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Fools take on Intel and RFID technology in the blood supply chain. ...
... "RFID technology could also reduce waiting time, errors, and blood-type mismatches by strengthening quality control and logistics systems. " ...
Labels: blood-tracking, intel, logistics, motley-fool, quality-control, rfid-technology, traceability
The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) contracts with Savi Technology to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based solutions for consignment tracking and management solutions through pre-authorized sourcing. ...
... "The contract, announced today at the opening of the 2007 Paris Air Show, simplifies and centralizes the process for NATO nations to place orders for Savi Technology's networked solutions through the NAMSA procurement process. There are no limits to the size or amount of orders that can be placed through NAMSA. The Savi SmartChain Consignment Management Solution (CMS) is compliant with NATO Standardization Agreements (STANAGS) for consignment management, and already is used by NATO, several member nations and other coalition defense forces worldwide. NATO Force Goal 4052 also recognizes the importance of member nations to have supply chain visibility and interoperability through STANAG-based consignment management systems for greater collaboration in multi-national logistics operations. The contract was awarded to Savi Technology to facilitate the process of gaining real-time visibility of consignments for NATO member and Partner for Peace nations in their own supply chains as well as when collaborating with other nations to transport critical supplies. Centralizing the logistics procurement process through NAMSA helps control costs and quality while promoting the use of standardized solutions for the operational readiness of NATO forces. " ...
Labels: consignment, goal-4052, logistics, namsa, nato, procurement, quality-control, savi, solution
Spanish Postal Service, Correos, deploys the RFID Anywhere platform in Europe. its implementation of a radio frequency control system, called Q-RFID, is in a number of Automated Processing Centers and bulk Admission Centers. The RFID technology deployment enables the company to drive quality control and traceability of deliveries. ...
... "Correos' successful implementation of one of the largest RFID projects in Europe highlights the potential of RFID solutions. The state-controlled company required its RFID solution to be integrated into the Correos computer systems, resulting in the purchase of 13,000 passive electronic labels and installation of more than 2,300 permanent antennas and over 331 readers for the 16 APCs and the additional Admission Centers. The RFID Anywhere-powered solution gives Correos the ability to monitor the status and transit time of a letter at each stage of the delivery process, allowing the company to oversee the entire process and adopt corrective measures when a fault is detected in the system. Correos is one of the earliest to use RFID technology to comply with the standards set by the European Union (ETSI EN 302 208-1 and EPC GEN 2) and to be approved at the state level by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. " ...
Labels: correos, country-spain, etsi, european-union, ianywhere, portal, postal, quality-control, region-europe, rfid-anywhere, rfid-solution, solution, sybase, traceability
ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies supplies the Cartes conference with RFID-enabled smart card for access control. ...
... "ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies (ITG) will provide 30,000 contactless smart cards to be used by exhibitors, visitors, VIP guests and the organizers themselves. The cards are manufactured by VisionCard, a leading European card manufacturer based in Austria and part of ITG. Among the special features of the card is the printed antenna, which represents a complementary technology to ITG's other core transponder technologies, wire-embedding, wire-transfer and coil winding. VisionCard's long track record and their expertise in high volume printing allow the company to produce high quality printed antennas very cost efficiently and to connect them to any 13.56 MHz IC module available in the market. The cards for the CARTES exhibition are based on Philips mifare 1k chips. Set up of the access control system at the exhibition has been entrusted to French system integrator Tech-Event. For this application, Tech-Event has chosen RFID reader modules manufactured by ACG Identification Technologies, another ASSA ABLOY ITG company. The reader modules provided by ACG, compatible with multiple ISO standards including ISO 14443A/B and ISO 15693, will be used to read all the entry badges issued for the exhibition. " ...
Labels: access-control, antenna, antenna-technology, card, card-reader, company, conference, contactless, contactless-smart-card, cost, manufacturer, market, mifare, module, news, philips, quality-control, reader, rfid-application, rfid-card, rfid-company, rfid-module, rfid-news, rfid-reader, rfidsystem, smart, smart-card, system, tech, technology, transponder
Food distibutors implement RFID wireless communications system to support supply chain visibility to temperature compliance. ...
