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ACURA’s updated EDGE-30R+ AutoID UHF RFID reader is designed for access security and can be used in outdoor areas.

Sewio offers RTLS subscription service, software; Wiliot, Identiv unveil battery-assisted IoT tags; Soracom expands IoT partner program; Talkin’ Things receives funding for RFID tag manufacturing; Senet, Ready Wireless partner on LoRaWAN solutions; Essence Group, Securitas Direct provide IoT-based intruder prevention; RedLore adds UWB tech to Wirepas IoT network.

Several racecar drivers and teams are employing and sponsoring a solution from Surgere to track the performance of tires or other components by monitoring how often each part passes RFID readers.

Companies are piloting or deploying the technology to recognize hand motions and convert them into instructions, such as adjusting temperature or volume levels, turning a page on a screen or selecting a beverage from a vending machine.

Cal Cargo Airlines has deployed a solution from Descartes that provides data about the locations and conditions of palletized or containerized cargo moving through a worldwide network of BLE gateways.

The 20th annual conference and exhibition will feature a special pavilion in the exhibit hall with leading members of AIM North America.

SICK is among the first companies to offer a solution leveraging the UWB backchannel feature in Sewio’s Studio 2.6 platform, allowing users to communicate with a tag and prompt it to light up so that it can be easily spotted.

Avery Dennison unveils dual-frequency RFID inlays for retail, healthcare; Kathrein Solutions intros RFID test and demo kit; Zebra offers mobile computing solution for front-line workers; NFC Forum launches wireless charging certification program; Semtech, CITiLIGHT collaborate on smart street lighting, LoRaWAN; Litmus, Google Cloud develop AI manufacturing platform.

At next week’s conference in Las Vegas, Wiliot will help technologists and businesspeople put their hands on BLE sensor technology so they can start building systems to solve problems.

Walletmor has developed a Near Field Communication tag that can be embedded in a user’s hand to enable credit card payments, while the long-term plan is to release a solution similar for a full digital wallet, with an embedded NFC tag for multiple payment sources, access control and medical records.

Energous is selling its kit with Atmosic’s BLE system-on-chip, enabling users to build solutions that leverage wireless charging at up to a 13-meter distance for IoT solutions ranging from factory condition monitoring to in-store electronic shelf labeling.

NXP’s NTAG 22x DNA family of NFC tag ICs leverage conductive and capacitive sensing to detect when a product has been opened, while providing moisture, pressure or fill-level sensing.

The company’s Atma.io solution, which can be used with RFID to track goods through a supply chain, now provides carbon scores from manufacture to consumer, along with real-time alerts and analytics about expiration dates and efficiencies.

More than 80 end users and RFID experts will speak at this year’s event regarding the technology’s benefits for retail, apparel, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, defense, aviation, energy and other sectors.

Clothing retailer Charanga deploys Nedap RFID platform; TSC Printronix Auto ID intros mobile RFID printer; Arm adds processors to its IoT product portfolio; Vubiq Networks awarded RFID technology patent; Memfault, Dimension Four partner on IoT smart devices.

Alpargatas, which owns the Brazilian slippers company, launched a pilot of Seeonic’s RFID platform at its operations in California, enabling it to increase sales.

Metrc has added four more U.S. states to its portfolio of customers that leverage its RFID-based solution to create a record of each plant and package of cannabis, then track the product throughout the supply chain.

Ontex’s smart diaper solution uses LoRaWAN connectivity with Semtech’s ICs, printed sensor electronics built into each diaper, and software and an app to track the status of patients’ hygiene at care facilities or hospitals.

A solution from Murata ID Solutions is boosting efficiency and reducing errors for global fashion company Liu Jo, by identifying goods entering and leaving its distribution center.

The two-year TRACE project, led by a consortium that includes PragmatIC Semiconductor, will monitor NFC-tagged beverage bottles and food trays as they are sold, returned to a store, cleaned and then reused.

RF Code intros edge monitoring solution for remote locations; Senet, Helium expand LoRaWAN connectivity globally; Kerlink gateways power SkyLab LoRaWAN for wind energy; IoT company UnaBiz appointed new Sigfox owner; IIJ Global, Excelfore boost connected car software security; Auterion, Spleenlab partner on drones, AI for infrastructure inspections.

The Wi-SUN Alliance, representing Internet of Things-based wireless mesh technologies, conducted a study that finds more than nine in 10 respondents believe adoption is necessary to remain competitive, and that deployments are becoming more complex.

