Delta Air Lines is using SmartMark RFID tags from William Frick & Company to address maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) needs for its flyable safety equipment. Using the custom RFID tags from Frick, Delta is able to streamline the audit process for safety equipment, and improve inspection time from what use to take approximately 10 [...]

Tranzbyte Corporation announced it will begin distribution of its RFID automated marijuana vending machine within qualifying states and locales beginning next quarter. While federal law in the United States bans all sale and possession of cannabis, enforcement varies widely at the state level and some states have established medicinal marijuana programs in that contradict federal [...]

Oregon State University (OSU) has deployed the AeroScout real-time location system (RTLS) and asset tracking and management solution campus-wide to increase accessibility and inventory utilization. OSU’s Disability Access Services (DAS) uses the solution to track the real-time location of specialized items for students, faculty and visitors with disabilities and special needs. The AeroScout RTLS solution [...]

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain RFID products and components thereof. The products at issue in this investigation are ISO 18000-6C compatible RFID transponders, RFID inlays, and RFID readers and their components. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Neology Inc., of Poway, Calif., [...]

PelicanCorp, a provider of software and services for the protection of underground assets, has developed an effective way to locate the path of underground plastic pipes and conduits, aimed at benefitting public and private sector organizations including those providing telecommunications, power water and other services. The 3M company has developed an Electronic Marking System (EMS) [...]

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has deployed Ekahau’s RFID-over-Wi-Fi real-time temperature sensing and monitoring solution to protect the integrity of the Center’s experimental specimens and controls that have been collected through over 30 years of research. The real-time temperature sensing and monitoring solution is used to ensure that various tissue, blood and [...]

Dunlop Motorsport is gearing up for the trial of a new RFID-based electronic tire solution at one of the world’s premier motorcycle racing events – MotoGP. A tiny RFID chip is built and embedded into the tire on the assembly line at Dunlop and is programmed with a unique code that identifies the tire’s type [...]