QuikQ installs more than 1,000 UHF RFID systems at fueling stations; Hong Kong RFID unveils kit to evaluate sensor tags and environmental, hazards monitoring solution; Ekahau, Meraki join forces on cloud-based Wi-Fi RTLS; Times-7 picks Arcadian as new North American distributor for its RFID antennas.
The Turkish company is using EPC Gen 2 RFID technology to track goods as they are loaded onto pallets and weighed prior to shipping, while also ensuring against theft by reading tags passing through doorways.
You can’t do it without RFID.
The company cuts labor costs by 10 percent and improves safety, by using Zebra Technologies’ Material Flow system for parts replenishment.
It’s a sign of the RFID market’s growth, as well as of a potential battle for ‘gorilla’ status in the reader market.
SASUM is using handheld RFID readers and passive EPC Gen 2 tags to track and store data regarding the conditions and locations of 20,000 pieces of furniture, computers and other items.
The 11th annual conference and exhibition will host the IEEE Technical Committee’s RFID event for the fifth year running.
Spanish company Tudespensa.com can ensure that goods picked and loaded with an automated system are delivered properly, by reading RFID tags on the totes in which those items are packed, using technology from RFID Dipole.
Omni-ID adds to line of tags for industrial and warehouse applications; Nanotron, Mecomo unveil new RFID solution combining GPS and indoor tracking; Elatec-RFID intros development kit for mini NFC reader; GlobeRanger announces cloud-based version of its RFID edge-management and middleware solution; SpaceCode partners with Sarin Technologies for gem and jewelry solution.
The acquisition, slated to close in mid-2013, will provide Honeywell’s Scanning & Mobility division with more product offerings, as well as help it accelerate the company’s development of RFID handheld reader products.
Several dozen sites, including a large U.S. retailer and a private school in India, are testing the company’s tag, which offers a read range of up to 80 feet without obstructions, and about 15 feet when attached to a person’s body.
Lithuanian company Klaipedos Baldai attaches EPC RFID tags to pallets of products it sends to IKEA stores worldwide, ensuring that only the correct items are loaded onto trucks.