WinWare announced the launch of its battery-powered Accu-Drawer RFID modular drawer system used to manage tooling, spare parts or any indirect material at point-of-use in tightly controlled and foreign object debris critical environments. Either inventory is tagged or the bin location is monitored by an RFID switch. As users remove inventory and shut the drawer […]

India-based mining company, Vedanta, has partnered with EssenRFID to leverage its Xtenna vehicle tracking system for the monitoring of over 1,500 trucks entering at its Jharsuguda, Orissa site. Trucks are fitted with an EssenRFID Parka ultra high frequency tag. As the truck passes through an RFID enabled portal details of the truck are being recorded. […]

A. Harvey & Co. Ltd., a supplier of support services to the offshore oil and gas industries, is employing a real-time locating system from Zebra to enhance logistic operations at its offshore marine base in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated in this solution is a real-time locating system from Zebra including RFID tags […]

Boeing and Airbus have both made plans to use RFID technology in the near future to better track and monitor avionics and other aircraft installed parts, according to Aviation Today. Boeing’s 787 Dreamline, due for delivery by the end of the year, will use RFID tags for monitoring maintenance-significant parts. And if you recall, back […]

BAS Trucks, based just south of Amsterdam, has chosen to go with Zebra’s ISO/IEC 24730-2 real time locating system for providing slot visibility for its inventory of used-trucks. The ISO 24730-2 RTLS solution will provide BAS Trucks with increased visibility to aid in stock count, truck movement, and vehicle location. With the new system BAS […]

Health First, serving Brevard County, Fla., has implemented AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID asset tracking and temperature monitoring solutions in three of its hospitals, and a fourth which is under construction. The community-based health system uses the real time location system to increase equipment utilization, improve patient care and reduce capital expenditures. With it Health First is […]

1st Choice Security Solutions and Advanced Asset Tracking Solutions have partnered to provide a long-range RFID transportation temperature monitoring system. The system, coined TransTemp, utilizes RFID tags affixed to goods for monitoring storage temperature requirements during transportation. Tags can be placed into shipping containers, refrigerated containers and trucks, air freight and catering trucks TransTemp features […]

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) announced that ConAgra Foods, a North American food maker, is shipping its products on iGPS’ all-plastic, RFID-enabled pallets. The all-plastic pallets look to be the ideal fit for food maker, as they are thirty percent lighter and aren’t susceptible to insect infestation, require no chemical treatments and eliminate the risks […]

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) announced an agreement with Enfora to incorporate its technology into iGPS’ asset tracking and tracing platform. Under the terms of the agreement, iGPS will equip its pallets with Enfora’s Spider AT asset tag and will utilize Enfora’s asset management software to assist in managing those pallets. The Spider AT is […]

By the end of June the country of Kenya will require importers, exporters, clearing agents and transporters to comply with a new regulation requiring use of electronic tracking devices with all cargo shipments. Hi-G-Tek, Inc., a provider of wireless sensing solutions that monitor and capture real time location, security, and condition information about cargo and […]