Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

ImageID introduces new technology to read damaged tags

Monday, September 22, 2008

ImageID, a provider of image-based supply chain solutions, announced DUAL (Detection of Unlabeled Asset’s Location), the only currently technology capable of detecting and indicating the location of untagged assets on a pallet. The reader enables the tracking of packages or other assets that have corrupted tags, tags that are hidden from view, or ones that are missing.

ImageID’s patent pending DUAL technology operates using advanced image processing software algorithms. DUAL detects the assets with missing or illegible bar codes, records their location and provides details on what was detected. ImageID’s Visidot Director uses this information in applications such as shipping verification, sequencing and scan-to-stock.


DUAL is the latest enhancement to Visidot, ImageID’s SCT solution, used to detect and decodes multiple bar codes simultaneously. DUAL enables Visidot to provide an onscreen image of the pallet, showing the location of missing or flawed tags. [end] 

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This durable tag is suited for tracking a variety of metal parts and equipment. Originally designed for tracking aircraft parts during assembly and maintenance, the IronTag endures the harsh conditions of manufacturing and processing as well as vehicle and equipment operation.

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HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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The ZapTap 360 platform enables merchants to put NFC tags containing information about given products on store shelves, enabling NFC phone users with a ZapTap app to receive product information, coupons and customer reviews with a simple tap.

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The National Research Council-Canada Centre for Computer-Assisted Construction Technologies (NRC-CCCT) has launched a joint effort to deploy RFID technology to track pre-cast concrete tunnel liner segments that will be part of a Toronto project expected to be complete in 2012.

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Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC), based in Burnaby, British Columbia has integrated TagMaster’s RFID system with Coencorp’s automated fuel management system, FuelZone Transit, at all six of its service locations.

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