TagMaster and Swarco Sverige AB together have been awarded a supply contract by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, to deliver its ultra-high frequency track-side readers. The readers will be used to automatically identify both Swedish and international goods wagons as they pass through detection sites on the Swedish mainline rail network. For this installation TagMaster […]

A major U.S. alcohol beverage company has selected EarthSearch LogiBoxx integrated technology for managing its cargo and logistics operations. The solution includes a mobile LogiBoxx device with integrated GPS and RFID technology that can be issued to any third party truck carrier contracted to transport cargo. Company trailers are also equipped with an EarthSearch proprietary […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Agricultural Bank of China is using an RFID-based bank asset monitoring system to track the movement and amounts of money circulating through their facilities. With headquarters in Beijing, the Agricultural Bank has branches throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. An RFID tag based on the Impinj Monza tag chip is attached to each […]

DAILY RFID has announced a new 13.56 MHz HF Smart Label-11 tag tailored specifically for tracking luggage or other valuables at the airport. The contacltess paper tag supports ISO/IEC 14443A or ISO/IEC 14443B or ISO/IEC 15693 protocols and functions within a temperature range of -10 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius, making it ideal for […]

Trimble and TagMaster have partnered to integrate the ThingMagic Mercury5e embedded ultra-high frequency reader module into TagMaster’s new stationary readers. TagMaster’s readers are designed for variety of purposes such as asset tracking applications in the railway industry, as well as hands-free solutions for personnel identification and vehicle access control. The ThingMagic M5e will support the […]

The Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario has selected the GIMS uniform system with ultra-high frequency RFID technology to automate uniform tracking and distribution to the property’s 3,500 team members. Together with a White Conveyors U-Pick-It System, the GIMS inventory control system will provide Fallsview 24×7 automated uniform distribution. Staff members simply present their […]

Motorola introduced the FX9500 industrial-class fixed RFID reader for tracking RFID-enabled pallets, cases and items at industrial-based read points such as dock doors and conveyors. The Motorola FX9500 features performance in the middle of densely packaged pallets and in situations with high liquid or metal content. With its IP53 sealing rating and durable design, the […]

One of the world’s largest steelmakers based in South Korea, POSCO, has implemented a proprietary RFID-based logistics solution, the Smart-Works System. The automated solution leverages custom UPM DogBone RFID tags to track and trace multi-ton metal coil products from manufacturing through customer delivery. The modified ultra-high frequency UPM DogBone tags have two antennas and are […]