Bayer Material Science, one of the world’s largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics, will use InSync’s Edgeware software platform to deploy a series of RFID and sensor-enabled warehousing and logistics automation solutions Bayer’s first use of the software platform is a system that manages and automates the placement and picking of high-value assets stored […]

According to a new study, an individual pharmacy faces a price tag of between $84,000 and $110,000 to implement RFID systems which meet proposed federal safety mandates. This represents an average of 0.88% of annual sales for pharmacies; a figure which the industry group behind the report says is too much. The study, prepared by […]

Georgetown University researchers have teamed with Gentag, and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to create a new non-invasive method of measuring blood glucose. The method uses disposable, RFID-enabled skin patches and cell phones to monitor glucose. It could eliminate the need for the traditional finger prick method to draw blood of diabetic patients. The solution […]

Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has launched a trial of a robotic, RFID-enabled medication dispensing system, the first of its kind in Canada. The PharmaTrust Dispensary, developed by Ontario-based PCA Services Inc., will operate within Sunnybrook’s pharmacy for three-month evaluation of patient experience with the automated dispensing process. The PharmaTrust Dispensary can stock up to […]

3M’s Track and Trace Solutions division has installed an RFID Smart Shelf System to track and manage the more than 150,000 medical files of U.S. Army personnel and their family members at Fort Hood, Texas, the nation’s largest active-duty domestic armed forces facility. The custom-designed 3M RFID Smart Shelf System is part of a three-year, […]

Wireless technologies producer Psion Teklogix and N4 Systems Inc., a provider of safety compliance and inspection management solutions, have teamed up to create a real-time RFID-based mobile data collection solution for safety compliance and inspection applications. The new system combines N4 Systems’ Field ID software with Psion Teklogix’ WORKABOUT PRO and Ikôn PDA mobile devices. […]

The French Art Network, a New Orleans-based art gallery with locations in several states, has begun using RFID technology to keep track of its collection, both on the gallery wall and in transit. The asset management solution places a programmed RFID tag on each piece of art identifying the artwork and its location. Every 10 […]