Securing Small Shipments
An RFID e-seal designed for ammunition, file or medical boxes can monitor for tampering.
John Deere Planter Factory Gains Efficiency
AeroScout Wi-Fi RFID tags allow the equipment manufacturer’s kitting staff to boost material replenishment speed, and assembly workers to prepare for specific equipment as it approaches their assembly stations.
VICS Item Level RFID Initiative Enters Phase II
The group intends to publish a road map by mid 2012 to help retailers, suppliers and technology vendors deploy RFID systems for the supply chain, while seeking more membership from retailers and suppliers and inviting technology providers to join at a fee.
Kyrgyzstan Resort Brings Service to the Beach With RFID
RTL Service devices with wireless communication to access points at Hotel Resort Caprice enable guests to order services, or to locate party members, while workers can use the system to find visitors before attempting to deliver food or service.
NIQ Health Adds RTLS to Its Nurse-Call Platform
A partnership between Next Intelligence Corp. and CenTrak enables distributors of NIQ’s CarePlus system to sell RTLS technology as an add-on function to track the locations of staff members and patients.
Motorola Solutions Expands Global Services
As part of a broader effort to grow its services business, the company will act as a systems integrator for certain RFID deployments.
Finnish Railroad Streamlines Operations
VR Group is using EPC Gen 2 RFID technology to track 10,000 freight wagons, locomotives and passenger cars, helping the company to manage rail cars and work processes within its rail yards.
What Are the Advantages of RFID?
Why would radio frequency identification be seen as preferable to other manual processes and technologies? —Name withheld ——— The advantages of using RFID over manual processes or other technologies really depend on the particular application for which you are...
RFID Chips Tell Fish Tales at Aquarium
A marine science center in Virginia has installed an RFID system to provide visitors with data about each fish within its Chesapeake Bay tank, as the chip-implanted fish swim past a reader.