This article was originally published by RFID Update. August 17, 2004—Some of the $11 million in grants that South Dakota is slated to receive from the federal government will go to an RFID-based ...

Until recently, tool-tracking systems, such as identifying tools with human-readable markings or bar codes, relied on the diligence of the worker, so they were prone to breakdowns. Radio frequency ...

Photo from For a long time, identification systems have been an integral part of organizations in managing access, ensuring ...

A passive RFID has no independent power source but comes to life when going through a scanner, for example. Obviously RFID scanners are also part of the DataGuard RF kit and they come in two models, a ...

Automation can take many forms within a manufacturing facility. Xemelgo’s software, combined with RFID tagging technology, enables manufacturers like Sekisui Aerospace to automatically locate and ...

One of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical wholesalers last week announced plans to launch a pilot program that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track drugs through the ...

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is implementing a baggage-tracking system that will use radio frequency identification (RFID) bag tags from Matrics Inc. to improve customer safety. The ...

United Parcel Service (UPS) announced on Tuesday that it plans to broadly roll out RFID sensing technology across its integrated network. The company will be the first major logistics provider to ...

The project creates a prototype active RFID tracking system which makes use of mesh networking wherein only a single reader needs to be connected physically to a PC. The project creates a prototype ...

The maker of Oxycontin and a drug wholesaler are launching the first attempt to use RFID technology to track the movements of prescription drugs through the supply chain. Purdue Pharma, which makes ...

Today’s medication supply chain relies heavily on barcodes for tracking and authentication, and these are applied not only at the unit of sale — such as a box of medications — but also at the ...