Electronics Factory Uses RFID to Manage Assembly of Cisco Circuit Boards
The system, which has improved production efficiency, is the result of a combined effort between Cisco Systems and Jabil, the company that assembles its products.
RFID Helps Halt Collisions Between People and Robots
Automation-machinery provider CAMotion is offering Q-Track's RFID-based CANLOS solution, with its collision-avoidance technology, to head off accidents.
Registration Now Open for Two RFID Journal LIVE! Europe Events
For the first time, RFID Journal will host two European conferences—one in Norway and the other in the United Kingdom.
Impinj Releases Embedded RFID Chips for Consumer Electronics, E-Labels
The company's Monza X Dura passive ICs can be used to configure, authenticate, activate and exchange data with tablet computers and other devices, by means of an EPC Gen 2 RFID reader.
RFID Helps Morgan Thermal Ceramics Save Labor
The company has increased efficiency at its Mexico City plant, using EPC UHF passive tags and readers to track raw materials, as well as finished insulation products, prior to shipping.
European Companies Prepare to Roll Out RFID-Enabled Wheels
A solution developed by pureSpekt and noFilis will enable users of trolleys and other rolling carts to track items' locations via passive EPC UHF tags and readers.
Intermec Simplifies Printer Configuration Via RFID
The company's new thermal printer models are available with built-in chips enabling buyers to configure the devices through the box before they are powered on, using an RFID reader and Intermec software.
Continental Tire Plant Increases Productivity, Reduces Waste
After installing AeroScout Wi-Fi-based RFID tags and RTLS software, the company's French factory is producing 5,000 more tires per day, while decreasing waste of materials by 20 percent.
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Uses RFID to Automate Picking, Shipping
The Korean drugmaker—which has employed EPC tags to track 60 million items annually, and to help it carry out government-mandated price changes—is now expanding the system to wholesalers and drugstores.
McDermott Sees Gains From RFID Tracking in Indonesia
The oil and gas construction company tested the use of RFID to monitor and track pipes being fabricated onsite, with preliminary results showing that the technology reduces the labor required to track inventory, while improving work-in-progress visibility.
