Siemens Partners with Databricks, FFT to Turn Production Data into AI-driven Insights
Key Takedowns Siemens, Databricks, and FFT are linking shopfloor data to enterprise AI without complex middleware, which could simplify industrial AI deployment. The partnership focuses on moving contextualized plant data from edge to cloud so companies can scale...
Sensormatic Introduces Sewn-In RFID Tags for Apparel Authentication, Loss Prevention
Key Takeaways Sensormatic’s sewn-in RFID options are designed to improve inventory visibility and brand protection without changing a garment’s fit or look. Permanent, tamper-resistant tags can help retailers address theft, counterfeiting, return fraud, and...
Sigma Technology Partners with GS1 Sweden to Accelerate DPP Adoption
Key Takeaways Sigma Technology Solutions Group is the first company to join GS1 Sweden’s new partner program, strengthening its ability to deliver standards-based Digital Product Passport solutions within customers’ existing IT systems. The partnership...
Why Passive RFID Is Falling Behind Active RTLS Asset Tracking
For the better part of two decades, supply chain directors and facility managers viewed passive tracking as the ultimate solution to inventory blindness and switching from manually scanning barcodes to passive RFID technology felt like a huge step forward. Suddenly,...
AsReader Expands RFID Basket-Reading Solutions into North America
Key Takeaways AsReader is bringing its RFID basket-reading system to the North American market, allowing retailers to identify multiple items in a basket at once during checkout. The company says its newly allowed U.S. patent strengthens protection for the technology...
Avery Dennison’s ReadyDPP Offered with Eye Towards EU Compliance for Apparel
Key Takeaways ReadyDPP combines labels, digital ID technology, software, and support to help apparel brands prepare for Digital Product Passport requirements. The launch reflects growing urgency around EU compliance and the broader business value of item-level product...
Teklynx Releases New Enhancements to Improve RFID Labeling
Key Takeaways Teklynx has updated its CODESOFT software with GS1’s new “++” encoding schemes, letting users encode Web URLs directly into EPC memory while boosting RAIN RFID encoding reliability and label printing performance. Developed with...
The Government Wants to Vet AI Before It Ships. Good.
If you work in enterprise technology, supply chain, or anywhere near the systems that actually run operations day to day, the conversation in Washington about artificial intelligence (AI) oversight is probably not something you have been following closely. That is...