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Virtual Event Report: RFID in Harsh Environments
View the PDFs and recordings from RFID Journal's recent online event.
RFID News Roundup
Xerafy offers on-metal RFID tags with NXP chips; Axia Institute launches RFID tag validation program, partners with Fresenius Kabi; AsReader unveils lightweight RFID reader-writer; CDO Technologies adds DT Research tablet to DoD auto-ID contract; ScaleOut Software upgrades real-time digital twin streaming service; Trackunit, Silicon Labs partner on BLE asset-tracking solution; GS1 US to host virtual healthcare RFID workshop; STMicroelectronics publishes white paper on NFC for CPG.
General Electric to Pilot Battery-free RFID Sensors in Its Hydro Turbines
Asygn's RFID sensor ICs are being deployed or tested not only for hydropower production, but also agriculture and construction, to capture conditions in the field or at production facilities without requiring a battery or wired energy sources.
BLE Uses Phase Finding for Affordable RTLS Applications
Link Labs' AirFinder Onsite solution provides low-cost indoor location, with BLE tags identifying where they are based on phase ranging, and LoRa connectivity forwarding that data to a server.
Where’s the Toilet? IoT Knows the Answer
U.K. technology company Foresolutions, using Digital Matter sensors, is providing companies with the location and status of remote items like porta potties, construction tools and air-traffic equipment.
Aertssen Tracks Heavy Equipment Transport via RFID
The Belgian logistics company has automated the receiving, counting, locating and shipping of the equipment it manages for its construction and agricultural customers, reducing inventory counts and search times by half.
Pilkington Brasil Tracks Product Packaging via RFID
The company has attained supply chain benefits thanks to a solution from SmartXHUB, enabling it to visualize the transportation of goods.
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison Smartrac, Future Laboratory partner on zero-waste action plan; TSC Printronix Auto ID adds RFID-barcode inspection to label printers; Tenna intros BLE beacon puck for construction equipment; IoT RTLS company Pinmicro joins UWB Alliance; AVX offers chip inductors for high-frequency RF apps; Sensormatic Solutions extends MTI partnership for RFID, IoT products; NewAge Industries announces B Corp. certification; Digital Twin Consortium, Global Mining Guidelines Group collaborate on digital twins for mining; Industrial Internet Consortium journal focuses on digital twins.