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.
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.
Retail shopping in today’s world is enabled greatly by technology, and the physical and digital experiences are of equal importance to customers.
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.
Eliminating mis-picking, securing stock for greater inventory accuracy, and having real-time insights into upstream processes are all possible with RFID systems.
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.
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.
Implementing new trends like “buy online, pickup in-store” can both enhance the retail shopping experience and prepare functionality if testing periods continue.
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.
MS Mode is rolling out a solution at 185 stores to gain visibility into inventory stock levels, better serve online customers and provide them with prearranged store visits to try on products found online.