STMicroelectronics intros evaluation boards for smart grids, IoT; NFC company Panthronics, RFID firm AdvanIDe form partnership; OleumTech unveils IoT-based temperature transmitter; Digital Twin Consortium, FIWARE Foundation collaborate; Avnet offers hardware for embedded computing, edge IoT.
With its homegrown solution, QR code inventor DENSO deploys its own handheld RFID readers, along with Confidex UHF RFID tags, to automate the audit counts of IT assets at its facilities.
SpanSet Australia has launched a solution that allows customers to inspect the slings, lifts and safety gear they purchase via automatic RFID tag reads, and to retrofit work equipment by applying labels and tracking them with the same readers, using a solution from CoreRFID.
The joint liaison agreement is aimed at promoting more open standards for UWB and RTLS technologies, as well as easing regulatory demands for UWB power and outdoor use in industrial and other settings.
RFID technology is helping providers tackle problems to improve patient outcomes.
With increased memory and sensitivity, the company’s latest tags are intended to offer a low-cost solution to the aviation, logistics and manufacturing markets, in which the need for RFID sometimes outpaces supply.
NFC Forum publishes eID for mobility-as-a-service document; XO2Tech intros RFID data-as-a-service platform; ABI Research white paper highlights LoRa and LoRaWAN growth; FogHorn, IBM collaborate on edge-to-hybrid cloud solutions for IoT; IOTech Software supports computer vision, AI at IoT edge.
Reading Hospital is capturing the status of the vaccines it stores and injects into patients’ arms, expanding its use of the UHF RFID solution from Kit Check with which it already managed pharmaceuticals.
Such technology could benefit companies and consumers alike, but what issues would the industry face?
The company’s BLE-enabled microcontroller and system-on-chip are being built into millions of wireless sensor devices to capture, manage and transmit data from sensors at low power, enabling greater functionality in healthcare wearables, industrial equipment trackers and other IoT-based solutions.