HP RFID Data Center Management

HP launches RFID-enabled data center management service. The RFID technology will support visibility to assets and reduce loss, increase security, and improve management controls. ...

... "The HP Factory Express RFID Service tracks critical data center assets, such as HP factory-built servers, storage devices and rack enclosures, so customers can continuously monitor the equipment as soon as it is received at their facilities. When deployed as part of a full RFID solution from HP and its partners, the service automates and tracks device movement, providing an accurate inventory of all assets throughout their lifecycle. RFID is a data-collection technology that uses radio waves to remotely store and retrieve data to identify objects. It provides companies with up-to-the-minute supply chain visibility, including inventory, logistics and freshness dates. Data center asset management is becoming crucial to customers, particularly those with thousands of servers in multiple data centers across several geographies. Many data centers operate with manual inventory lists and have low inventory accuracy. With moves, adds and changes, keeping track of technology devices can be complex. HP's RFID tagging process allows technology devices to be scanned from the factory to the customer without requiring workers to manually inventory each asset. Customers can then quickly locate and maintain devices with minimal employee intervention, saving time and reducing loss or theft of valuable technology assets. " ...

Via HP: RFID Service for Tracking Data Center Assets

RFID Patient Wristband Improves Care

Patients pilot the use of RFID technology to administer medicines at Halifax Health Medical Center. ...

... "This RFID wrist band assists nurses and in health care by automating the process of administering patient medication. " ...

Via Sify: Bartronics RFID

RFID Print Label Applicator for Packaging Lines

Automated packaging line served by RFID printer / label applicator ...

RFID Automation Enables Efficient Transport

Canadian transportation agency uses RFID smart cards to streamline the process of ticketing and collecting fares. ...

... "In July 2003, on the initiative of the AMT, the STM, acting on behalf of the metropolitan area transit organizations and the Reseau des Transports de la Capitale, gave the U.S. firm GFI and the French firm ACS a contract to design, manufacture and commission a sale and collection system based on a no-contact smart card. In 2006, the detailed design of the system and the equipment, most of the software development, the production of prototypes and the work of the partner transit organizations with a view to incorporating the system and distributing cards to users were completed. Commissioning of the system is planned for 2008 " ...

Via Agence metropolitaine de transport: AUTOMATION OF THE SALE OF TICKETS AND PASSES AND FARE COLLECTION

RFID Smart Label Insertion Machine

Muehlbauer Technology Group introduces RFID Smart Label Insertion Line, IL 15000, which inserts wet RFID inlays into existing standard labels. ...

... "Many label manufacturers currently produce standard self-adhesive labels used for a variety of applications. An insertion process is required to e quip labels with an RFID inlay. Since this is a high volume production process, the market requires an efficient solution for the automation of this process. Muehlbauer's IL 15000 is a fully automatic RFID inlay insertion machine for printed or finished self adhesive labels. The finished labels are fed into the machine from a reel and transferred to the process module. Each single label is then lifted off the liner and a RFID inlay is inserted underneath the sticky side of the label. After this process step, the label will be put back on the liner. An optional functional test can be integrated into the IL 15000, which will ensure that your labels are working according to your specifications. " ...

Via Muehlbauer: LabelExpo Europe 2007

RFID Library System Increases Customer Touch and Automates Routine Check-In and Out

Integrated Technology Group will install RFID technology at Fontana library to improve the customer experience. ...

... "The Fontana library will use Apex XpressCheck patron self-service kiosks and Vista Book Drop to speed up check-outs and returns. With the new system, patrons will be able to check out items in a stack rather than one at a time as with bar code-based systems. Waiting times are expected to decrease drastically with the new system. Books returned through the book drop will be automatically checked in at the time of drop off. Patrons will no longer have to ask staff members to check in their returned items before they are able to check out new materials. As a result, staff members will have more time to assist library patrons in locating materials and helping them use library resources. " ...

Via Integrated Technology Group: RFID Technology at Lewis Library and Technology Center in Fontana, CA

RFID PathMinder System Building Block

RFID PathMinder is a system building block that is configured to meet RFID application-specific needs in the industrial space. ...

... "The RFID PathMinder combines the RFID integration and domain expertise of URS/EG&G with Siemens advanced automation and RFID product technology to deliver the reliable, real-time, asset tracking required in supply chain logistics, retail distribution centers and manufacturing.

The RFID PathMinder offers a wide array of optional, fully integrated functionalities, including RFID reading (UHF), advanced event triggering, pre-processing/filtering RFID readings, wireless networking, PLC control, motion control, optical data matrix reader interfaces, status indicators (light column, audio alarms, HMI) and UPS protected power. The RFID PathMinder can also be configured to include an all-flash memory based industrial PC (Siemens Microbox controller) to support application specific software locally. " ...

Via Siemens: Siemens & URS/EG&G Introduce RFID PathMinder