Dow Corning Adds RFID to Production
By attaching tags to containers used in the production of lubricants, adhesives and other products, the company hopes to gain more visibility for its work-in-process.
Hyundai RFID-enabling Its Supply Chain
The automaker’s logistics affiliate will use EPC Gen 2 tags to track parts shipped to a factory in Montgomery, Ala.
FDA to Reveal RFID Test Results at Fifth RFID Academic Convocation
The Health Care and Life Sciences track will reveal the effects of RFID readers on implantable cardiac devices.
Simplifying RFID Implementations
A managed-services approach to RFID networks is another example of vendors making it easier for companies to deploy and leverage RFID technologies.
E-Pedigree’s Evolution
Recent legislative initiatives, technological advances and the financial benefits of electronic pedigrees have engendered a new willingness by pharmaceutical companies to utilize RFID in their battles against counterfeit drugs.
Hospital Using RTLS to Monitor Patients’ Conditions
A new system co-developed by AeroScout, Cisco Systems, and Emergin at the University Hospital of Ghent lets nurses use IP phones and the hospital’s WiFi network to receive RTLS location data plus patient blood pressure, electrocardiogram images, and other medical data collected by patient monitoring equipment.
Berliner Wasserbetriebe Gets RFID Tagging Project Flowing
The German utility, which provides drinking water and sewage services, expects the effort to simplify the inventory process for some 62,000 pieces of equipment at 17,000 locations.
RFID News Roundup
NEC adds health-care functionality to its Wi-Fi RTLS; Kyocera to RFID-Enable Mobile Phones; Raflatac doubles tag-manufacturing capacity in Finland; Avery Dennison ships new Gen 2 inlay; InnerWireless’ Spot RTLS commercially available.
The Role of RFID in the Search for Perfect Logistics
AMR Research analyst John Fontanella notes how many manufacturing processes can already achieve near perfection through Six Sigma principles, while logistics processes have much greater room for improvement. RFID, asserts Fontanella, will help change that, improving logistics by offering much higher levels of accuracy.
Anticipating ROI, Rewe Expands Its RFID Deployment
One of Europe’s largest food retailers, the company is moving beyond the pilot phase so it can receive 3,000 tagged pallets per day.