Construction
Patented Pandemic-Era Safe Workplace Technology Opened to Developers
Kinetic's Reflex technology for monitoring workers' movements to prevent injuries can now track social distancing and provide contact tracing via BLE at construction sites, warehouses and factories.
UWB, Ultrasonic Mesh Provide Indoor or Outdoor Contract Tracing
Schools, construction firms, offices and manufacturers are among those testing a social-distancing and contact-tracing system from RFID Global Solution that privately alerts workers or students regarding unsafe proximities; employers or schools can use the data to manage safer operations.
Construction Equipment Manufacturer Builds IoT Intelligence Into Assembly Process
Doosan Bobcat has deployed an Internet of Things solution from Rockwell Automation to integrate data from its assembly site so that operators and management can understand each product's status and history as it is assembled, inspected, repaired or maintained.
Long-Range BLE Transmits at 20 Miles
Apptricity says its new Bluetooth Low Energy technology can provide location data for tracking individuals and things in wide spaces or very large buildings, without the high cost of installing numerous readers or using satellite or cellular devices.
Energy Company Deploys IoT to Manage Lunchroom, Worker Safety
Subsea 7 is returning its workers to the office with an Internet of Things solution from Empathic Building that displays where desks have been assigned, presents safety guidelines and displays real-time data regarding cafeteria occupancy.
Improving Internal Operations
A connected business is a profitable business, and technologies like cloud computing, RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy are becoming vital.
IoT Manages Conditions, Assets for Istanbul Airport
A LoRaWAN-based solution is bringing visibility to assets, equipment and cargo, thereby decreasing energy consumption, improving passenger comfort, making operations more efficient and reducing flight delays.
Construction Site Solution Pairs RFID and Video
Triax is teaming up with EarthCam to employ the latter's video-capture technology at construction site entrance points, thereby creating an automated link between a worker's ID number and video of that individual, with the goal of boosting safety and security.
RFID News Roundup
Stora Enso, Atos partner on sustainable automated retail solutions; PragmatIC, Schreiner MediPharm team up for smart labels; Understory, MSI GuaranteedWeather intro weather sensor for auto insurance; Altair Semiconductor unveils automotive IoT chipset; the Industrial Internet Consortium updates its IIoT technical report; PT Next acquires RFID software company CodeNameWhat; Triax Technologies, Skanska to co-present at Autodesk University on IoT systems.