Cheating to become a thing of the past with RFID

If you haven’t studied the whole year round and think that still you would get through by cheating then forget it as Edexcel examination board which is a UK based company has added RFID tags to its GCSE and A level exam papers.
It will be difficult to tamper the examination bags since the RFID […]



The compact RFID reader with USB link from Brooks Automation

This is a simple non nonsense compact HF reader from Brooks Automation. The RFID circuitry is packed in 11 x 7 cm space and works on 13.56 MHz frequency. It has a USB 2.0 interface which enables a connection between RFID reader and a laptop. Since it is compact it can be put to temporary […]

RFID revenues to see a tremendous jump in EU

EU has hit jackpot. The RFID market of EU is expected to rake in revenues to the tune of $181.8 million by 2013, an improvement over the $41 million figures of 2006.
Rengarajan Srinivasan, Research analyst, Frost & Sullivan stated:
RFID technology has enormous potential and will exhibit strong growth in the European region. The […]

RFID being added to lift trucks as standard feature

Now RFID is making its presence felt in the automobile industry as a standard feature in RFID trucks. These are the latest version of EKX 513-515 electric man-up turret trucks of Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation. Designed for working in dense storage warehouses these trucks include RFID as a standard feature. They have an advanced RFID […]

RFID reaches the seas with SIPG

A RFID system service on the Yangtze River is being launched by Shanghai International Group (SIPG) for the China US and China Europe routes. The company has been offering container RFID system service on the domestic route from Shanghai to Yantai. The company has tied up with Port of Savannah and some other companies for […]

RFID tracking system being used in Virginia mine for tracking miners during emergency

A coal provider has implemented RFID tracking system for its mines to track its workers in case of emergency. The company Southern West Virginia Resources will help in locating miners in the underground tunnels. The system is called MineTracer and it enables real time location tracking of miners in mining facilities. The condition in US […]

RFID-based Medicine-Dispensing System unveiled by TCM

What if incorrect dosage of medicine is administered to you? It can certainly prove to be fatal at times. RFID enabled products have been introduced by Corporate Machine which can help in tracking pharmaceuticals and monitoring drugs in order to insure that correct dosage is administered. This medicine dispensing system uses RFID tags and readers […]

Indian hospital uses RFID for tracking outpatients

Passive RFID tags are being put to use by Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Center in Bangalore for keeping a record of patients, monitoring the flow of patients and tracking assets of the hospital. It has been using Clinical Information Processing Platform from Aventyn for tracking new and returning patients.
Patients checking into the hospitals outpatient […]

Footwear and Apparel study commenced in University of Arkansas

The project is being conducted by major retailers, consumer goods associations. The purpose of the study is to find out opportunities as to how RFID will help to improve the retail processes. The University is teaming up with 2 consumer goods association and an apparel retailer. The study tries to solve problems that the retailers […]

Robotic Hospital Helpers to get support from RFID

RFID has been used by hospitals as a means of keeping track of the expensive equipments in the hospital. The robotic hospital helper is designed to roam about the facility and track the tagged assets. The robotic assistant can also retrieve the tagged asset.
The hospital robot Tug has been created by Aethon. The company […]