AXON Energy Products has closed on an agreement to acquire the RFID technology and assets of Merrick Systems, through its subsidiary, AXON Tubular Products. Currently, AXON engineers, manufactures, and provides thread connections for drilling tubulars, as well as, RFID tag products, asset management services and software for the oil and gas drilling sector. AXON’s RFID […]

MySanAntonio.com’s Class Notes blog reports that Andrea Hernandez, the Texas student who sued the Northside Independent School District last year over wearing a school ID badge embedded with an RFID tag, said radiation in the tags on other students’ IDs have made her sick. Hernandez protested the program on religious grounds, but this week told […]

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), one of India’s largest engineering and construction companies, has deployed an RFID vehicle tracking solution by Mumbai-based Essen RFID to ensure heightened security at its Hazira facilities. Essen RFID’s vehicle tracking system offers real-time tracking to monitor and improve security, as well as parking and access control at L&T facilities. The […]

The Ho Tram Beach Resort in Vietnam has selected InvoTech Systems, Inc. to provide the installation of InvoTech’s RFID uniform tracking system to automate the resort’s widespread employee uniform operation. InvoTech has provided Ho Tram Beach its RFID uniform tracking software, along with its ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID antennas and wireless RFID handheld readers to […]

The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) certified the integration between SGS OMNIS and the TRA Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) that went live in 2012 to help ensure that critical shipments of materials reliably get to their intended destination. Savi Mobile Tracking System, the comprising technology component of SGS OMNIS, is a platform that includes specialized […]

The Corrections Foundation hosted its Third Annual DC Doggie Dash 8K/5K/1 Mile Fun Run in Tallahassee where runners’ times were recorded using a chip timing system developed from RFID Race Timing Systems. Local race event organizer, Gulf Winds Track Club, provided the chip timing system which utilizes RFID readers and timing mats to record each […]

The Department of Science and Technology in the Republic of the Philippines is developing a series of RFID-based smart sensors which it plans to use in the nation’s disaster prevention program, according to GMA News. The DOST is developing an RFID system to monitor weather and geological conditions, as well as other aspects of its […]

Walt Disney World is set to roll out the first installments of its enhanced guest experience, issuing RFID passes to park goers participating in the its Annual Pass program. According to touringplans.com, starting on March 20, guests who purchase or renew their park Annual Passes will be issued one with RFID technology embedded, as opposed […]

Drents Museum, based in Assen, in the Netherlands has implemented an RFID system from Motorola Solutions designed to keep track of visitors during their visit and give them detailed personalized information to boost visitor experience. For this project, the museum brought in Motorola partner Ferm RFID Solutions to install a passive RFID network comprising Motorola […]

Walter Knoll, an international manufacturer of upholstery and office furniture, has teamed with Motorola Solutions to deploy an RFID solution in combination with the rugged Psion Workabout Pro 3 handheld computers to manage its inventory more efficiently. The furniture maker utilizes RFID to streamline logistics, using the handheld computers as reading devices on items of […]