The acquisition will place Beontag among the largest RFID label producers globally, with a planned capacity of five billion labels, leveraging Confidex’s ticketing and industrial tag products and its China-based manufacturing site.

The company’s device-to-cloud geolocation platform enables satellite-based networks for supply chain management and logistics.

The new plant will provide radio frequency identification solutions for the growing market in Latin America.

The sporting goods retailer is encouraging its stores around the world to leverage RFID tracking robots from MetraLabs and Pal Robotics, while providing services for other retailers and industrial companies seeking to deploy RFID.

A custom-designed IoT solution is providing government agencies and water-science specialists with access to continuous data about key water-quality parameters.

The passive RFID technology (coupled with IR sensors) provided by EPC Solutions Taiwan manages the precise location of fine art inside narrow cabinets in the museum’s storage area, automating inventory data and preventing theft in real time.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has launched a pilot that monitors the flow of RFID-tagged containers of ingredients destined for its Chicago-area restaurants, in order to improve visibility, operational efficiency and food safety.

Companies are deploying Cognosos’s RTLS technology to track assets by pinpointing their real-time locations, based on software algorithms rather than infrastructure triangulation.

Dhyan, Senet partner on LoRaWAN smart streetlighting for cities, utilities; DATASCAN, Frequentiel collaborate on item-level RFID for retailers; Elsight drone connectivity added to Auterion ecosystem; LORIOT closes Series A funding with WIKA Group.

RFID Journal announced today that a new program, sponsored by Wiliot, has joined the conference lineup.

Apptricity is partnering with Shopify to provide its Internet of Things edge device, an app, and BLE or other tags as part of the Storefront app, enabling users to view the location and status of goods at their own site, in the supply chain or at a customer’s store.

Matt Alexander, the company’s senior director of merchandising innovation, will discuss how and why the retailer is expanding its RFID efforts.

The college is in the second phase of research into Near Field Communication tags that could capture pollution and weather data in the atmosphere when dropped from an aircraft, then transmit that information via a drone.

COVID-19 has prompted many organizations to adopt touchless and biometric access-control solutions, as well as other emerging technologies, such as contact tracing.

The company’s software is designed to reduce downtime and material costs, improve quality, and provide insights into machine and human productivity.

HID offers Secure Element for RFID readers; Enthu, Xorowin Mechatronics integrate Semtech LoRa devices; Semtech teams with Smart Paddock for LoRaWAN cattle-tracking; Essence Group, Team-3 partner on cellular IoT intruder prevention; Fedrigoni becomes Tageos majority shareholder; Digital Twin Consortium announces definition framework.

The Industry IoT Consortium is targeting the business and technology side of company decision making for the successful rollout of artificial-intelligence systems that manage IoT-based data—from comparing the operation of different factories to analyzing data from each sensor-based component.

Companies such as DHL and FedEx are using ReverseLogix’s software-as-a-service to improve returns processing, leveraging QR codes (or potentially RFID tags) to ensure goods are quickly received, inspected and either recycled or returned to the supply chain for resale.

Sewio’s team members are each taking a three-day paid leave to provide support to Ukrainians in need, ranging from transporting refugees to Brno, in the Czech Republic, to finding them jobs, homes and schooling.

CAEN RFID is offering the mode for its Proton and Quattro readers so users can more easily install and configure their RFID devices without requiring middleware or programming skills.

Semtech, Vutility collaborate on LoRaWAN energy-monitoring system; Janam Technologies launches self-credentialing kiosk; Viakoo device certificate manager allows Zero Trust for IoT networks; Powercast ships 10 million wireless RF Powerharvester chips; Soracom, Orange Wholesale France partner on IoT connectivity services; Itron partners with Spanish city on smart-city project.

Stefanini Group’s Mozaiko RFID solution enables the company to monitor the quantities and locations of products in real time throughout the supply chain.

Moleskine is reducing shrinkage by leveraging a discreet UHF RFID loss-prevention system from InfinityID and Keonn at each of 30 European stores.

At RFID Journal’s upcoming conference and exhibition, the company will explain how it uses RFID technology to improve product availability.

The automation solutions company announced new products, including its Aurora platform, shortly after the National Retail Federation’s Big Show.

A hybrid solution from tech startup TrueGreen and RFID company Identiv enables UHF and NFC tracking from a single label to provide authentication, supply chain management and tamper-evident content for consumers who buy products at dispensaries.

