RFID Journal

07/19/2024

New Lab Fosters IoT Innovation in Cincinnati - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) opened the center to bring companies in physical touch with what IoT and AI can do for their facilities or products. Solutions include everything from smart manufacturing and sustainability to digital twins of patients or athletes’ hearts.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/new-lab-fosters-iot-innovation-in-cincinnati/221229

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TCS opened the Ohio laboratory to bring companies in physical touch with what IoT and AI can do for their facilities or products.

07/19/2024

Intelliguard® Reimagines Medication Management with RFID - tackling hospital challenges such as drug shortages, medication errors, 340B compliance, and drug diversion to maximize hospital efficiency and increase patient safety. https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/intelliguard-reimagines-medication-management-with-rfid/221270/

The Mira Prep Station enables RFID-powered automation so pharmacists can swiftly identify a wide range of medications.

07/18/2024

AWT Labels & Packaging, an industry leading provider of custom labels, flexible packaging, and precision converting solutions for healthcare, acquires RFID Labeling Company. American Label Technologies Inc. is a provider of RFID and label solutions for healthcare, retail, warehousing, and automotive markets across North America. “RFID is definitely a strategic product we’ve wanted to add to our portfolio to continue to bring value-added solutions to our customers,” said Bruce Hanson, CEO of AWT.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/awt-labels-packaging-acquires-rfid-labeling-company/221224/

AWT officials said the acquisition complements its key end markets with expanded geographic footprint, printing and RFID capabilities.

07/17/2024

Spanish Drug Store Launches Touch-Free Purchasing with RFID

Juan Vindel Farmacia has completed a three-month pilot of a new automated, hands-free purchasing solution from technology startup Futurian. The solution enables shoppers to place goods in a bin, take them back out if they change their mind, tap their phone or payment card, and walk out past an RFID shrink-prevention reader. https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/spanish-drug-store-launches-touch-free-purchasing-with-rfid/221226/

Futurian's Fast4shop is an end-to-end solution based on UHF RFID technology adapted to the pharmacy environment in Spain.

07/16/2024

Simbe has released one of its largest platform update for its mobile application and virtual tour capabilities that company officials state is the most advanced program for retailers to view store data. By combining vision plus sense technology, stores can fully audit inventory. https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/simbe-updates-mobile-application-to-include-virtual-tour-capabilities/221217/

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Two new platform updates from Simbe will make it easier for users to keep track of its inventory from anywhere and with deeper data.

07/15/2024

AI and IoT Target the Flow of Plastics in Waterways. Saint Louis University initiative tracks recycling and ensures that plastics that should be recycled don’t end up in landfills. IoT devices, using LoRaWAN and Wi-Fi technology, capture and transmit sensor data about contaminants in recycling bins as well as the amount of biowaste collecting in bins. https://www.rfidjournal.com/uncatergorized/ai-and-iot-target-the-flow-of-plastics-in-waterways/221183/

Saint Louis University researchers are expanding an IoT-based pilot to better understand when recycling is being contaminated with waste.

07/15/2024

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07/15/2024

Paris Corporation Manages RFID Rollout with Quality Control App. The paper products company met Walmart’s RFID tagging mandate and ensured that its tags are operable without errors using FineLine’s QC Trak app.

FIneLine is now releasing the app commercially to be used with Zebra Technologies handheld and sled readers to check readability, correct EPCs, UPC links and encryption. https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/paris-corp-manages-rfid-rollout-with-quality-control-app/221187/

Paris Corp. stayed at the front of the curve of RFID deployment, introducing tagging for all products headed to the retailer that works correctly.

07/15/2024

Robot order-picking solution for retail, e-commerce, and industrial use.

The deal calls for Clustag - Smart RFID Intralogistics to provide Exotec with its patented RFID MOT Station technology. Robots being deployed can climb racks up to 12 meters and retrieve products autonomously, before delivering totes to human-staffed or automatic picking stations. The technology will be deployed in some specific projects in the Netherlands for a globally known fashion brand. https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/exotec-selects-clustag-as-solution-partner-for-item-level-rfid-solutions/221191/

The implementation of the Clustag by Rielec technology in Exotec’s warehouse solution will allow for smarter supply chain decisions.

07/08/2024

Game On: Passive RFID at Play for Sports Memorabilia.

