Angelpaw offers RFID platform for pet aquamation; Borda Technology deploys IoT wristbands with Northern Cyprus Turkcell, partners with Texi; U.S. Air Force awards research contract to Everactive for IoT sensing applications; Silicon Labs sells assets to Skyworks Solutions, focuses on IoT; Calypso Networks Association, NFC Forum to collaborate; Sewio Networks updates RTLS software for workplace safety; XO2Tech unveils new RFID products; PervasID wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
How can designers improve their response times in the age of remote work, driverless cars and the Internet of Things?
Belgium’s Coöperatie Hoogstraten, which has transitioned to sustainable cardboard containers for its berries, utilizes printed QR codes on containers, with RFID tags on each pallet to automatically capture product data in the supply chain.
Some retailers depend on human resources to achieve social distancing and prevent overcrowding, but RFID can automate many of these tasks.
A smart showerhead system from French startup Hydrao displays how long guests have been showering, while its Kerlink LoRaWAN IoT network and gateways enable the solution to provide hotels and hostels with data to manage that information.
The New Orleans music and barbeque event will resume this summer with an RFID-enabled bracelet solution from Wrstbnd that will provide touchless entry and payment, as well as collect data regarding traffic movement and crowd behavior.
Retailers must invest in new technologies to make their supply chains agile, deliver seamless omnichannel customer experiences, build customer loyalty and stay ahead of the competition.
A new type of manufacturing, pioneered by electric delivery van maker Arrival, will require manufacturers to adopt RFID.
Arrowhead Systems’ Busse solution allows businesses to track the conditions of palletizers and depalletizers, with data-management software from Emerson Automation Solutions preventing downtime for maintenance or repairs, to help the industry meet the growing demand for canned drinks.
HID adds multi-factor authentication to trusted-identity platform; Checkpoint expands IoT RFID software for omnichannel retail; STMicroelectronics joins Mioty Alliance to foster IoT applications; SATO America adds RFID to thermal printers; Luner launches IoT developer marketplace, partners with Sierra Wireless; Link Labs receives six IoT asset-tracking software patents; STAR Systems unveils smart windshield and headlamp transponder; Argonne National Laboratory to host printed electronics webinar.
Retail shopping in today’s world is enabled greatly by technology, and the physical and digital experiences are of equal importance to customers.
Stora Enso’s ECO Meal UHF RFID tag for the food and beverage industry has a printed paper antenna and can be applied to or built into microwaveable packaged foods without posing a fire or arcing hazard.