Organic and Printed Electronics Association’s (OE-A) latest member survey expects growth for 2026, although down by half from the previous one last fall. OE-A members expect sales growth of 7 percent this year, down from 14 percent in the last survey. The bi-annual...
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CoreRFID Helps Essential Healthcare Achieve Full Lifecycle Traceability: RFID Journal Case Study
Essential Healthcare runs a high-volume equipment hire and decontamination operation, processing more than 12,000 mattress systems and other medical assets each year for healthcare providers across the UK. Each mattress system comprises multiple components— base...
Blecon Launches Agent to Transform Zebra Devices
Blecon has launched Blecon Agent, a new software solution that converts Zebra Technologies’ frontline devices into an autonomous Bluetooth tracking network. As logistics operations become increasingly digitized, the ability to track assets continuously, without...
Paragon ID, Dracula Technologies to Scale Light-powered BLE Tags
Paragon ID and Dracula Technologies are accelerating the deployment of XgenTag-L, the first battery-free, light-powered Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) smart tags. This milestone marks the transition from pilot to large-scale industrial deployment, supported by a...
Hanshow, University of Cambridge Team Up to Advance Next-Generation Augmented RFID
Hanshow has launched a multi-year research partnership with the University of Cambridge to develop next-generation Augmented RFID systems powered by distributed hardware architectures. The collaboration brings together Cambridge’s world-leading expertise in...
Netmore Acquires Actility, Unifing Global LoRaWAN Ecosystem
Netmore Group, the leading network operator for Massive IoT, recently acquired Paris-based Actility, a pioneer in low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) solutions with a presence across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia. Benefiting from synergies...
NFC Forum Publishes Its Latest Technology Roadmap
NFC Forum announced its latest roadmap for the development of NFC Forum Standards and its corresponding technical capabilities, six key initiatives that offer an insight into the future of NFC tech. The roadmap was collaboratively developed by the NFC Forum Board...
Murata Launches RFID Innovation Hub in Italy
Murata ID Solutions has opened the RFID Experience & Innovation Hub in Parma, Italy, an advanced laboratory dedicated to IoT and RFID technology. The hub will function as a center for experimentation, applications and research, enhancing Murata’s ability to drive...
Dot Ai Partners with Wiliot
Dot Ai, an IoT and artificial intelligence (AI)-based SaaS company at the forefront of asset intelligence technology, recently announced a three-year strategic partnership with Wiliot, a global leader in Ambient IoT technology. Under the agreement, Wiliot will support...
NXP Advances Edge AI Leadership with New eIQ Agentic AI Framework
NXP Semiconductors in now offering the eIQ Agentic AI Framework, advancing its leadership in secure, real-time edge AI, earlier this month. This new tool enables autonomous agentic intelligence directly on edge devices, allowing both expert and novice device...
Identiv Completes Thailand Manufacturing Transition
Identiv has successful completed of its manufacturing transition from Singapore to its state-of-the-art facility in Bangkok, Thailand. The transition to Thailand represents a significant achievement for the Perform pillar of Identiv’s Perform, Accelerate, Transform...
How RFID Technology is Shaping Mattress Management in the NHS: RFID Journal Case Study
Foam mattresses are critical to patient safety and comfort but managing them across three large hospitals is challenging for any healthcare entity. To prevent patients from developing pressure ulcers and ensure hygiene, each mattress must undergo regular inspections...











