Nedap upgrades RFID portfolio with latest OSDP standard; Matik distributes RFID converting machine from MELZER; Kit Check RFID platform adds sanitization feature; CEA-Leti investigates 6G wireless networks in millimeter-wave bands; Industrial Internet Consortium publishes IoT digital transformation white paper; YoSmart integrates Semtech LoRa devices into smart-home IoT products.
RFID Journal held a webinar yesterday highlighting two Best New Product finalists for the 2020 RFID Journal Awards; the presentation is now available for online viewing.
A wireless solution from Apricity allows companies like Portland General Electric to capture data from residential water heaters, and to remotely turn them on and off according to temperatures and peak demands, using narrowband IoT and Cellular LTE-M.
The system offers pre-integrated network coverage in more than 200 countries and territories.
From tracking employees’ movements to monitoring proper hand hygiene, RFID technology is awash with possibilities for reducing the risk of future COVID-19 infections.
SuperCom is preparing to ramp up manufacturing as corrections departments around the world request support related to the early release of inmates, while two entities are piloting an Internet of Things-based ankle device and a secure smartphone designed for quarantine and virus containment.
More than 60 percent of delivery buyers want facilities to clean packages and thereby avoid contamination and diseases like COVID-19. IoP Journal’s Edson Perin interviews Simone Galante, Galunion’s founder and CEO, about a pioneering study on this topic.
Smartrac’s DOGBONE DURA is designed for use in tracking reusable goods through washing or other potentially challenging environments, without the cost or rigidness of a ruggedized hard tag.
IoT button from Secufy and Thingstream prioritizes emergency responses; Suprema intros contactless access solution using NFC, BLE; Kudelski Group, CoreKinect enable secure monitoring of medical assets during pandemic; MachNation unveils IoT customer-experience testing service; SATO joins RAIN RFID Alliance; NFC Forum approves global wireless charging specification.
The initiative is intended to help organizations deliver medical equipment and supplies, such as respirators, disinfectants and masks, to those in need.