Swiss Saltworks has been piloting an Internet of Things-based solution with cellular LTE connectivity to track the conditions at its salt silos in the mountainous communities it serves in Switzerland.

GS1 US is launching a quarterly best practices program with a panel discussion in March, which will bring together industry experts to foster peer-to-peer learning and networking.

Renesas Electronics offers MPU, BLE RF transceiver for IoT devices; Radix IoT, Techstream Systems partner on IoT smart-building solutions; CEA-Leti, Spectronite develop software radio; Foundries.io, Variscite provide embedded IoT platform; Sigfox announces update on receivership/rehabilitation proceeding.

The company has purchased Next4 and will provide a solution that draws from a feature both companies have been offering freight-management customers to track containers and goods around the world.

Kloeckner Metals and Reading Hospital are among the organizations that will present case studies at this year’s LIVE! conference.

The company has released its postage stamp-sized energy-harvesting device to transmit data at a distance of up to 10 meters, along with a software platform and a starter kit designed for easy development and deployment.

A Principal Bebê & Mamãe has focused its deployment on items for infants and mothers, implementing a solution from iTAG to better manage its inventory.

With the double-whammy of demand growth and supply delays, the RFID industry may see challenges extend through the year, while the long-term outlook appears promising for the technology.

A mobile reader checker from CISC Semiconductor enables Race Result and its customers to identify technical failures in race-timing devices in the field, as athletes’ times are captured throughout a competition.

Avery Dennison Smartrac offers compact NFC inlays for retail packaging; NXP adds secure IC to its MIFARE product line; Identiv launches secure authentication platform for NFC tags; Device Authority, Avnet partner for IoT security management; KORE, Kigen, Energy Web team up for smart-grid applications; Pharrowtech, Blu Wireless unveils new chip, phased-array antenna module.

RFID Journal has added a new track, Complying with Retailer RFID Mandates, to the LIVE! 2022 conference program.

ELATEC’s technology is being used to identify healthcare workers when they sanitize equipment with ultraviolet systems, and to link patients and employees with medications administered at bedsides, as well as with records.

The company’s ongoing efforts are aimed at creating an “integrated luxury” ecosystem that combines the latest technology with human expertise.

Camelback Resort is providing guests with RFID-enabled cards they can use and reuse to access prepaid activities, or to rent equipment like skis, snowboards, poles or helmets.

The retailer has instructed suppliers of apparel, shoes, baby gear and accessories, as well as some household products, to apply UHF RFID tags to the products it sells.

RFID Journal’s 20th annual conference and exhibition will offer attendees the chance to become Institute-certified, and will provide training in deployment and applications development from RFID4U.

GS1 US offers Subway restaurant case study backed by Avery Dennison; Impinj joins DoseID Consortium, expands RFID healthcare focus; Semtech, ICTnexus bring LoRaWAN connectivity to Cook Islands; Inpixon publishes RFID vendor survey; Memfault updates IoT device observability platform; Orca Systems intros integrated SoC for direct-to-satellite IoT connectivity.

The company’s director, Angela Gheller, spoke exclusively to IoP Journal about supply chain strategies, the use of smart packaging and sustainability, including how PPE manufacturer Leal has used its technology.

After piloting technology from UBI Solutions at a single site in Val de Reuil, France, the telecom company is now expanding the deployment to track servers and IT equipment at another location.

The co-located technical conference will feature research papers from universities around the world.

In an interview with IoP Journal, the company defined the concept of “regenerative retail economy” and explained why brands must be ready for it.

Avery Dennison intros pharma RFID inlay, accelerator program; Sternum IoT platform beats BotenaGo malware in live trial; Epson unveils NFC-enabled high-lumen projector; KLAS Research honors CenTrak healthcare RTLS.

Bekina Boots, which has been monitoring work-in-progress via a UHF RFID-based system from Aucxis RFID Solutions, plans to include an RFID tag in each boot it makes, so customers can accomplish access control and achieve other benefits.

Powercast is teaming with robotics firm Badger Technologies to offer an electronic shelf label management system that stores can employ, leveraging an RFID reading robot to update pricing at the shelf level.

The RFID technology provider intends to market UHF RFID products that can be sewn or built into garments to provide loss prevention and tracking functionality for a product’s entire lifespan, from manufacture to recycling.

View the PDFs and recordings from RFID Journal’s recent online event.

The retailer will use technology from RELEX Solutions to foster store and supply chain growth, as well as for marketing purposes.

