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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.
Machine Learning Aids RFID Tag Reading of Textiles
Several laundry companies are piloting a system from Datamars that leverages ML algorithms to differentiate between good and stray tag reads, enabling faster, more versatile installations without requiring physical RF shields or threshold identification.
Utilizing VAS for RFID
Value-added services make it easier for distribution centers to maintain separate inventories for different customers' tag requirements.
Auto-ID Company Creates Its Own System for Managing Its Assets
With its homegrown solution, QR code inventor DENSO deploys its own handheld RFID readers, along with Confidex UHF RFID tags, to automate the audit counts of IT assets at its facilities.
RFID Automates Safety Equipment Inspection in Australia
SpanSet Australia has launched a solution that allows customers to inspect the slings, lifts and safety gear they purchase via automatic RFID tag reads, and to retrofit work equipment by applying labels and tracking them with the same readers, using a solution from CoreRFID.
Tageos Releases Industrial-Focused High-Memory Tags
With increased memory and sensitivity, the company's latest tags are intended to offer a low-cost solution to the aviation, logistics and manufacturing markets, in which the need for RFID sometimes outpaces supply.
Lyngsoe Systems Tech Tracks COVID-19 Vaccines with Passive RFID, Sensors
The company has released a solution to help vaccine manufacturers and governments digitize the tracking of vaccine distribution and administration via passive UHF RFID tags that measure temperature and liquid levels, monitor expiration dates and ensure vials are not reused.
Tech Companies Release Low-Cost Flexible NFC Drug Labels
Pharmaceutical firms have begun applying Schreiner MediPharm labels with built-in Avery Dennison inlays and PragmatIC flexible ICs to medications, enabling users to authenticate drugs, capture product information and ensure proper usage.
Schreiner MediPharm, RFiD Discovery Join DoseID Consortium
The two companies will now be part of the industry association, which seeks RFID tracking standardization in the healthcare sector.
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