by Claire Swedberg | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Features
To navigate 2020's economy now, and with the eventual reopening of business output, agility and transparency will be critical differentiators, according to a report from VDC Research. That's just one of the findings from the company's new study, "AIDC Solutions and enterprise mobility technologies for 2020." For the purposes of the study, automatic-identification and data-capture…
by Claire Swedberg | Mar 29, 2020 | Features
New York general contractor Apex Building Group has deployed an automated system to bring safety and compliance to 15 building renovations at three sites. The company is using Internet of Things (IoT) technology as it renovates buildings while they are being inhabited, thereby better protecting the safety of workers and tenants, the company reports. The…
by Claire Swedberg | Mar 22, 2020 | Case Studies
Chocolate factory Nutriart has deployed radio frequency identification technology to track the locations and work statuses of employees in order to make its payroll process automated and error-free. Since being deployed a year ago, the company reports, the system has proven to reduce labor time that employees previously spent tracking time onsite and reviewing paperwork…
by Claire Swedberg | Mar 15, 2020 | Case Studies
Spanish hospital services company Interhospitalia provides linens and laundry services for 22 Barcelona hospitals by leasing its one million flat linens, uniforms and gowns for use by health-care providers and patients. By tracking the goods via RFID technology, the company is able to manage the status of each linen as it arrives at and leaves…
by Claire Swedberg | Mar 8, 2020 | Case Studies
Civil engineering and surveying company DRMP has gained visibility into the hundreds of high-value cameras and surveying equipment items that travel to worksites across three states, thanks to its use of a radio frequency identification system. By utilizing passive RFID to identify each of its mobile tools, says Todd Catella, DRMP's asset and inventory manager,…
by Claire Swedberg | Mar 2, 2020 | Features
Auburn University's RFID Lab has completed a proof-of-concept (POC) that it says proves blockchain can bring visibility to RFID-based data across a supply chain. The Chain Integration Project (CHIP) Initiative took place throughout the past year, tracking goods for five participating companies: three brands and two retailers. The result was that the blockchain network enabled…
by Claire Swedberg | Mar 2, 2020 | Best Practices
Auburn University's RFID Lab has completed a proof-of-concept (POC) that it says proves blockchain can bring visibility to RFID-based data across a supply chain. The Chain Integration Project (CHIP) Initiative took place throughout the past year, tracking goods for five participating companies: three brands and two retailers. The result was that the blockchain network enabled…
by Claire Swedberg | Feb 25, 2020 | Case Studies
Indian Railways has begun deploying RFID technology on its tracks to capture the location of its rolling stock; a total of about 24,000 passenger cars, as well as some freight cars, have been tagged. The solution employs GS1 standards, with fixed and handheld readers and software running on the control center server, as well as…
by Claire Swedberg | Feb 16, 2020 | Features
Michigan high school student Yousef El-Chafei has leveraged his own technical know-how, along with some RFID experience from his father, to develop a passive UHF system aimed at improving safety and efficiency at schools. The system he developed uses ClearStream software from Portable Technology Solutions (PTS) to track students or faculty members in schools, in…
