Pioneering Canadian manufacturer uses robotics, RFID chips, and sophisticated software to maximize efficiency and compete with bigger players. When parts are finally ready to leave the plant, RFID scanners in the loading dock confirm that the parts are on the truck and ready to go. Envision a cabinet plant where
Drone technology is more often associated with outside activities. However, drones can also be used internal to a business, such as in a warehouse. Technologists have developed a system that allows aerial drones to read RFID tags tens of meters away. Boston - Drone technology is more often associated with outside
Impinj ItemSense provides real-time data about movement of goods enabling efficient, automated supply chain and logistics operations Seattle, Oct. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impinj®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI), a leading provider and pioneer of RAIN solutions, today announced enhancements to ItemSense®, a distributed operating system for managing RAIN readers and
The astonishing boom of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is stimulating plenty of new RFID-based industrial applications. Consequently, in Abstract: The astonishing boom of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is stimulating plenty of new RFID-based industrial applications. Consequently, in the very near future, an almost unlimited number of RFID tags could be
Loominary, designed by researchers at American University and the University of Central Florida, allows game players to control a story's plot and action using an RFID-enabled loom. - Page 1 Sep 20, 2017— University researchers have developed a way to marry old technology, weaving, with something much more modern—video games—in
According to industry officials, RFID technology is being used more and more as a way to track containers and verify service. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology systems were initially touted as the go-to for pay-as-you-throw waste and recycling collection programs. Asset tags were attached to waste and recycling containers and data
Data presented at last week's RFID in Retail and Apparel event suggests that adoption of RFID to manage apparel inventory is accelerating quickly. Oct 02, 2017— It's been clear for the past few years that retail apparel will be the first market to adopt radio frequency identification technology on a large scale.
The airline finds that safety equipment inspections, which previously took hours per plane, can now be accomplished within a few minutes using a UHF RFID solution from EAM Worldwide. Sep 18, 2017— Fiji Airways reports that it has made in-cabin inspections of emergency equipment faster and more efficient across its fleet
A UHF RFID system, provided by Zebra Technologies, has enabled the retailer to reduce its non-compliance of display items at 180 stores, from 20 percent down to almost none. Aug 21, 2017— Department store chain Bon-Ton Stores may investigate new ways to roll out radio frequency identification for merchandise visibility, after proving gains in
As retailers seek to improve their omnichannel options for consumers, RFID tagging is gaining credence as a reliable way to streamline supply chains and better control inventory movement and levels. Dive Brief: SML-RFID, an RFID retail inventory management company, told Supply Chain Dive that RFID tags will garner about 8%