How Technology Fuels Customer Experience and Brand Value
Retailers must invest in new technologies to make their supply chains agile, deliver seamless omnichannel customer experiences, build customer loyalty and stay ahead of the competition.
Aluminum Container Companies Testing IIoT Palletizer System
Arrowhead Systems’ Busse solution allows businesses to track the conditions of palletizers and depalletizers, with data-management software from Emerson Automation Solutions preventing downtime for maintenance or repairs, to help the industry meet the growing demand for canned drinks.
RFID News Roundup
HID adds multi-factor authentication to trusted-identity platform; Checkpoint expands IoT RFID software for omnichannel retail; STMicroelectronics joins Mioty Alliance to foster IoT applications; SATO America adds RFID to thermal printers; Luner launches IoT developer marketplace, partners with Sierra Wireless; Link Labs receives six IoT asset-tracking software patents; STAR Systems unveils smart windshield and headlamp transponder; Argonne National Laboratory to host printed electronics webinar.
How Verizon Deployed a Touchless Retail Experience
Retail shopping in today’s world is enabled greatly by technology, and the physical and digital experiences are of equal importance to customers.
Sustainable RFID Tag Designed for Safe Use in Microwave Ovens
Stora Enso’s ECO Meal UHF RFID tag for the food and beverage industry has a printed paper antenna and can be applied to or built into microwaveable packaged foods without posing a fire or arcing hazard.
Four Ways RFID Can Help Improve Warehouse Management Efficiencies
Eliminating mis-picking, securing stock for greater inventory accuracy, and having real-time insights into upstream processes are all possible with RFID systems.
RFID Finds the Right Fit for Automated Sterile Glove Dispensing
A machine developed by Texas Medical Technology’s iNitrile division enables healthcare providers to tap an ID card and have the appropriate-sized gloves placed on their hands, thereby reducing waste and contamination risk.
Kerlink IoT Gateways Now Compatible with Helium LoRaWAN Networks
Powered by thousands of individual hotspots providing Internet of Things coverage and mining HNT Token cryptocurrency, the indoor and outdoor gateways support a peer-to-peer wireless network based on the LoRaWAN protocol.
The Future of Retail: BOPIS 2.0 and RFID Technology
Implementing new trends like “buy online, pickup in-store” can both enhance the retail shopping experience and prepare functionality if testing periods continue.
The Internet of Things Is Finally Mainstream
The IoT has been dominating news headlines in recent years, and while some of the coverage has been negative, a lot of it lately has been encouragingly optimistic.