Ecolab and Proventix Systems are working together to automate hand hygiene compliance monitoring for various health care industries. The joint venture will utilize the Proventix nGage RFID system, integrated with Ecolab products and dispensers. Health care providers’ ID badges embedded RFID technology enable administrators to monitor 100% of hand hygiene events to provide reliable data. […]

A recent study at the University of Cincinnati reveals that the use of RFID technology in hospital supply chains can help cut as much as 18% in labor costs associated with resupplying, according to Healthcare IT News. The study follows a long-term research project involving analysis of supply chains at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical […]

Invotech has expanded its presence in the Macau casino hotel market with the installation of its RFID-based GIMS linen and uniform tracking system at the new Sheraton, Shangri-La, St. Regis and Traders branded properties. Once implemented, InvoTech’s GIMS inventory system will automatically track more than 125,000 uniforms for approximately 10,500 employees, as the items move […]

Embraer S.A., the Brazilian aerospace corporation, has chosen RFsense and Xerafy to deploy an automated RFID solution for the wireless track and trace of tools and instruments. RFsense designed the system for Embraer which provides an automated tool check-in/check-out and tool locator. The system will reduce lost and stolen tools, as well as the time […]

WellSpan Health, located in south-central Pennsylvania, is using an integrated real-time location solution from the team of AeroScout and Four Rivers Software System at its York Hospital. The combined solution pairs Four River’s Total Maintenance System to manage inventories and track and distribute the associated maintenance activities, with AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID asset management solution for […]

Sakae Sushi, with more than 70 outlets in Asia and beyond, has deployed an RFID system designed to keep its delectable sushi fresh as it moves from the kitchen to the customer tables, reports Today Online. RFID tags embedded under each sushi plate relay information to a central computer which tracks the plate and ensures […]

Queralt has joined an become the newest member in the DASH7 Alliance, the non-profit consortium promoting the use of the ISO 18000-7 standards for wireless RFID and sensor networking. Queralt will have access to and work with more than 50 member organizations around the world working together to advance development of the DASH7 standard as […]