bring Mobility to ICU Patients
The group is testing a wireless sensor mesh network to track the vital signs of at-risk patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, allowing them to move around without being tethered to bulky medical monitoring devices.
RFID Improves Supply Management for Brazil's Army, Air Force
Military logistics centers in Sao Paolo are equipped with EPC Gen 2 technology as part of a program to increase the efficiency, accuracy and visibility of distributing supplies to soldiers.
RFID Helps Hôtel-Dieu d'Amos Replenish Consumables
The Quebec hospital is using a system with passive HF RFID tags linked to specific medical supplies to request replenishment of those items.
At Surplus, Inventory Takes Just a Few Minutes
One of the apparel chain's stores is using EPC RFID tags to track men's jeans stored on shelves in stacks up to eight feet high.
Belgian Drugmaker Uses RFID to Help It Test Its Products' Stability
The company is utilizing a custom solution involving bar codes and radio frequency identification to track which products are at its facility, where they are located and the phases of testing they have undergone.
Medical Marijuana Companies Use EPC Tags to Keep Things Straight
Denver-based LeafTrack is providing its RFID-based tracking system to help producers meet state requirements, track the condition of each plant, and receive alerts if any plant's health is in decline.
Motorola Solutions Releases Fixed Reader Designed for Challenging Applications
The FX9500 model will replace the company's existing XR series, providing manufacturers and other industrial users with a fixed interrogator offering better read accuracy in hostile environments, as well as a longer read range.
Wall of Beer Lets Patrons Draw Their Drinks
An RFID-enabled system allows the Cheeky restaurant to provide a pour-your-own-beer service, while monitoring and controlling the amount that customers consume.
Oncology Clinic Gains Efficiency, Safety With RFID
The UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center is using EPC Gen 2 tags to track the amount of time that each patient awaits radiation treatment, and to verify that the correct equipment is being employed.
DB Schenker Uses Temperature-logging Tags to Monitor Drug Shipments
The German logistics services provider is using radio frequency identification to track the conditions under which sensitive pharmaceuticals and reagents are transported to the United States.
NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art Adopts RFID
The Met's Cloisters branch is using a wireless sensor system from IBM Research to manage data regarding temperature, humidity and other environmental conditions around artwork.
Active RFID Brings Light to Equipment Search
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Light Source division is employing RF Code RFID hardware and AssetPulse software to track equipment used on light-generating accelerators.
Rush Tracking Systems Merges With Sky-Trax
The newly combined company will offer a more comprehensive range of solutions, enabling users to track forklifts, goods and materials using optical sensors and RFID, while also providing analytics to help customers manage the efficiency of their facilities and drivers.
John Deere Planter Factory Gains Efficiency
AeroScout Wi-Fi RFID tags allow the equipment manufacturer's kitting staff to boost material replenishment speed, and assembly workers to prepare for specific equipment as it approaches their assembly stations.
Texas Jewelry Retailer Scores With RFID
Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange (DGSE) is using EPC Gen 2 tags to improve the management of its inventory of jewelry, diamonds, watches, rare coins and other products.
Fashion Tracked by French Logistics Company
SeD Logistiques employs a UHF solution from Tagsys known at FiTS to automate the receiving, packing and shipping of fashion apparel at its Paris warehouse.
V. M. Salgaocar & Bro. Mines Automation From NFC-based Process
The Indian mining company has deployed a Near-Field Communication system to simplify the tracking of trucks from its iron mines to weigh stations, and through its processing plant.
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Saves Thousands With RFID
EPC tags and readers enable the facility's cardiovascular department to reduce inventory, improve billing and earn big discounts.
Albis Technologies' RFID Tags Help Protect European Art
Several museums have deployed the company's active 2.4 GHz tags, which detect motion or measure temperature and humidity, thereby alerting the staff if an item is at risk of being stolen or damaged.
Pittsburgh Researchers Develop Implantable RFID for Orthopedic Device
A University of Pittsburgh team has completed the testing and development of the Ortho-Tag, a patented RFID system to read a passive tag via RF transmissions passing through a patient's body.
