Energy/Mining
Petrochemical Company Employs RFID for Safety, Productivity
Invista and other companies are tracking when workers fall or require assistance, where individuals are located for safety and productivity management, and the zones in which they have been, for the purposes of contact tracing in the event of a positive COVID-19 test, using Triax's Spot-r wearable technology provided by United Rentals.
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison launches RFID-EAS inlay for retail; PENTAX Medical, Mobile Aspects sign RFID product distribution agreement; ShowMeCables releases omnidirectional, rubber duck antennas for IoT; Landis+Gyr, Vodafone Business partner on cellular IoT for energy management; Industrial Internet Consortium, Plattform Industrie 4.0 offer digital twin white paper.
IoT Delivers Analytics to Fuel Stations
With shopping behaviors changing at fuel stations and their convenience stores, a cloud-based solution from PDI is tracking fuel levels and in-store sales, helping businesses automate replenishment, predict sales and provide digital purchasing experiences.
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.
Sales Are Up at Neste’s RFID-Enabled Unmanned Store
The 25-square-meter Easy Deli leverages UHF RFID tags on products, as well as readers at the point of sale and exit, to enable shoppers to buy goods by placing them on the sales counter and approving the purchase without human assistance.
Benefits of Wireless Power for Sanitation Devices in the Age of COVID-19
Touchless IoT-based technologies powered by wireless charging can help to keep restrooms as hygienic and healthy as possible.
Utilities Test IoT for Water Heater Management
A wireless solution from Apricity allows companies like Portland General Electric to capture data from residential water heaters, and to remotely turn them on and off according to temperatures and peak demands, using narrowband IoT and Cellular LTE-M.
Australian Growers, Cities Tracking Soil Conditions via LoRaWAN
A solution from telecom carrier National Narrowband Network aims to reduce water waste by up to 30 percent with Sensoterra probes and an app that provides real-time data and analytics about water use in growing fields, city parks and athletic fields.
Kerlink, ZENNER IoT Solutions Deploy LoRaWAN Network in Germany
The companies are collaborating on a largescale implementation for Netze BW, a German distribution network company for electricity, gas and water.