... "Two Los Angeles-area food distributors have recently purchased and deployed the new ReeferTrak Scout units and base stations at their distribution centers. ReeferTrak Scout is an RFID wireless communications system that gives users full two-way command and control capability of their refrigerated truck and trailer fleets when the units are within a several mile range of a base station-equipped distribution center. When the reefers are operating out of range of the distribution center, the Scout unit logs GPS, trip and refrigeration unit performance data and automatically downloads the information to StarTrak's central data center via the local base station upon return to the center. Customers use the data to immediately confirm temperature compliance of the shipment from origin to destination. The base stations' several mile RFID range provides excellent coverage of distribution facilities, allowing customers to achieve significant savings in yard operations, fuel usage and product quality. " ...
Labels: center, compliance-program, data, data-center, downloads, food, gps, info, information, news, performance, product, quality-control, rfid-compliance, rfid-news, supply-chain, system, temp, truck, visibility, wireless
SYMX and RF Code collaborate to deliver active RFID solutions for real-time location services in the healthcare industry. ...
... "RF Code, Inc., a leading provider of Real-Time Location and Sensor (RTLS) solutions, announced an agreement with SYMX Technologies Inc., a division of SYMX Corporation, a global provider of medical equipment services and products, to supply SYMX with health care RTLS solutions under a contract worth $30 million over the next three years. Under this exclusive agreement, SYMX will enable broader utilization of RF Code's complete health care solution platform. SYMX will integrate RF Code's RTLS capabilities into its SYMX Solutions offering, thus, giving hospitals the ability to quickly and accurately track the exact location and status of vital devices, ranging from infusion pumps to expensive implantable products. To accomplish this, SYMX will establish RF Code's active RFID technology as the platform into a broad range of medical and surgical equipment services. Through this approach, costly equipment and mission critical devices can be more effectively utilized and life-saving equipment can be found quickly. Health care professionals will have the management tools necessary to improve quality control and patient care while reducing costs by providing the systems needed to track and manage life-critical assets across the hospital. " ...
Labels: active-rfid, activerfid, contract, enabler, equipment, healthcare, itservices, location, medical, medical-rfid, quality-control, rtls, services, solution, tools
RFID implementation will drive supply chain efficiency for pharmaceutical manufacturer ...
... "Roex Inc. and Pro-X Pharmaceuticals announced that they have engaged ODIN technologies to deploy RFID to enable greater supply chain efficiency and quality control in its manufacturing processes. Led by the innovations of founder Rod Burreson, Roex Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high quality nutritional supplements. Pro-X Pharmaceuticals, a division of Roex Inc., is an independent contract manufacturer that produces Roex products and also provides manufacturing and packaging services for other leading nutritional companies. " ...
Labels: ceo, contract, country-united-states, efficiency, enabler, infrastructure, itservices, laboratory, manufacturer, manufacturing, odin-technologies, performance, pharma, quality-control, rf-tags, rfid-deployment, services, software, supply-chain, testing
NEC and Shandong Institute collaborate in China RFID partnership. ...
... "The Shandong Institute of Standardization (SDIS) has signed an agreement with NEC China Research Institute to work together to apply RFID technology on quality control in the province. " ...
Labels: country-china, partnership, quality-control, research
Manukau city in New Zealand leads in the application of RFID in libraries and expects to increase adoption. ...
... "RFID pioneer Manukau City Council will consider extending its use of the much talked about technology so it can electronically track books in all its libraries. Libraries manager Chris Szekely says a study of Botany Downs Library, which became the first in New Zealand to introduce RFID (radio frequency identification technology) in October last year, supports the move. " ...
... "RFID security and the tracking of materials throughout the library; or it is a hybrid system that uses EM for security and RFID for tracking, but handles both simultaneously with a single piece of equipment. [3M has developed readers that can do both concurrently except for videotapes and audiotapes. These have to be desensitized and sensitized in a separate operation]. In either case, there can be as much as a 50 percent increase in throughput. The time savings are less for charging than for discharging because the time required for charging usually is extended by social interaction with patrons. " ...
