Wireless Sensor Network Helps School Cut Its Energy Use
The City of London School for Girls is employing wireless sensor nodes to manage temperatures in about 130 zones set up in its building, reducing the tendency to overheat certain rooms.
Aberdeen on Achieving ROI from RFID
Aberdeen Group has released the latest installment in a series of reports on RFID adoption. Entitled , the report is available free for a limited time. This article is the executive summary, contributed by report author Michael Dortch.
Car Insulation Maker Uses Hybrid System to Track Materials, Products
At Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber’s factory, workers scan bar codes to identify items, while RFID identifies their location within the plant.
RFID News Roundup
EU-Sponsored GRIFS project publishes RFID standards report; UPM Raflatac opens factory in China; Cogiscan rolls out RFID-enabled storage cart for reel feeders; Omni-ID offers on-demand option.
Laredo’s Water Department Uses RFID to Maintain Law and Order
Thanks to active RFID tags embedded in seals, combined with motion detectors and video cameras, the Texas city can respond quickly to any threat to its water-treatment plant.
Cabinet Maker’s Efficiency Gains Hinge On RFID
Custom Cupboards is believed to be the first cabinet maker to use an RFID system to route materials through production and automatically direct assembly, inspection and packaging processes.
Belgian Hospitals Use RFID to Track Temperatures, Assets and Patients
St. Trudo and Jan Yperman are utilizing AeroScout’s Wi-Fi-based active RFID system not only to monitor patient or asset locations, but also to track the temperature of equipment or supplies, or the status of wheelchairs and other items.
Florida Hospital to Use RFID to Track Implantable Cardiac Devices
The facility expects to lower costs and improve patient care, thanks to a solution combining WaveMark’s 13.56 MHz passive RFID system with Lumedx billing software.
DHS to Track Immigration Detainees with RFID
The US Department of Homeland Security is equipping 19 domestic facilities with active RFID technology to track immigration detainees. The project may mark the first use of RFID for prisoner tracking by a US federal government agency.
Microsoft Partners With Implantable RFID Chip Maker VeriChip
Users of VeriChip’s VeriMed technology can now utilize a Microsoft HealthVault account to access and manage their personal health data stored in the VeriMed database.