Until recently, tool-tracking systems, such as identifying tools with human-readable markings or bar codes, relied on the diligence of the worker, so they were prone to breakdowns. Radio frequency ...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is well equipped for tracking tools on a worksite, whether that involves wrenches on a manufacturing site or generators in a large utility yard.

ItemAware is a tool and asset tracking system that uses RFID and other technologies to tag tools or other items and pair them with a beacon location (truck, shed, jobsite and more). Ring Power, a ...

Due to the attention given to RFID for supply chain compliance, companies often lose sight of the fact that RFID can play an integral role in improving the efficiency of many day-to-day manufacturing ...

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday plans to launch a software package aimed at the RFID market. The software, which is built on Sun's Java programming architecture and Jini networking technology, attempts to ...

Despite the hype, the truth is that RFID deployments made little headway in 2005. New standards, prohibitive costs, and the lack of upper-level business context left most companies tuned out to this ...

We’re talking about everything from patient wristbands to expensive equipment. The idea is that this could really change how ...

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday plans to launch a software package aimed at the RFID market. The software, which is built on Sun's Java programming architecture and Jini networking technology, attempts to ...