GEA CowView Locates Cattle Via Active RFID
The solution uses Zebra’s ultra-wideband tags and readers to track the location and behavior of dairy cows, to enable farmers to better manage their herds.
IER’s Expedited Self Payment Kiosk Speeds Up Checkouts
Nestlé Nespresso and other European specialty retailers are testing the self-service point-of-sale system, which promises to reduce checkout lines and free up sales staff.
Social Security Administration Tracks Data-Center Assets
The agency is using RFID Global Solution’s Visi-Trac system to know what has been removed from its server racks, as well as conduct inventory checks of 13,000 items within a matter of hours.
RFID News Roundup
OATSystems to provide RFID asset-tracking equipment and software to veterans hospitals; CSL announces line of battery-assisted passive temperature sensor tags; William Frick intros Armored 300C tag for extreme, high-temperature applications; Mühlbauer, NovaCentrix partner to develop RFID antenna printing technology; Ekahau adds new forensic and emergency features to Wi-Fi RTLS solution; Redpine Signals rolls out dual-frequency Cisco-compatible Wi-Fi RTLS; Evigia Systems launches SensiTrack RFID solution to track HazMat.
Manhattan Nightclub, Restaurant Hopes RFID Will Grant VIP Treatment to Patrons
13th Street Entertainment is testing a radio frequency identification solution from EZ-Nite to identify valued customers carrying RFID cards as they enter its venues.
RFID, GPS Bring Visibility to Construction of BP Oil Platform
The oil company is utilizing Mojix’s STAR 3000 RFID system and noFilis’ CrossTalk software to track the locations of billions of dollars’ worth of goods used in the construction project.
Bristol ID Announces Dual-Frequency and Asset-Tracking Tags
The printed-card manufacturer is offering a dual-frequency tag that supports a combination of LF, HF or UHF passive RFID technologies, while the asset-tracking UHF tags can be custom designed and printed for a variety of applications.
Avery Dennison’s New Tags Target Challenging Use Cases
The company has released seven EPC Gen 2 UHF inlays and labels for use in hard-to-read environments, such as on metal or near liquids, as well as for applications requiring durable or small tags.
Coster Group Boosts Logistics Efficiency
The Italian packaging-components manufacturer is installing a UHF RFID system at all of its production and distribution facilities, to help track the location and status of products as they are produced, stored and shipped.
Reflections on RFID Journal LIVE! 2013
RFID Journal’s annual conference and exhibition marked the end of the ‘year’ of pilots, and the beginning of large-scale deployments.