Ascendent ID unveiled its RFID-based material tracking system for the mining industry, designed to automate previously labor intensive and error prone transactions. Trucks carrying ore and other mining materials are equipped with long-range, rewritable RFID tags. Information such as the date, time, product, loaders number and site location are all automatically written to the tag […]

DAILY RFID has announced the release of its latest RFID wristband deigned to for applications including audience access control for ticketed events and to VIP areas. Each wristband also has a unique ID for tracking and tracing the audience in the party, also making it difficult for counterfeiting opportunities. With RFID technology, the wristband also […]

EarthSearch has received a purchase order from a Dubai reseller for its student transportation and class attendance monitoring system, SchoolsConnect. The SchoolsConnect system utilizes a combination of GPS and RFID technology to provide parents and schools with real time information about student riders and class attendance monitoring. The integrated hardware and mobile app solution will […]

A New South Wales mine site is piloting an RFID system to monitor underground truck movements for safety and to boost productivity, reports iTnews. RFID tags are mounted onto the top of the trucks and scanned by readers placed at critical points throughout the six kilometer main tunnel. The system captures information such as the […]

CYBRA Corporation released the findings of its latest customer survey of RFID trends and results reflect an industry trend towards the increasing adoption of RFID technology. With more than 100 companies participating in the survey, CYBRA findings showed that 34% of organizations are using, piloting, or are already in the process of implementing RFID technology […]

Lawrence Berkeley National Labs has partnered with AssetPulse to deploy an RFID asset tracking solution to track and manage its lab equipment. Lawrence Berkeley owns specialized high value equipment such as vacuum pumps. These assets are loaned by inventory personnel to lab scientists and visiting scientists whenever it is requested. The RFID solution from AssetPulse […]

Qantas Airways has opened its first retail establishment to sell the recently introduced Q Bag Tags, according to Voxy. The “Q-Tag” is an RFID-based tracking chip which syncs traveling passenger’s bags with their boarding pass information, ensuring proper delivery. Initially, the Qantas kiosk will be located in the Sydney Qantas Club. It will remain in […]

To combat forgery, colleges and universities in the United Arab Emirates have began embedding RFID technology into campus certificates and diplomas to verify authenticity, according to Gulf News. More than 30 educational institutions in the UAE, as well the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, have partnered with Amricon to implement the SMART Document […]