
Construction


ToolWatch Offers Heavy Equipment Management with GPS
A system to manage the location and status of construction or industrial equipment on worksites has been expanded to include large, high-value assets such as bulldozers, cranes and trailers.
Connected Vest Protects Workers via AI, BLE
Truck companies, construction firms and utilities are employing a Swanholm Technology solution to detect if workers are at risk or have fallen, and to issue alerts.
E.U. Digital Passport Workgroups Launching Circular Economy Efforts
A consortium of agencies and companies, including Avery Dennison, is planning a program to identify textiles, batteries, and electronics, with a digital passport accessed via RFID or other technologies.
Builder Tracks Housing Modules via IoT Technology
De Meeuw has deployed a UHF RFID solution from Aucxis to boost visibility into its building modules as they are assembled, picked, shipped and received at construction sites.
Bluetooth Low Energy Keeps Austrian Tunnel Workers Safe
Construction companies are capturing real-time data regarding the locations of workers in the Granitz Valley Tunnel, leveraging a temporary solution from Zumbtobel Group that detects where they are during an emergency.
Companies Testing New Passive RFID Sensing Tags
Omni-ID's five new products are battery-free labels with sensors and UHF functionality to transmit data, such as temperature or moisture presence, to an RFID reader for use in the cold supply chain, at data centers or during construction.
Ten Ways RFID Improves Quality Control in Harsh Environments
RFID tags can be used for quality control in harsh environments, including those containing extreme temperatures, high impact, wet conditions, hazardous chemicals, radioactivity and more.
IoT Adds Automation to Shopify Companies’ Inventory Data
Apptricity is partnering with Shopify to provide its Internet of Things edge device, an app, and BLE or other tags as part of the Storefront app, enabling users to view the location and status of goods at their own site, in the supply chain or at a customer's store.