Intelliguard, Cencora Increase Compatibility of RFID-Tagged Medications
Intelliguard’s Mira Prep and Mira Care stations can now read and decode Cencora medication enabled with RFID Officials said this is significant milestone in streamlining the medication supply chain processes Intelliguard has partnered with Cencora to bring better...
College Research Focuses on RFID for Cycle, Pedestrian Safety
University of Wisconsin, Madison, researchers have tested UHF RFID technology to help motorists identify when children, pedestrians or bikes are in their path. The group is seeking collaboration with technology companies to commercialize the solution. When bicycles,...
Datascan, Smart Sensor Devices, The Antenna Company: RFID News Roundup
Datascan Introduces RFID Technology to Combat Retail Theft Datascan is launching a proactive approach to combat retail theft with the introduction of advanced RFID technology. The move comes in response to retail theft exceeding an estimated $100 billion annually. To...
RFID Applications Set to Boom: Poised to Become the Next Trillion-Dollar Industry
Previously used in military settings for friend-or-foe identification, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is now widely applied across various industries. Examples include self-checkout in unmanned stores, transportation cards like the EasyCard, and...
Inovar Packaging Acquires The Kennedy Group
In acquiring Kennedy Group, Inovar can now offer RFID labeling Deal expands production and distribution capacity in new regions for Texas-based Inovar Inovar Packaging has acquired The Kennedy Group, a U.S.-headquartered label and packaging platform. The acquisition...
Penguin Applies AI, ML to BLE 5.1 For Precise RTLS
The location technology company has built an algorithm layer to its BLE 5.1 solution so that hospitals and other companies can gain 3-foot-based location accuracy without paying a high cost. The system adds intelligence to Angle of Arrive and signal strength data to...
FCC Considers NextNav Petition for UHF Band
The geolocation company’s filing seeks priority to be given to their GPS-based devices using the band 902-928 MHz, traditionally used by UHF RFID, LoRa and other technologies RAIN Alliance and GS1 warn that approval of the petition could severely inhibit the use of...
European Countries Approve Upper Band for RFID
The upper band 915 to 921 MHz adoption by most European countries will make UHF RFID higher performance as well as more universally operable, since the channels overlap with those used in North America and beyond. Just three countries remain with only lower band...