Labeling
RFID Tracks Strain and Temperature for Hydroelectric Generators
GE Hydro has begun the next phase of a multi-year UHF RFID pilot that uses technology from Asygn and HID Global to capture sensor conditions from spinning rotors, wirelessly and without batteries.
RFID News Roundup
Confidex releases label with shared RFID and NFC memory; Powercast, InPlay offer battery-free BLE sensor beacon; Study shows strong RFID tag market growth; AI company Altair launches data-analytics appliance for IoT.
SATO Proof-of-Concept Brings BLE Visibility into Home Refrigerators
A Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry project, using Wiliot battery-free BLE sensors, is testing the viability of letting consumers track food freshness and volume in fridges via an app.
Tageos Tags Reflect Broadening RFID Demand
The new tags provide automatic identification and sensing capabilities for a variety of products, from metallic packed goods and small form-factor products to items that must be read from multiple orientations.
Companies Testing New Passive RFID Sensing Tags
Omni-ID's five new products are battery-free labels with sensors and UHF functionality to transmit data, such as temperature or moisture presence, to an RFID reader for use in the cold supply chain, at data centers or during construction.
Evaluation Kit Targets Developers for Power-Harvesting IoT
Energous is selling its kit with Atmosic's BLE system-on-chip, enabling users to build solutions that leverage wireless charging at up to a 13-meter distance for IoT solutions ranging from factory condition monitoring to in-store electronic shelf labeling.
Label Company Beontag RFID Acquires Confidex
The acquisition will place Beontag among the largest RFID label producers globally, with a planned capacity of five billion labels, leveraging Confidex's ticketing and industrial tag products and its China-based manufacturing site.
Technology Companies Partner for Cannabis Track and Trace
A hybrid solution from tech startup TrueGreen and RFID company Identiv enables UHF and NFC tracking from a single label to provide authentication, supply chain management and tamper-evident content for consumers who buy products at dispensaries.
Baggage Inlay Provides RFID Functionality for Airline Legacy Systems
Airlines are employing a new inlay from Tageos for checked baggage, which offers UHF RFID technology and modified sensitivity to operate with existing infrastructure.