The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has begun a pilot project that will leverage data from RFID-enabled pallets to monitor and track the food cold chain, reports The Packer. The first phase of the pilot will test three different distribution centers in the islands. Hand-held scanners will be used to collect data from the pallets’ RFID […]

Exel, a contract logistics provider, released a case study about a joint deployment at its multi-customer trans-load facility in Southern California. For this project Exel partnered with Motorola for RFID and PINC Solutions to develop a yard management system. Trailers from various shippers arrive at the facility, and upon arrival, each receives a temporary RFID […]

Advanced ID Corporation has formed a development partnership with Solrayo Inc. and Enable IPC Corp. to adopt ultra capacitor technology for specifically designed ultra-high frequency RFID tags to improve signal strength and read range. Typical ultra-high frequency RFID tags have a read range closer to five feet under real world conditions, limiting use of passive […]

CEITEC S.A. announced it has signed an agreement with Hemobras to develop a RFID chip for tracking and managing blood bags. The solution will help to ensure traceability and safety of blood product management, as Hemobras is a Brazilian company, funded by government to produce plasma and other products from human blood. The system will […]

PositiveID Corporation announced that it has received an initial order for 15,000 of its radio frequency iGlucose units from Liberator Medical Holdings Inc. Liberator Medical offers products to Medicare-eligible patient populations with chronic conditions requiring repeat-orders of maintenance supplies. The implantable glucose-sensing microchip consists of a radio frequency-powered molecular sensor that uses a combination of […]

Visonic Technologies announced the immediate availability of its Elpas Door Kit Wandering Patient Starter Solution, designed for senior care facilities, assisted living residences, acute care hospitals or psychiatric units. Issuing a reusable wristband, the Elpas system allows the resident free and unregulated movement within the allowed interior area of the building. It reduces the need […]

Zebra and APS Technology Group announced that the Yilport Container Terminal in Gebze, Turkey has integrated the Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating solution with APS optical character recognition and automation technology. The integration of Zebra and APS Technology will automate identification of internal yard tractors during the container load and discharge process, so that information […]