A professional sport league is piloting an RFID solution to track jerseys as they are worn by players during games. In the long term, Zebra Technologies sees passive RFID as a critical part of uniform and equipment identification for memorabilia authentication in addition to safety applications.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/game-on-passive-rfid-at-play-for-sports-memorabilia

Zebra is working with a sports league to pilot UHF RFID as unique identification technology to track players’ jerseys during a game.

07/05/2024

EXPERT VIEW: Is Your Organization Ready for Phishing-Resistant MFA?

In today’s digital landscape, cybercrime is evolving, and so must our defenses. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been a cornerstone of security strategies, but is your organization truly ready for phishing-resistant MFA? https://www.rfidjournal.com/is-your-organization-ready-for-phishing-resistant-mfa

Join us as Mike Harris, Senior Manager of Business Development at ELATEC Inc., shares insights on how RFID and NFC products can provide a robust alternative to traditional MFA methods. Discover how these technologies can enhance your security posture and safeguard against sophisticated cyber threats.



Don’t miss this Expert View! Stay ahead in the battle against cybercrime with innovative solutions.

Mike Harris of ELATEC Inc. writes RFID and NFC products can be a better alternative for multi-factor authentication than one-time codes.

07/03/2024

Hospitals Look to RFID, RTLS, AI to Improve Operations. Zebra Technologies’ study revealed a link between hospital leaders’ materials management and clinicians’ efficiency, productivity, and ability to provide the best patient care. Hospital leaders recognize the criticality of managing inventory in real time and are turning to RFID, RTLS, and AI analytics solutions to improve inventory tracking, visibility, accuracy, and ultimately, patient care.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/hospitals-look-to-rfid-rtls-ai-to-improve-operations-study

Hospital leaders believe RFID, RTLS and AI will help them modernize hospital asset inventories, in a survey from Zebra Technologies.

07/02/2024

RFID Correlates Birds’ Adventurous Feeding with Social Activity. Research found a cohort of songbirds that display more social behavior are more adventurous in food source choices as well. The study, part of a multi-decade process for University of Oxford, introduced RFID technology in 2007 to identify individual birds and thereby track behaviors for a wide variety of research.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/rfid-correlates-birds-adventurous-feeding-with-social-activity

An Oxford study used RFID on great tit birds to understand how they feed and if there is a social aspect to their food source choices.

06/28/2024

Beontag recently released its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report for 2023 highlighting their progress over the last year and goals moving forward. The report found 78 percent of graphics and labels materials (GLM) sales in 2023 were from sustainable products, up seven percentage points. The number of women in the Beontag workforce in 2023 continued to increase, reaching 32 percent overall in 2023, with 26 percent of senior leadership positions held by women. https://www.rfidjournal.com/beontag-publishes-2023-esg-report

Beontag ESG report for 2023 highlighting their progress over the last year and goals moving forward for sustainability and DEI initiatives.

06/28/2024

HID Introduces Cloud-Based Uniform Inventory Management Solution. The company’s InvoTech Cloud is being offered as a way to monitor employee uniforms from purchasing through daily use to final discard. The solution enables laundry and housekeeping managers with real-time visibility into inventory levels, usage patterns, and replacement needs, opening up the possibility to prevent overcharges and optimizing costs. Uniform tracking can be established by utilizing RFID or barcodes. Cintas officials said the InvoTech system is a great resource for them and their uniform rooms as it offers a portable solution for tracking garments between the room, employees and laundry. https://www.rfidjournal.com/hid-introduces-cloud-based-uniform-inventory-management-solution

The company’s InvoTech Cloud can track and manage employee uniforms, helping managers identify areas for further optimization.

06/27/2024

Expert View: Traceability is Key to Protecting Human Rights in Supply Chain

We are thrilled to feature insights from Eric Linxwiler, Senior Vice President of TradeBeyond, in our latest Expert View. With over 30 years of experience in enterprise software and cloud-based platform companies, Eric has a deep specialization in supply chain optimization and workflow management. In this edition, he discusses critical topics shaping the future of supply chains:

* Compliance Is Impossible Without Deep Visibility

* AI As a Traceability Tool

* Ensuring Ethical Supply Chains

Don't miss out on Eric's expert insights! https://www.rfidjournal.com/traceability-is-key-to-protecting-human-rights-in-supply-chains

TradeBeyond's Eric Linxwiler writes that for brands and retailers, the time to ensure the ethical integrity of their supply chains is now.

