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Garbage Trucks’ IoT Sensors Aid City’s Maintenance Management
Swinburne University, Optus Enterprise Mobility and Brimbank City Council will track conditions around collection vehicles throughout Victoria, Australia, and identify issues to address, including broken signs, damaged shelters and trash.
How Bluetooth Better Connects Control and Convenience
While proximity cards may dominate the access-control landscape, a shift is afoot with the evolution to smartphone-based credentialing via Bluetooth-enabled readers offering enhanced convenience and secure encryption.
Michelin Develops RFID Tag to Identify Tires for a Lifetime
The company, working with Murata Manufacturing and Hana Microelectronics, has created a UHF RFID pod designed to be low-cost, small, ruggedized and long-lasting, and to be traceable from manufacture to disposal or recycling.
Luxury Lingerie Can Be Tried on for Size with RFID
Etam is delivering services to its customers that include omnichannel sales and its Try@Home app, leveraging an RFID solution from Avery Dennison Smartrac to bring visibility to the supply chain as garments are ordered, shipped or returned.
Global Packaging Company Invests in NFC and RFID Solutions
Amcor is working with U.K. flexible IC company PragmatIC, which offers both Near Field Communication and RFID tags that could be built directly into the packaging of consumable products.
Grocery Market Report Reinforces Need for Technology, Including RFID
Avery Dennison Identification Solutions indicates a new grocery trends study reflects how much the food industry can benefit from technology, including RFID tracking of supply chains and in-store inventory.
BLE Companies See Promising Trends for Technology in 2022
Two factors may be driving growth: decreasing tag costs—as low as 10 cents apiece for Wiliot's battery-harvesting tags—and software with artificial intelligence and machine learning so users can do more with the data they collect.
RFID Manages Assets for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa
The USAF Warrior Preparation Center is managing its communications assets where fighters are taught in simulated scenarios for European and African theaters, with an RFID solution from ProxiGroup.