NFC
Flexstr8 Offers NFC-Enabled Labels for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products
The startup's NFC Smart Label solution is being trialed by companies to track goods, pharmaceuticals, and maintenance and service for industrial equipment.
RFID Helps Heating Systems Stay Sludge-free
Maintenance workers can use a smartphone app and NFC RFID technology from Tagproduct to monitor and adjust Temiq's Ninox device, which is designed to remove particles from water circulating in a boiler.
U.K. Construction Company Collects Inspection Data Onsite With NFC
The McGee Group is using NFC RFID technology and apps from Mobilengine to ensure that its trucks are properly inspected, as well as track tool usage and inspection and worker training at demolition or construction sites.
Identiv Offers NFC RFID Temperature-Tracking Solution
The system—consisting of the disposable uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker tag and an app for Android smartphones and tablets—is designed to serve as a low-cost data-logger.
RFID News Roundup
Smartrac unveils Midas+ NFC inlay designed for gaming ••• Tagstand to distribute TapTrack Bluetooth NFC readers ••• Whistler Blackcomb resort adds RFID-timed hiking trails ••• Kontakt.io beacons help boost Carrefour store's mobile app usage ••• RFID-enabled payment system to encore at Squamish Valley Music Festival.
Inlay Companies Testing EM Micro’s Dual NFC and EPC Chip
EM Microelectronic's new dual-interface chip could enable inlay manufacturers to sell products that can be read using EPC UHF readers for tracking inventory, and by NFC-enabled phones or tablets in stores by consumers or store personnel.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble shrinks UHF RFID reader module ••• SweetWater 420 Fest employs Vendini's RFID system for ticketing, access control ••• Mobile airline boarding passes on the rise, delaying the transition to NFC, study finds. ••• TexTrace joins global RAIN RFID Alliance ••• Transcends releases new version of open-source RFID middleware.
Big RFID Deployments and Better RFID Products
Entries for the 2015 RFID Journal Awards were outstanding, indicating that the RFID industry is maturing rapidly.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble's RFID-enabled CrewSight automates personnel management on construction sites ••• FinnCode brings NFC-enabled added-value to Italian luxury shoes, bags ••• Ams, STMicroelectronics launch secure NFC mobile-payment solution ••• Estimote adds beacon-sharing to its Cloud platform ••• Mayo Clinic, Gentag partner to develop wireless sensors to treat obesity, diabetes.