RFID Update’s series of profiles of innovative RFID companies continues with this look at Tracient Technologies, which is positioning itself for applications where mobile computers and multiple RFID technologies converge.
The patch’s active UHF tag contains a thin-film battery as well as circuitry printed on an organic substrate, so that it can be worn as a small bandage or sewn into a hospital gown.
RPX Corp., which has already signed on a number of vendors with RFID products as members, is aggregating patents to protect high-tech companies from litigation.
The RFID industry has matured to the point where it can deliver great cost savings and efficiencies, just when businesses need them the most.
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center is using RTLS tags from Awarepoint to track surgical instrumentation throughout the sterilization process.
The ultrasound model makes it easier to pinpoint an item to a specific room; the sensor tags measure humidity or temperatures as low as -100 degrees Celsius.
Structural Metal Decks employs passive RFID tags to track the safety nets it installs at job sites where it constructs composite decking.
The RFID industry has matured to the point where it can deliver great cost savings and efficiencies, just when businesses need them the most.
Reva Systems is offering passive UHF-based item tracking to hospitals with its new Reva-4-Healthcare product, which integrates AeroScout’s MobileView RTLS software. The passive system can be used for wristbands, IV bags and other items that can’t conveniently carry an active tag, and can be used alongside WiFi RTLS technology.