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RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison extends NFC inlay line with EM Micro IC; Vizinex RFID adds Impinj chips to its products; BehrTech, WEPTECH launch LPWAN gateway for IoT; Aramark LoRaWAN solution uses tech from Kerlink, Microshare; Sewio releases RTLS design planner for UWB; Kalypso, AVATA partner on digital transformation for Oracle clients; UrsaLeo expands into EMEA region.
UWB Alliance Teams with RTLS Open Standards Org Omlox
The joint liaison agreement is aimed at promoting more open standards for UWB and RTLS technologies, as well as easing regulatory demands for UWB power and outdoor use in industrial and other settings.
Swiss Manufacturer Employs Contact Tracing with UWB Devices
Kinexon's SafeZone solution tracks each time workers wearing SafeTags come within close range, then alerts them in real time, while storing anonymous information so contact tracing can take place before infections can occur.
UWB Rail-Guidance System to Go Global with UWB Alliance Consulting Service
Humatics' solution pinpoints trail location for the MTA in New York City and now may be expanded into Europe and Asia, with support from a new service that guides technology companies with standards and regulations worldwide.
Companies Offer Low-Power, Precise Location with UWB Social Distancing
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.
Auto Parts Manufacturing Plant Boosts Efficiency By 2 Percent with UWB
Continental deployed a system that utilizes UWB sensors on automatic guided vehicles to capture data that automates alerts and instructions for workers on smart wristbands based on the movements of tagged vehicles and other assets, while enabling the use of a facility's digital twin.
Laptop Employs UWB Radar, Facial Recognition to Authorize Users
Lenovo's new laptop leverages a Novelda system-on-chip to detect an individual's presence, which launches facial-recognition software to identify users, thereby automatically opening when they arrive and locking when they leave.
UWB Contestants Propose Tracking Pets, Forklifts, Elevator Use
Sewio launched its Digital Hero contest in September, offering enablement kits to three finalists with the best ideas, and received nearly six times the number of responses it expected, ranging from industrial to healthcare and COVID-19 management.
UWB Standard Opens Opportunity for Consumer-Based Products
The IEEE's 802.15.4z, the latest amendment to the organization's UWB standard, is aimed at providing improved security and precise location data, while enabling both low- and high-rate pulse-repetition frequency for access to vehicles with phones or key fobs, as well as home access and payments.
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