Industrial
Multi-Zone ToF Sensor Offers Camera-like Field of View
STMicroelectronics' latest FlightSense sensor provides situational awareness for numerous types of smart equipment.
Distance Encoder Automates RFID Tag Writing
RF Controls has built a new functionality into its overhead reader antennas to encode UHF RFID tags, or to change their EPC IDs, from up to 50 feet away.
How RFID and NFC Are Transforming Smart Factory Supply Chains
Automation is changing the way factories operate, and RFID enables automation for supply chain functions like inventory, vendor management and equipment tracking.
Samsung’s New UWB Chip Designed for Cars, Phones
The Exynos Connect U100 is being built into products to connect them with objects or people in their environment, and to identify location and direction of movement.
Toppan Adds Sound Detection to IoT Equipment Monitoring
Manufacturers in Japan are deploying the company's e-Platch solution to detect changes in sounds that could indicate malfunctions or potential failures of critical equipment.
RFID News Roundup
Xerafy offers RFID tags with metal plate for industrial assets; Litmus adds digital twins to industrial data platform; iDTronic intros new RFID reader modules; Digital Twin Consortium presents business essentials education.
Partnership Delivers IoT-based Machine Operator Authentication
Polaris Automation and Caron Engineering are providing integration and software with Elatec reader systems to enable manufacturers to supply Internet of Things-based access to machinery and tools, along with analytics.
RFID News Roundup
Signet Tags launches NFC customer-engagement platform; MASS Group adds Find Tag functionality to mobile readers; Continental offers UWB-based child-presence detection; Renesas Electronics samples BLE microcontroller; Semtech unveils new chipset for 5G mobile devices; Sewio releases UWB RTLS software; Qualcomm intros IoT solutions for industrial applications.
White Goods Maker Achieves Savings with RTLS Technology
A real-time location system from Wipelot has enabled Vestel to decrease shift-start losses, occupational accidents and its workforce.