CAEN RFID intros portable inventory-management reader; Semtech integrates LoRaWAN in ICT oyster-farming solution; LoRa Alliance issues LoRaWAN report; Essence Group joins Qualcomm Smart-Cities Accelerator Program.

RFID Journal has added a track to RFID Journal LIVE!’s conference program, focused on helping suppliers comply with the growing number of tagging requirements from retailers worldwide.

The Multimodal IoT Infrastructure Consortium will soon pilot a system with LoRaWAN sensors to automatically detect the presence of terrestrial gateways, or shift to satellite transmission, and thus provide connectivity to remote areas.

Zebra’s new UHF RFID devices are designed with an antenna and a reader built in, using Power-over-Ethernet to make installation and maintenance more seamless.

The city, working with San Antonio Water System, utility company CPS Energy and technology firm Itron, has been conducting parallel pilots to detect water consumption by residents and businesses, along with streetlighting levels and noise and weather conditions.

The French company has a six-month observation period during which it plans to seek investors or buyers so it can continue technology development.

Nedap partners with Securitas Electronic Security, Promod; Digital Matter intros IoT datalogger; Silicon Labs adds AI, ML to battery-powered IoT devices; LORIOT, IMST support Semtech LoRa 2.4 GHz band; Scribe Security raises supply chain software seed round.

Spanish startup Ghop is launching movable stores in busy parts of Madrid and beyond, leveraging a UHF RFID solution from Keonn for automatic inventory tracking, point-of-sale use and loss prevention.

A decade after pulling the plug on the technology due to a lawsuit, the retailer is implementing radio frequency identification technology once again.

The three companies have developed a solution based on Sony’s Altair cellular Internet of Things chipset, with an iSIM powered by Kigen’s iSIM OS and embedded with floLIVE’s global connectivity.

ELATEC’s electric vehicle station customers have witnessed exponential growth in the last two years as charging stations have proliferated, many demanding the low maintenance and ease of use offered by NFC and RFID technologies.

The general merchandise giant is using the technology to manage apparel inventory, while issuing a mandate that its home products suppliers provide tagged goods by September 2022.

LoRa Alliance expands LoRaWAN certification test tool capabilities; Identiv offers on-metal UHF RFID labels; Kerlink, CITiLIGHT collaborate on LoRaWAN street lighting; TSC Printronix Auto ID unveils onsite servicing for industrial printers; Atmosic receives funding for energy-harvesting Bluetooth 5.3 SoCs.

The RFID company will leverage Sumzed’s in-store digital experience system as part of its Clarity item-level tracking solution as it seeks to address retailers’ demand for such technology.

In partnership with Cucabytech, iTAG is opening its Portuguese branch to provide radio frequency identification business solutions to European Union customers.

RFID Journal’s 20th annual conference and exhibition will be held on May 17-19, in Las Vegas; the world’s largest RFID event will feature 15 educational conference tracks and an exhibit hall with 150 solution providers from around the world.

Austria’s Prelonic Technologies combined a Near Field Communication chip and printed electronics to create a paper-based piano that can be played on a smartphone.

Barcelona-based shoemaker Viscata is working with Newmine to offset the impact of recent challenges by reducing the amount of product that ends up being returned.

Culvert IoT offers location-aware solution for industrial workplaces; Lacuna Space, Semtech expand LoRaWAN coverage via IoT satellites; MultiTech Systems unveils LoRaWAN sensors; FloLIVE, Paragon ID secures ARC certification; Wiliot launches retail IoT starter kit; Luner announces IoT SIM for developers, SMEs.

By acquiring its fellow technology company, HID anticipates growth into hospitality-related textile-management solutions globally, providing systems for uniforms and linen management, as well as laundry services.

This week, Campus Safety editor-in-chief Robin Hattersley will provide an overview of the many trends the publication has uncovered throughout the past few years.

For approximately $10 a month, companies can employ Link Labs’ SuperTag Hub to track the conditions and locations of goods moving through and between facilities, or to and from worksites.

Those who buy 50th UAE Nation Day commemorative crypto-stamps can access a digital-twin version with the tap of an NFC chip, using the blockchain to buy, trade, sell or authenticate the product digitally.

The IW612 supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 802.15.4, enabling simultaneous transmitting and receiving for smart-home, automotive and industrial applications, and connecting smart devices across various protocols and ecosystems.

Stores are deploying technology from Sensormatic Solutions and Impinj to identify any products being removed, with alerting and analytics to prevent theft in real time or through merchandising strategies.