Savi upgrades RFID platform and application software; two inlay companies intro new products for tracking magnetic storage; IDS Microchip unleashes low-cost temperature-sensing chip; Alanco to outfit additional Missouri corrections facilities with RFID; Alliance Tech provides sports events conference with RFID solution; I.D. Systems, Zetes team up on RFID-enabled vehicle management.
A passive UHF reader integrated into the hook of an industrial crane helps operators identify bulky, look-alike goods such as steel coils and paper rolls. SPEDE Technologies recently debuted its RFID Crane Locator Solution, which also features a laser range finder to pinpoint item locations.
A number of judicial workstations in North Rhine-Westphalia are using passive HF RFID tags not only to track and locate paper documents and folders, but also to manage dictation files.
A bill introduced in the US House of Representatives calls for the establishment of drug pedigree and identification standards, and directs federal officials to assess RFID’s suitability for meeting them. The new legislation, however, appears to duplicate requirements set forth in the PDMA and the FDA Amendments Act of 2007.
The facility re-creates a small town to demonstrate how RFID works in real life, and to instill visitors with new ideas about how to profit from the technology.
AeroScout’s Wi-Fi-based active tags and real-time locating system help Viracon locate its glass carriers, as well work-in-progress, at its 1-million-square-foot Minnesota facility.
The multi-facility operator launches an RFID system at its Cary hospital, with plans to expand to Raleigh and other locations.
RFID Journal is launching a new report to help technology providers and end-user companies better understand the state of the market for RFID products and services.
Thin Battery Technologies released two new batteries that are thin and flexible enough to be used with passive RFID tags in cards, tickets, and smart labels. The batteries boost the read range and sensitivity of RFID tags and significantly expand the startup company’s product line.
The company has launched a three-month advertising campaign for its newly rebranded Health Link system, and hopes to convince 1,000 South Floridians to get injected with rice-grain-sized transponders linked to health records.