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Zebra, OAT Partner on Solutions Combining Passive and Active Tags
The companies will incorporate OATSystems’ passive RFID middleware into Zebra Technologies’ existing RTLS products, enabling customers to track goods and assets using active and passive RFID on a single platform.
San Francisco Launches NFC Payment for All Its Metered Parking
The PayByPhone system, already in use at 250 of the city’s metered spaces, enables drivers with NFC phones to make payments by tapping their handsets against a parking meter.
Boeing to Launch RFID Program for Airlines in February
The system will allow the company’s customers to track the maintenance records of their aircraft parts using high-memory RFID tags, and may enable it to track those parts’ locations as well in the future.
Polyfilld’s RFID Solution Helps Roads Talk to Inspectors
The system uses Schreiner LogiData passive tags embedded in nonwoven fabric installed under asphalt, as well as Schreiner LogiData readers mounted on vehicles.
RFID Aids Fueling for Canadian Bus Operator
Coast Mountain Bus Co. is installing a TagMaster RFID solution as part of its fuel-management system from Coencorp, to identify buses and permit fueling with appropriate fluids.
California Freight Yard Tracks Trailers Via RFID
DSC Logistics uses RFID readers on its yard truck, and at its gate, to monitor where each trailer is located, and then shares that data with customers and freight carriers.
Think Strategically, But Act Tactically
Manufacturing and construction are picking up in the United States, but it’s still likely to be a year of modest growth, so companies will need to focus on boosting efficiencies.
FreezerPro ColdTrack RFID Kit Pinpoints Vials in Cryogenic Storage Boxes
RURO’s solution includes BioTillion’s BoxMapper reader that lets researchers not only confirm that a specific sample is present, but also know its exact location within a box.
Patrizia Pepe Brings Efficiency to Its Supply Chain
The Italian fashion designer has doubled the efficiency of the intake and shipping of its apparel as the garments are processed at the company’s distribution centers, while its tagged clothing can also be read at some stores by customers looking to learn more about the products.
Steelcase Mexico’s RFID Solutions Help Banks Manage Assets
Banks and other businesses in Mexico City are using EPC passive UHF tags to track office furniture, and are testing a system that uses active tags to detect when specific office areas are in use.
RFID News Roundup
French mailboxes deliver information via RFID; most health-care RTLS adopters see improved operational efficiencies, according to KLAS Research report; GAO RFID intros reader with long read range and high read rate; United Cargo flies wireless asset-tracking devices; Norwegian road-construction company puts RFID on track; Premo launches antenna for NFC apps.