KLM Maintenance Cuts Parts’ Packaging Costs With RFID
Working with packaging supplier Nefab, the MRO provider is tracking cases and boxes used to transport airplane parts to and from customers, lowering packaging costs by 50 percent.
IOT News Roundup
ZigBee, EnOcean energy-harvesting IOT partnership; Ascom Unite Messaging Suite now integrates with Stanley Healthcare RTLS; ITU teams with Georgia Tech for IOT standards; Sigma Designs offers added security to its Z-Wave products; new DUOS app uses beacons to break the ice at conferences and events; Silicon Labs offers two new Gecko microcontrollers.
Registration Now Open for the World’s Largest RFID Event—RFID Journal LIVE! 2016
RFID Journal’s 14th annual LIVE! conference will be held on May 3-5, in Orlando, Fla., and will feature more than 50 case studies presented by leading end users, as well as solutions from more than 200 technology companies.
RFID News Roundup
Kurt Salmon, Tyco Retail Solutions showcase 1:1 retailing experience ••• Fujitsu introduces Bluetooth smart beacon for IoT solutions ••• Invengo releases UHF RAIN RFID mobile phone reader ••• Schreiner Services rolls out RFID-enabled road-maintenance solution ••• IDTronic markets UHF RFID solution for race timing, event management ••• Lakes Region General Hospital deploys Hugs infant-protection solution ••• Gaylord Palms installs Kaba networked RFID door locks.
Registration Now Open for RFID Journal LIVE! 2016
RFID Journal’s 14th annual conference will be held on May 3-5, in Orlando, Fla., and will feature more than 50 case studies presented by leading end users, as well as solutions from more than 200 technology companies.
Deutsche Post Offers RFID-based Envelope Tracking for International Mail
The postal carrier’s customers in Germany can attach tags to envelopes and similarly sized parcels, in order to receive updates regarding their shipments’ whereabouts.
A Big Idea for Smaller Companies
Large and small firms alike now see the benefits of tracking their assets via radio frequency identification.
Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It?
There are four main reasons some retailers have not adopted RFID, and they are all shortsighted.
Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It?
There are four main reasons some retailers have not adopted RFID, and they are all shortsighted.
The Right Way to Encode RFID Tags for Consumer Products
Brand owners, retailers and solution providers must understand how to use the SGTIN standard.