... "The data exchange via radio waves provides new possibilities for a mobile inventory control. Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems has now developed a specific RFID handheld reader – called BiblioWandTM – which can be used to maintain the complete inventory in the shelves. For the reader, there is no difference in the processing of books, VHS cassettes, CDs and DVDs. Only the attachment of all material with programmed BiblioChip® RFID labels is required. " ...
... "The introduction of RFID technology in the Castle a decade later posed unique challenges. Building elements like stone flooring made the physical installation problematic. Melding new technology into the interior design of the library was a high priority. Finally, the new system would need to be flexible, easy to use and adhere to international technology standards. The Libramation solution (installed by Kno-Tech, its sister company in Europe) exceeded all expectations. " ...
Labels: 3m, 3m-rfid, adoption, case-tracking, company, council, country-united-states, data, design, efficiency, equipment, europe, flexible, intro, library-rfid, mobile, office, quality-control, reader, region-europe, rfid, rfid-deployment, rfid-reader, rfid-shelves, security, software, solution, tech, texas, track-inventory, uid, what-is-rfid
HID achieves ISO9001 certification for the design, manufacture, and distribution of RFID technology. ...
... "HID Corporation, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, announced that is has achieved ISO 9001:2000 re-certification for quality management and its system certification that encompasses manufacturing. HID first received ISO9000 certification on June 1, 1999, ISO 9001:2000 certification on June 1, 2002 and has been continuously certified while they maintain focus on continuous process improvements for the company's entire iCLASS 13.56 MHz, Prox 125 kHz, and Wiegand card and reader technology design, manufacture and distribution processes. To attain ISO9001 certification, all certified companies must be in conformance to the ISO9001:2000 standard that requires companies to do what is needed to fulfill the customer's quality requirements, enhance customer satisfaction, manage the processes or activities and to achieve continual improvement of their performance in pursuit of these objectives. " ...
Labels: access-control, authentication, barcode, card, card-reader, chip-manufacturing, chipsheet, contactless, contactless-smart-card, design, information, manufacturer, manufacturing, performance, quality-control, rfid, rfid-card, security, smart, smart-card, standard, what-is-rfid
Zebra inks product-line agreement to serve the healthcare supply chain with RFID printing and other identification technology. Zebra's partner, MedAssets, leverages technology into the healthcare supply chain through best-of-breed solutions. ...
... "Zebra Technologies (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a global leader in delivering on-demand specialty printing solutions for business and process improvement, has signed a new three-year full product line agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO) and supply chain services company. The full line agreement makes Zebra’s bar code, card and RFID printers as well as its supplies and service agreements available to MedAssets' customers for a wide range of identification, tracking and access control applications. " ...
Labels: access-control, barcode, benefits-of-rfid, card, company, data, demand, equipment, food, healthcare, information, itservices, label, medical, medical-rfid, mobile, printer, procurement, quality-control, rfid-card, rfid-labels, rfid-price, rfid-world, security, services, smart, smart-card, smart-label, smartlabel, tools, wireless, zebra-rfid
Hospital RFID Inventory System: King’s Daughters installs high-tech inventory system for Cardiac and Vascular Cath Labs: New system enables Heart and Vascular Center to track supplies and deliver a higher quality of patient care and safety ...
... "King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) of Ashland, Ky., recently installed a new computerized inventory control system in its cardiac catheterization laboratories. The system is an integrated suite of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware and software applications that lets KDMC automatically track supplies, drugs, assets, and patients in real time for increased patient safety and enhanced operational efficiency. " ...
Labels: asset-management, award, center, company, compliance-program, data, data-center, drug-authentication, efficiency, enabler, hardware, healthcare, information, innovation, inventory-management, itservices, medical, medical-rfid, mobile, operational-efficiency, quality-control, rfid-compliance, safety, services, tech, track-inventory
RFID Integration in the Manufacturing Process: Via ClearOrbit: ClearOrbit Launches Xtended Quality Control (X.QC) Suite to Add Manufacturing Execution Directly to ERP Systems: Tier One Automotive Supplier ArvinMeritor Selects X.QC to Automate Component Verification for Vehicle Assembly ...
... "RFID integration. Traps RFID tag reads in the assembly process for improved efficiency." ...
