RFID Forum 2012, hosted by the University of Arkansas, offers an opportunity to see the new RFID Research Center lab and learn about item-level deployments.
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Hospital Pharmacy Keeps Emergency Medication Kits in Check
The University of Maryland Medical Center’s solution, from Kit Check, employs an RFID reader station to identify which medications are loaded onto a crash cart’s tray, and which require replenishment.
Enlisting Robots
Once robots are integrated into the Internet of Things, they can perform tasks automatically.
McCarran International Airport Expands Its RFID Baggage-Handling System
The Las Vegas airport’s new Terminal 3 includes a Vanderlande solution with Motorola RFID readers and antennas, to track the screening and sortation of bags departing from the airport.
RFID News Roundup
Radiant RFID implements asset tracking for Chicago-area bus-transit agency; TagMaster intros new active RFID reader for outdoor use; ASAP Systems’ RFID-enabled online inventory-management software now integrates with QuickBooks; Tectus, Kathrein team up on RFID readers and antennas for use within explosive environments; Applied Nanotech unveils low-cost micron copper ink for electronic applications; VeriFone selected for contactless-payment rollout in Mexico City
Truecount Launches ‘RFID in a Briefcase’ Solution to Simplify Retailers’ Deployments
The company has released RFID 2-GO, a complete EPC Gen 2 system loaded into a case, enabling small or midsize retailers to begin tracking inventory without installing fixed readers.
RFID Authenticates Italian Art Glass
Linea Murano Art, a gallery in Italy, is testing the use of NFC tags to assure buyers that the displayed works are genuine, and to provide information regarding those items.
The Biggest Risk When Deploying an RFID System
It depends on the type of project, but for enterprise-wide rollouts, the issue is not the technology.
Veterans Affairs Implementing RTLS Across Seven Midwest Hospitals
The facilities, located in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, are installing six different types of real-time location systems, as well as passive RFID tags and other auto-ID technologies, with all data managed by Intelligent InSites software on a single platform.
Cadbury Offers RFID-enabled Treats During Summer Olympics
The candy company is using a UHF solution from Dwinq at Cadbury House, its temporary exhibit in London’s Hyde Park, to allow visitors to share pictures with their Facebook friends.
Laundry Company Commercializes Its RFID Sortation System
Village Uniform and Linen’s system, codeveloped with Datamars, enables industrial laundry companies to track the washing process of customers’ uniforms, mats and linens automatically.
The U.S. Shale Gas Boom Is a Great Opportunity for RFID
The technology promises to make production safer, easier and more profitable, and to change the way in which the oil and gas industry does business.