Printing technology distribution deal
02 April, 2007
An extended 10-year agreement has been signed by Matthews Intelligent Identification for the distribution of Linx Printing Technologies’ ink jet and thermal product range in Australia.
RFID innovation warehouse for Sydney
12 March, 2007
LogicaCMG has launched an RFID Innovation Warehouse in Sydney to demonstrate how RFID technology can be applied in real warehouse business scenarios.
Powder handling seminar goes to NZ
07 March, 2007
The first powder handling seminar to be held in New Zealand will be presented in Auckland on 24 May.
Materials handling
08 February, 2007 | Supplied by: Bonfiglioli Transmission Pty Ltd
The smooth running of one of Australia's biggest passenger security operations is being entrusted to the reliability of Bonfiglioli industrial gearboxes
RFID spending
27 November, 2006
The adoption of RFID continues to gather momentum, and hardware and software spending will accelerate in late 2006 and 2007 as true benefits are documented, according to Gartner, Inc.
Cognex to supply US aerospace industry
21 October, 2006
Machine vision sensors and systems supplier, Cognex Corporation has received a purchase order in excess of a quarter of a million US dollars from a leading supplier to the aerospace industry. The customer has purchased Cognex's DataMan 7500 handheld ID readers for a major project requiring part traceability.
Antenna product line
07 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.hubersuhner.com
Radio Frequency Identification system (RFID) is used for automatic data capture allowing for contact-free identification of goods using RF to replace barcode labelling. It enables the user to follow the path of product without interruption from the manufacturer all the way to the store shelves. The HUBER+SUHNER antenna product line focuses on UHF RFID.
Maximising mobility
07 August, 2006 by Martyn Mallick & Mark Geddes | Supplied by: Sybase Australia Pty Ltd
We have finally arrived at the commoditisation of both RFID readers and tags. The introduction of sub-US$1000 readers this year has halved prices from just 12 months ago, while US$0.15 passive tags in large quantities are not uncommon
Ink jet printer
07 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.tronics.com.au
The Videojet 46s is an airless ink jet printer designed to reduced print down time, cut ink costs and improve print quality on food packaging.
RFID investment
05 July, 2006
Omron Corporation, the US$5.5 billion Japanese manufacturer of automation and sensing products, has revealed more specific plans related to the November 2005 announcement of a US$20 million worldwide investment in the RFID business over a two-year period. The company announced that RFID inlay manufacturing capacity will be increased to support production of more than 250 million inlays per year at its Minakuchi factory in Shiga, Japan.
CSIRO spins out a company
11 May, 2006
Bulk materials handlers the world over are said to reap rewards following the announcement of a new CSIRO-owned spin-out company called Intalysis.
Magnetic separator
05 April, 2006 | Supplied by: Schenck Process Australia Pty Ltd
Schenck wet drum magnetic separators are designed for the recovery of magnetite or ferrosilicon from dilute media. These units use high-strength radial pole (HSRP)-type permanent magnets that are sandwiched between steel pole pieces, with an active angle of 136°.
Barcode printer
06 March, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.peacocks.com.au/
The EasyCoder PC4 barcode label printer has a small footprint and is easy to operate.
RFID at NATO
21 January, 2006
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has approved Standardisation Agreement (STANAG) 2233 for RFID.
Barcode reader
17 January, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.micromax.com.au/
The PresencePlus P4 BCR vision sensor from Banner Engineering Corp reads advanced 2D and 1D barcodes including Data Matrix ECC200 and PDF 417, as well as linear codes such as Code 39, Code 128, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8 and EAN-13 (supports UPC-A).
