Dundee Precious Metals has installed AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID mining solution at its Chelopech Mine in Bulgaria. The AeroScout solution will be used for tracking people, equipment and vehicles to improve worker safety and productivity, both on the surface and underground. As part of the initial deployment, DPM has deployed more than 1,000 AeroScout tags. The […]

The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) is working with TransCore to launch the conversion of the island’s busiest and most essential roadways to an all electronic toll collection system. Linking San Juan with Ponce, the PR-52 north to south arterial highway, which includes five toll plazas, and PR-53 linking the south and east […]

TagMaster announced it has made enhancements to the TagMaster Security Concept to include secure encrypted TCP/IP communication over ethernet using HTTPS protocol. The new security relates to the data communication between the RFID reader and external systems, over the ethernet used for communication between readers and host control systems. To enable a higher level of […]

Alien Technology and MyDealerLot are working together on a project to provide car dealerships with RFID-enabled client recognition systems and zonal-based inventory location systems. The joint solution was implemented at a large European luxury car brand in New York City. The automated vehicle technology consists of nine Alien RFID readers, including eight Alien ALR-9900+ enterprise […]

GuardRFID announced that it will be demonstrating its Argus Active RFID system, with its “seek and follow” capability, which enables automatic switching within a video surveillance system to follow a tagged person or item moving throughout its area of coverage. The GuardRFID suite features integrated active RFID and closed-circuit television (CCTV), which also includes the […]

It looks like the New Zealand government is finally moving forward with its plan to deploy an electronic national livestock identification system, according to Beef Central. The proposed National Animal Identification and Tracking project states cattle producers will be required to tag cattle with NAIT-approved RFID tags starting in July 2012. The program will officially […]

Volkswagen is using RFID technology at its German factories to monitor the inventory on large steel pressings used in manufacture of vehicles, including the popular Volkswagen Passat, according to Materials Handling World. The factory shop supplies 20,000 parts each day, starting with large steel coils that are cut into sheets and then placed on pallets […]