Zebra Technologies Europe has announced availability of the Zebra RXi4 RFID print/encoder designed for high-volume, item-level tagging from supply chain to retail floor. The rugged R110Xi4 aims to streamline workflow operations and supply chain management applications such as inventory management and more across retail, manufacturing, health care and distribution channels. The RXi4 features Zebra’s patent-pending […]

Parker Hannifin, manufacturer to commercial aerospace OEMs and defense contractors, has chosen OATSystems and its ATA Spec 2000-compliant solution to enhance traceability and improve operational efficiency. The company is tagging and tracking component parts to be installed in Airbus A350 XWB aircraft at the point of manufacture. “This is a time of rapid change in […]

EarthSearch Communications announced Belfor Property Restoration in Alberta Canada has ordered its LogiBoxx system to improve asset management and automate its job costing process. Belfor analyzes and restores fire, water and storm damage of every kind and on any scale. The company will install the Logiboxx integrated GPS and RFID solution on all of its […]

In response to the Food Safety Modernization Act signed by President Obama, wireless RFID technology is beginning to appear more in grocery store shipments as a better means to fight food spoilage, reports ABC San Francisco. RFID technology records what happens to every palette, every step of the way, all in real-time. Enabling greater visibility, […]

Xerafy has announced the availability of the new and enhanced version of their X Series RFID-on-metal tags. While maintaining similar attributes of the original X Series tags, the X II now comes with an ingress protection rating of IP68 and enhanced read-range performance. The PicoX II and NanoX II come with robust a encasement that […]

Trimble has introduced the ThingMagic Mercury6, 4-port, multiprotocol RFID reader as the latest addition to its RFID product family. The Mercury6 offers a low-profile form factor and rugged service operating capabilities, which make it well suited for enterprise, commercial and industrial environments. Based on the ThingMagic M6e embedded RFID reader module, the Mercury6 operates with […]

Hosted by the RFID and Healthcare Consortium at the HIMSS11 annual meeting, a hospital smart room was featured leveraging the power of RFID technology to optimize medical device connectivity and deliver improvements in patient safety, reports Cardiovascular Business. The smart room centers on a design to improve distribution of patient information by integrating real-time data […]

In the new report “RFID for the Postal and Courier Service”, IDTechEx estimates that the global market for RFID systems, including tags, will reach $2.5 billion in 2018. The report goes in-depth, covering more than 40 cases studies of RFID in action at postal and courier services in North America, Europe, the Middle East and […]

The Peninsula Regional Medical Center of Salisbury, Md. has teamed up with AeroScout to deploy a real-time location system to monitor critical equipment, as well as refrigeration units with pharmaceuticals and other temperature-sensitive items. The 362-bed facility is using AeroScout’s solutions and leveraging its network throughout for a variety of use cases and applications such […]

EarthSearch announced order delivery of the LogiBoxx real-time management solution to iFleet for monitoring of oil tankers in the nation of Tanzania. EarthSearch’s LogiBoxx paired with its RFSeal locks, are used to secure the tank dispenser and monitor the removal of oil content from the tanker. The LogiBoxx communicates wirelessly with the RFSeal to determine […]