Tiger Lifting Partners with RiConnect RFID Technology
Tiger Lifting has partnered with UK software solutions company RiConnect to implement RFID technology across its product range.
Taiwan-based Tiger, which manufactures manual hoists, pneumatic hoists, clamps, and winches at its facilites in Taiwan UK, North America and Singapore, has its products are now equipped with RFID chips that are fully compatible with RiConnect’s Compliance Management System. The partnership aligns with RiConnect’s business model that emphasizes building a strong network of regional agents. This strategy ensures localized support and expertise, allowing RiConnect to expand globally, while maintaining a tailored approach in each market, where end customers include health, safety, and environment departments in large companies.
Company officials say that the partnership addresses growing demand for digital compliance solutions while helping Tiger prepare for upcoming EU regulations requiring digital product passports.
“We know that RFID technology has been around for a while, but the features and benefits that RiConnect can offer our customer base made it an easy decision for us to explore this avenue of opportunity,” said Tiger Lifting sales manager Hugh Todd in a statement. “We are seeing more and more demand for DPPs, which is why our whole range now comes with digital functionality. Our customers are driving demand and, with ESPR looming large, we are ahead of the curve.”
Silicon Labs Unveils First Series 3 SoCs for IoT Use
Silicon Labs recently rolled out the first products of its Series 3 portfolio with the introduction of two new wireless SoC families built at the advanced 22 nanometer (nm) process node: the SiXG301 and SiXG302.
These integrated solutions represent a significant leap forward in compute power, integration, security, and energy efficiency, addressing the growing demands of both line-powered and battery-powered IoT devices, according to company officials.
“Smart devices are becoming more complex, and designers are challenged to pack greater functionality into smaller spaces while maintaining energy efficiency,” said Ross Sabolcik, Senior Vice President of Product Lines at Silicon Labs. “With the SiXG301 and upcoming SiXG302 families, we’re delivering flexible, highly integrated solutions that enable next-generation IoT devices—whether they’re plugged in or running on battery power.”
The new Series 3 SoCs deliver feature advanced processing capabilities, flexible memory options, best-in-class security, and streamlined external component integration. Silicon Labs’ Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 platforms will continue to complement one another in the market and address the full breadth of IoT applications. The SiXG301 and SiXG302 families will initially include “M” devices for multiprotocol, the SiMG301 and SiMG302, and “B” devices optimized for Bluetooth LE communications.
Blues Raises $25M Closed for IoT Connectivity Solutions Platform
Blues, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions, recently closed a $25 million funding round, led by Sequoia Capital with Sequoia Managing Partner Roelof Botha joining its board of directors.
The investment round will support the company’s growth, fuel further product innovation, and enable Blues to deliver on its mission to help the world’s physical product makers transform their offerings into data-driven intelligent services. Blues has previously raised $66 million in funding.
The company is focused on solving the biggest challenges associated with IoT connectivity, making it easy to securely cloud-connect any physical product. Companies of all sizes—including manufacturers, logistics and the automotive industry— partner with Blues to leverage their extensive experience to accelerate the launch of new products and services from idea to impact, with the IoT company helping them to identify and address the full suite of business challenges involved in transforming their physical products into intelligent services.
“We’re in an age of intelligent machines. The opportunity to reimagine every physical product around the data they produce, and to improve life and the environment, is staggering,” said Ray Ozzie, founder of Blues. “For years we’ve been working with visionary enterprises looking to transform their businesses toward service delivery. This funding will help us to accelerate our growth so we may address the breadth of this opportunity.”
Gnosko Launches RFID-Integrated Chain of Custody Platform for Labs
As laboratories face shrinking research budgets, government funding cuts as well as increasing compliance demands, Gnosko is providing an RFID-integrated Chain of Custody (CoC) solution at no cost.
Gnosko is offering the platform for free when customers purchase their laboratory products directly through the company—a model designed to remove financial barriers to digital transformation.
“We’re seeing labs asked to do more with less—fewer staff, tighter timelines, and stricter oversight,” said Wills Wendel, Founder of Gnosko. “By bundling our technology with lab product purchases, we’re making automation accessible to labs that need it most.”
Gnosko’s platform uses passive RFID technology to automate sample handoffs, freezer check-ins, and custody events—eliminating manual logs and reducing the risk of lost or mishandled specimens. Key features include digital chain of custody ledger; cold-chain monitoring with RFID sensors tracking moisture, temperature and humidity in real time; inventory automation; and plug-and-play hardware kits with pre-configured RFID readers, tags, and dashboards.
“We’re not just solving a technical problem—we’re helping labs stay operational and compliant in a time of real financial strain,” Wendel added.