This week’s news roundup is heavy on product introductions, with a strong international flavor, plus announcements of unusual RFID and RTLS deployments.
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A Guide to RFID WIP Solutions for Discrete Manufacturers
Tracking work in process with radio frequency identification gives you real-time visibility into your processes and operations, which, in turn, saves time, improves quality and reduces costs. Here’s what you need to know to choose a system that’s right for your company.
Water Purifier Relies on RFID for Safe Operation
The eSpring system uses passive 125 kHz tags to track usage and determine when a unit’s carbon filter and UV lamp need to be replaced.
Targeted Attack
The U.S. Department of Defense aims to use RFID to eliminate waste, improve services and bolster security in its complex supply chain. The DOD’s successes so far have convinced allies and some defense contractors to follow suit.
RFID to Ensure Safe Refueling of Natural Gas Vehicles
The system uses passive low-frequency tags and readers to verify that a vehicle’s fuel cylinders meet safety and inspection standards, thereby reducing the risk of explosion.
A Broader Definition of RFID
BLE promises to blur the line between Bluetooth and radio frequency identification.
CSL Has Long Range Plans for RFID Market
Convergence Systems Limited (CSL) received a lot of attention last year when it introduced a handheld passive UHF reader with more than 30 feet of range, but as this installment of RFID Update’s series of company profiles shows, CSL’s past and future extend well beyond that product.
Lessons From Air Safety
RFID could be the food supply chain’s equivalent of the flight data recorder.
The DOD’s War on Waste
My father was drafted during World War II, given a test that found he had an aptitude for math and assigned as a supply sergeant. He told me that while he was stationed in France near the end of the war, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) was still shipping huge...
Beyond the Basics
Innovative RFID applications can deliver more benefits and a faster ROI.
Referees vs. Technology
A team of engineers has infused a web of conductive thread with tiny pressure sensors into a pair of standard-issue gloves, to measure how a wide receiver grips a football.
Reading P&G’s Tea Leaves
When Procter & Gamble told its third-party packagers to stop putting RFID tags encoded with Electronic Product Codes on promotional displays bound for Wal-Mart, it set off a wave of speculation among providers of radio frequency identification technologies, other Wal-Mart suppliers and journalists who cover the industry. Why did P&G do it, and what does it mean?