Mine operators worldwide are making use of RFID in a number of different applications to increase safety. One recent example comes from South Africa, where the Sishen Iron Ore mine makes use of a Wireless Event Management System (WEMS) designed by Tronimex Data Technologies and Pinkmatter Solutions. A system was needed to ensure that the […]

RFID component maker KSW Microtec AG has introduced its new KSW windshield inlay. The windshield tag is intended for use by commercial fleet operators or to manage access to corporate parking lots and high-security commercial and industrial areas. The inlay features a customized antenna design and assembly which removes the need for a foam standoff. […]

Seattle’s Green Lake Park will soon offer a new service for users of its 2.8 mile lake loop trail. Starting May 1, runners, walkers, cyclists and in-line skaters who pay a $65 annual membership fee will be issued a RFID tag which can be clipped to their clothes. The tags will be monitored by three […]

Thin Battery Technologies has introduced two disposable battery products for RFID tags and other products. The carbon-zinc batteries can be used in both passive and active RFID applications. The 1.5V TBT UT Series delivers about 12 mAh of energy to tags and can be made as little as 0.02 inches thick. It is intended for […]

Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has deployed a RFID tracking system throughout its pork processing plant, allowing it to track its product from a whole hog’s arrival at the slaughterhouse to packaged pork landing on the store shelf. Newly arrived hogs are placed on hang rails carrying RFID tags. These tags record the hog’s origin, […]

Examining results from the UK’s Chip & PIN rollout With Chip & PIN well established across the UK, fraud figures are painting an interesting picture of its impacts. Is it really making a difference when it comes to the never-ending battle against fraud? Consult Hyperion’s Richard Allen discusses card fraud in an EMV world with […]

The Mulenhof museum in Munich, Germany now features an interactive multimedia exhibit based on RFID technology, thanks to a partnership between the Münster School of Business Administration and Economics and electronics producer Elatec. Using RFID tags and readers donated by Elatec, students from the school created a “Mobile Visitor Information System” (MoVIS) for the open-air […]