06/26/2024

RFID Arms Schools with Shooter Detection. A group of Minnesota high school students has launched a nonprofit, Vigilance Safety, that offers a UHF RFID based solution to identify when a gun approaches a school.

The system includes RFID readers at school egresses and tags voluntarily applied to guns by the gun owners, as well as software to manage read data and whitelist permitted guns.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/rfid-arms-schools-with-shooter-detection

Minnesota high school students have launched a nonprofit to use a UHF RFID-based solution to identify when a gun approaches a school.

06/26/2024

Litum not only has expertise in RTLS technology in industrial settings but in healthcare, serving both verticals with a single platform. The latest update comes ready to solve common challenges in both logistics and healthcare, as well as other verticals, and can be customized from there, to enable a faster, effective and low-cost deployment, offering a variety of new features, including lower power consumption, hybrid functionality to manage data from ultra-wideband (UWB) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions, and seamless operation both indoors and outdoors, said Ken Rawlings, Litum's technology product executive. https://www.rfidjournal.com/rtls-solution-targets-everything-from-forklift-operators-to-babies

Litum's 6.1 release comes with new features such as lower power consumption, security and integration of both UWB and BLE.

06/25/2024

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06/24/2024

RFID Tracks Salmon Reintroduced in Columbia River. Biomark Merck Animal Health Aqua NORAM has provided RFID tags embedded in Chinook salmon and readers and antennas along dams and the Columbia Riverbed. The data will help a group of tribes, government agencies and utility companies to track whether the newly introduced fish can survive passing up and down the river, through multiple dams.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/rfid-tracks-salmon-reintroduced-in-columbia-river

Merck Animal Health’s Biomark embeds RFID tags in Chinook salmon and readers and antennas along dams and the Columbia Riverbed.

06/21/2024

Apple Reportedly Closing in on NFC Deal with EU Regulators.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/apple-reportedly-closing-in-on-nfc-deal-with-eu-regulators

The deal that Apple has reportedly agreed to would provide third-party developers with open access to the ‌iPhone‌'s NFC.

06/20/2024

Destination Events Leverage RFID Wristband for Hotel, Concerts

Playa Luna Presents is preparing a slate of winter destination events in Mexico that will leverage an RFID system to access resort and concert venues.

Intellitix offers its concert and festival ticketing technology for access, payments and experiences for music fans.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/destination-events-leverage-rfid-wristband-for-hotel-concerts

Playa Luna is preparing a slate of winter destination events in Mexico that will leverage Intellitix's RFID system to access resort events.

06/18/2024

Collaboration Between On, Verity Uses AI to Enhance Supply Chain Operations. On, a global sportswear brand, and Verity, an AI and robotics company, new venture leverages a fleet of fully autonomous drones in warehouses to enable full operational visibility through smart, real-time inventory tracking, minimizing stockouts, misplacements, and shrinkage across the supply chain. The goal, according to company officials, is to ensure correct order fulfillment for retail and e-commerce. https://www.rfidjournal.com/collaboration-between-on-verity-uses-ai-to-enhance-supply-chain-operations

On identified Verity as their preferred partner due to the with in-depth technical expertise with artificial intelligence.

06/18/2024

AI Drives Efficiency for Automotive Management. RFID, RTLS and IoT technology can feed a treasure trove of data to AI systems that manage finished vehicles. This is the fourth in an ongoing series exploring how AI is impacting the RFID, IoT and different end uses across a number of industries.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/ai-drives-efficiency-for-automotive-management

The use of AI can make a company with a fleet of trucks or cars as well as a dealership more agile and quicker to respond to events.

06/17/2024

Corrections Department Tracks Radios with RFID. NC Department of Adult Correction is tracking thousands of radios for officers across 100 facilities. With an RFID tag embedded in the radio, the agency has a digital trail of each device when being used, repaired or discarded.

https://www.rfidjournal.com/corrections-department-tracks-radios-with-rfid

With an RFID tag embedded in their radios, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has a digital trail of each device.

06/14/2024

Murata Signs RFID License Agreement with Michelin. The agreement will see the integration of RFID tags into automotive tires, helping to advance tire management. Murata will mass produce tire tags for other companies starting in January 2025.
https://www.rfidjournal.com/murata-signs-rfid-license-agreement-with-michelin

The agreement will see the integration of RFID tags into automotive tires, helping to advance tire management.