Labels: assembly, automotive, cisco-rfid, data, efficiency, integration, manufacturing, planning, quality-control, sap, saprfid, supplier, texas, texas-instruments, vehicle
RFID FRAM High Speed ReadWrite Performance: Fujitsu Introduces New, Light, Cost-Effective RFID Tags with 256 Bytes of FRAM for Product Tracking, Distribution Applications: Adds to FerVID™ Family of RFID Products ...
... "Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced the newest member of its FerVID family of RFID tags, the MB89R119, which incorporates 256 bytes of FRAM and operates at approximately 50 times the speed of tags that use EEPROM. Designed to use the 13.56MHz frequency, the MB89R119 costs about the same as EEPROM RFID tags, but provides significantly faster read/write operations. It can complete write operations at roughly double the speed of an EEPROM-based tag. The memory uses proprietary Fujitsu commands issued by the chip, resulting in read operations that are approximately twice as fast as conventional products. " ...
Labels: automotive, chipsheet, data, factory, innovation, itservices, manufacture-rfid-tag, performance, quality-control, rfid-it-services, security, services, standard, ti-rfid
Singapore RFID Test Facility: Advanced Technology Center: NOL GROUP AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS LAUNCH RFID TEST CENTRE IN SINGAPORE: Advanced technology facility a first for Southeast Asia ...
... "Leading global transportation and logistics company, NOL, launched an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) test centre in Singapore focused on helping companies drive the benefits of this revolutionary technology in their supply chains. Developed in partnership with Sun Microsystems, with support from Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), the S$2.7 million NOL-Sun Advanced Technology Centre features the latest testing facilities for evaluating RFID technologies and applications in a live supply-chain environment. " ...
Labels: benefits, center, company, computer, container, data, data-center, information, innovation, itservices, logistics, network, partnership, quality-control, region-asia, rfid-transportation, rfid-world, services, sun-microsystems, testing, transportation, visibility
RFID NFC MIFare Module: SYSCAN, ARYGON ANNOUNCE WORLD’S FIRST NFC/MIFARE CORE MODULE ...
... "Syscan International Inc. and Arygon AG today announced the September launch of the world’s first NFC/Mifare® Core Module. Delivering convenient wireless connectivity, NFC’s intuitive operation will change the way people interact with technology, ensuring that they can make the most of their environment and reap the full benefits of total connectivity. The universally applicable Module is based on the latest Philips RFID technology and combines all the technical requirements for use in multiple market segments for traditional RFID-based applications. It supports both MIFARE® family (ISO 14443A) and Near Field Communication (NFC) based on ISO18092. " ...
Labels: access-control, benefits, data, food, logistics, mifare, module, near-field-communications, nfc, pharma, philips, quality-control, rfid-module, rfid-world, solution, supplier, temp, wireless
RFID National Animal Identification System NAIS: Consumer Poll: Food Safety Confidence Will Improve With Mandatory National Animal Identification System ...
... "NAIS provides the potential for the industry to gather and manage information that may help maintain global markets and ensure consumer confidence in the food system. Livestock producers could record the age, source and breeds of their animals, along with feed, animal health, and other production data that may be important to buyers, both domestically and abroad. Information captured using NAIS technologies also can be integrated into retail grocery and foodservice logistics, quality control and traceability processes, such as radio frequency identification (RFID), or bar-coding systems. " ...
Labels: animal-identification, animal-rfid, data, food, information, livestock, logistics, production, quality-control, retail, safety, sources
RFID Border Control Biometrics UK Conference: OMNIKEY sponsors the Global Border Control Technology Summit in London: OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, is sponsoring the Global Border Control Technology Summit, the premier meeting place for governments, technology vendors and system integrators to debate the ongoing concerns involving biometric passports ...
... "OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, is sponsoring the Global Border Control Technology Summit, the premier meeting place for international governments, technology vendors and system integrators to debate the ongoing concerns involving biometric passports. The conference will take place on July 11th to 12th in London at the Selfridge Hotel in London. The decision of governments worldwide to introduce high-security electronic travel documents based on RFID and biometric technologies, as well as to roll-out a new globe-spanning border control infrastructure, presents an array of technological and logistical challenges. " ...