RFID JournalMore from RFID JournalAll LogisticsUSC Tracks Dorm, Apartment Furniture with RFID TechnologyThe University of Southern California housing office knew its housing facilities, on and off campus, had upwards of 60,000 pieces of furniture and appliances. But until the student housing office deployed a radio frequency identification system, tracking which items were at what locations, as well as which were broken, missing or due for replacement, required exhaustive manual inventories. Those inventory counts, typically conducted during summers, required the hiring of temporary workers and many hours of labor to catalog what was where.January 6, 2015All TechnologyOpera Company in Taiwan Uses RFID Technology to Track EquipmentTaiwan's GuoGuang Opera Co. has deployed an RFID system from EPC Solutions Taiwan to help track the locations and distribution of thousands of costumes and accessories stored within its warehouse.December 9, 2014All TechnologyVW's Uruguayan Importer Uses RFID to Track Maintenance ToolsFor the past four years, Julio Cesar Lestido S.A., the official Uruguayan importer of cars and trucks manufactured by the Volkswagen Group, has been employing passive ultrahigh-frequency RFID tags to track the metal tools it uses to maintain vehicles. The company says that it is now developing a plan to utilize the technology to record each vehicle's life history, including its date of import and sales information, as well as all maintenance provided.November 6, 2014All TechnologyRFID Aids N.C. Transportation Department Test, Monitor Precast Concrete MaterialsThe North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is deploying a radio frequency identification technology that enables its own laboratory testing of samples from job sites, as well as inspections of precast concrete materials at the sites of suppliers, to be captured and then managed electronically.October 31, 2014All TechnologyRFID Helps Deere-Hitachi Joint Venture Monitor Manufacture of ExcavatorsDeere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corp. is employing AeroScout Industrial Wi-Fi radio frequency identification tags to track the assembly of construction machinery at its facility in Kernersville, N.C.October 27, 2014All TechnologyAustralian Mine Operator Uses RFID Tags for Equipment LocationEquipment used at a West Australian open-pit iron mine is being managed across a 40-square-mile area via active radio frequency identification tags to identify where certain equipment is located, as well as control its operation.October 21, 2014All TechnologyRFID to Help London Retailer's Customers Match Fabrics, FurnitureU.K. retailer John Lewis is preparing to launch an RFID-enabled pilot at its flagship store in London by early next month that will allow shoppers to create an image of a specific chair or sofa with the fabric covering of their choice, using toy-size pieces of furniture and swatches of fabric.October 20, 2014All TechnologyRFID Enables Container Tracking at Aerospace FirmU.K.-based aerospace manufacturing and logistical services firm Daher Aerospace is managing its fleet of reusable containers via a radio frequency identification solution provided by Waer Systems Ltd.September 25, 2014All TechnologyRFID Helps Macy's, Bloomingdale's Track Fashion InventoryMacy's and Bloomingdale's vendors have begun tagging fashion items, such as social dresses and men's jackets, for all of the retailer's stores. The RFID rollout, for item-level inventory tracking, follows initial piloting of RFID for fashion apparel at several of Macy's stores within the United States. Macy's Inc. operates both Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores.September 22, 2014All LogisticsRFID Solution Tracks Trucks Used to Haul Masonry ProductsMutual Materials, a Pacific Northwest manufacturer and hauler of stones, bricks and other masonry products used for landscaping and construction purposes, is monitoring the locations and conditions of its vehicles via an RFID-based solution provided by electronic fleet-management technology company Zonar.September 18, 2014Previous PagePage 14 of 38Next Page
