In Memory of Pat King
The founder of Technologies ROI and the world’s leading innovator around high-temperature radio frequency identification tags passed away on Mar. 14.
Social Distancing and Contact Tracing Made Easy Through Wearable Devices
Wearable technology can provide an innovative way for factories to keep workers safe.
Natural Gas Company Leverages UWB to Ensure Mustering Safety
Canadian Natural Resources is using an automated system to track the locations of workers during turnaround processes, after the technology from Connectus and Sewio was previously found to reduce mustering times tenfold.
RFID News Roundup
Mainetti offers RFID solution for omnichannel retail; Guardhat smart hardhats certified safe for hazardous sites; CAEN RFID intros long-range reader for industrial use; PSA Certification accredits Silicon Labs IoT security solution; Ergosense launches IoT-based indoor virus-detection system; Avnet adds Ripples IOT to its partner program; Phoenics Electronics named exclusive North American Synaptics distributor.
Drinking Game Goes Digital with RFID
Atalon Ventures’ PONGConnect table, software and apps automate beer-pong competitions to make scores absolute and digital, thus preventing disagreements even when players are intoxicated.
Machine Learning Aids RFID Tag Reading of Textiles
Several laundry companies are piloting a system from Datamars that leverages ML algorithms to differentiate between good and stray tag reads, enabling faster, more versatile installations without requiring physical RF shields or threshold identification.
Utilizing VAS for RFID
Value-added services make it easier for distribution centers to maintain separate inventories for different customers’ tag requirements.
Belgian Hospital Automates Supply Kanban with RFID
With a solution from Aucxis, personnel at Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Hospital can flip an RFID-enabled ticket to send an alert that a box of supplies requires reordering, thereby reducing manual inventory counting and making the warehouse picking process faster and more accurate.
RFID News Roundup
Zebra Technologies validates A2B Tracking for fixed RFID readers: STMicroelectronics works with Intel on MEMS mirror, offers new BLE MCU; Murata teams with Senet on LoRaWAN IoT, expands product portfolio; Industrial Internet Consortium publishes IIoT MILS architecture white paper; Link Labs launches IoT asset-tracking platform; Semtech, MXC Foundation announce open LoRaWAN networks.
Forbes Gets RFID
An article published last week by the American business magazine, encouraging the adoption of radio frequency identification, may signify a shift in how the media views the technology’s value.