radio frequency identification (RFID) tags

After more than a decade of exploring RFID-based solutions to bring visibility to this process, the company has adopted a passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID system to track its rental furniture as it is received, and again as it is delivered to customers. According to the company, the solution not only ...

Compass Marketing says it has developed a one-cent ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tag for its Powershelf brand that will work with its smart-shelf solutions to track products stocked on RFID-reader equipped shelves. The low-cost tag release is timed in conjunction with a UHF RFID technology ...

Companies that know manufacturing know lean is the way to go. But even lean operations might have some work to do if they're not using the right tools. As far as advanced technology goes in the manufacturing sector, RFID is actually pretty simple. For just pennies each, radio frequency identification tags, ...

Janam Technologies releases rugged smartphone with RFID, NFC capabilities ••• Quuppa launches tag module for indoor positioning ••• Cypress Semiconductor offers software suite to accelerate IoT product designs ••• CenTrak intros hybrid ultrasound-Gen2IR IoT location and sensing solution ••• Sonitor ...

Engineering, procurement and construction firm Bechtel and Birmingham, Ala., technology company Atlas RFID Solutions have piloted a new drone-mounted active RFID reader aimed at enabling inventory reads in a laydown yard and construction area automatically, from overhead. The system consists of ...

The organization's working group is planning a summer release of its new spec, while EVRYTHNG, a software company co-chairing the group, is selling its own platform to manage data about a product in a single location, whether accessed via NFC, RFID or bar-code technology. By Claire Swedberg.

Internet of Things (IoT) has made a big buzzword over the past few years as organizations have added intelligent controls to refrigerators, soda machines, washer and dryers, medical robots and lightbulbs. While the consumerization of IoT is in our everyday life, enterprises have been looking for ways IoT ...

But that's exactly what I feel a lot of companies are doing with radio frequency identification technology. They need it to track parts containers, or tools or roll cages. They deploy a solution, receive the expected benefits, and that's it. There's nothing terribly wrong with this, of course. But it's sort of like finding ...

Self-service key-copy technology company KeyMe has implemented RFID card duplicating capability at 111 of its kiosk, mostly in urban areas across the United States. The kiosks enable users with low-frequency (LF) 125 kHZ RFID keys—such as access cards for offices, parking lots or apartment ...

Radio frequency identification is pretty amazing. Although the location-tracking tags that integrate with inventory software have been around for decades, new applications continue to appear as the technology becomes more affordable and approachable. Explosive e-commerce growth and the Internet of ...

Define “useful.” I mean, sure, it's not hard to talk to Google or Alexa and ask for music. They mishear you half the time, but that's probably your fault. So why would you bother to print and craft dozens of custom RFID tags to control your music? Don't you have must-see television to be watching?

The RFID chips are the size of a grain of rice and are implanted in fleshy part of the skin between the thumb and forefinger. The chips use near-field communication (NFC) technology, which is also used in contactless credit cards and mobile payments. It's also the same technology used to track pets and ...

HANOVER, Germany—An ISO standard for RFID tire tags will be available either this year or next, according to Pierre Loiret, who leads on norms and regulations at Michelin. The Michelin specialist provided the update in a presentation on the progress of ISO TC31 WG10 standard working group during the ...