RFID technology eliminates the myriad issues that come with manual container tracking. Indexing check-in/check-out by hand is error-prone – miss (or misplace) a single asset, and it’s likely gone forever – at great expense to the manufacturer. Barcode-based tracking systems are only slightly better; the manual element (and its potential for error) still remains, resulting…
Long checkout lines at the grocery store are one of the biggest complaints about the shopping experience. Soon, these lines could disappear when the Code(UPC) bar code is replaced by smart labels, also called radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. RFID tags are intelligent bar codes that can talk to a networked system to track every…
Wireless radio frequency identification (RFID), automatic vehicle identification (AVI) technology enhances security, provides efficient vehicle entry and exit, improves customer service and safety, and automatically processes parking fees while controlling vehicle access into your facility. With an extensive suite of AVI products, tags, and readers that are easily configured and adaptable with new and existing…
While it may be a while before NFC applications are mainstream among consumers, here we see a tremendous opportunity in enterprise and B2B applications. Enterprise NFC applications abound – whether it’s to help track grape harvesting or enable staff to quickly access equipment specifications on their mobile device.The enterprise market is particularly attractive since implementing…
Radio-frequency identification – that’s RFID to you and me – isn’t something we see around us every day. But RFID tags are pretty much everywhere. They’re in our credit cards, our pets, and even in us. There are literally billions of RFID tags in use around the world. And if you believe some scaremongering reports,…
Government today said it has installed a RFID Access Control at Cochin Port for regulating the movement of cargo and people. “KN Raghavan, Commissioner of Customs, Cochin, inaugurated the RFID installed at Ernakulam Wharf of Cochin Port,” Ministry of Shipping said in a statement. The RFID access control system is on digital platform for regulating movement…
Traditionally, a wide chasm between what enterprise asset management (EAM) systems and asset tracking systems do for manufacturers has limited their benefit. Manufacturers have been unable to connect their assets to customer-facing projects, resulting in costly blind spots in their business operations. At one end of the spectrum are EAM systems, like ERP and inventory…