Social Distancing Archives - Page 2 of 7

Plastics Manufacturer Reconfigures Safe Workplace with BLE

by Claire Swedberg | Mar 28, 2021 | Case Studies

ILR Industries is using an RTLS solution from i-Virtualize to improve its workspace layout and enable social distancing, and it plans to track productivity based on employee and equipment movements and sensor data.

Fertilizer Company Tracks Worker Safety During Manned Maintenance

by Claire Swedberg | Mar 15, 2021 | News

Nutrien's turnarounds at nitrogen and potash sites are now managed via an active RF solution from Triax that monitors social distancing and provides contact tracing for 1,500 or more contract workers temporarily on site.

A Healthy Market in an Unhealthy World

by Rich Handley | Feb 5, 2021 | Editor's Notes

During the COVID-19 pandemic's first year, the real-time location systems sector has seen strong growth at hospitals.

Wearable Wristband Leverages NFC, BLE for Worker Security and Health

by Claire Swedberg | Feb 3, 2021 | News

Companies are deploying a Nymi solution with Elatec readers to enable workers to access clean rooms and offices, use secure computers and printers, and monitor social distancing.

KINETIC Wearable Tech Improves Contact Tracing, Prevents Close Contacts

by RFID Journal | Jan 22, 2021 | News

The company's new ebook helps organizations implement data-driven practices and fine-tune processes to help keep their workforce safe.

Amazon Web Services Partners with LoRa Companies for IoT

by Claire Swedberg | Jan 10, 2021 | Case Studies

AWS's IoT Core for LoRaWAN includes sensors, gateways and analytics software so companies can launch their own IoT solutions for social distancing, safety monitoring, meter reading, cow herd management and more.

Event Managers Plan Festivals with RFID-enabled Safety Features

by Claire Swedberg | Jan 5, 2021 | News

Event Genius aims to help music festivals and concerts begin the process of organizing safe events once COVID-19 restrictions lift, leveraging RFID to make transactions touchless, limit interactions with staff and track attendee locations for contact tracing.

Companies Offer Low-Power, Precise Location with UWB Social Distancing

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 16, 2020 | News

A solution from Altran, containing a Renesas Electronics UWB microcontroller and a 3db Access low-power chip, consists of a wearable wristband that wakes up via BLE when individuals are in close proximity, then calculates their distance within centimeters.

RFID Goes to the Movies

by Rich Handley | Nov 25, 2020 | Editor's Notes

Thanks to radio frequency identification technology, production recently resumed on a film set during the COVID-19 pandemic, and not a single person got sick.

Patented Pandemic-Era Safe Workplace Technology Opened to Developers

by Claire Swedberg | Nov 24, 2020 | News

Kinetic's Reflex technology for monitoring workers' movements to prevent injuries can now track social distancing and provide contact tracing via BLE at construction sites, warehouses and factories.