March 08, 2006
IST funding new ways of using RFid
Information Society Technologies group (IST) is funding a new way of using RFid which could improve safety in food, healthcare, petrochemical and healthcare industries. The Collaborative Business Items project shifts a major part of business processes from resource intensive back end systems to systems embedded in the products themselves. By attaching computing components, sensors and wireless communication, the equipments become smart.
The chemical drums would warn operators when the storage limit in a warehouse is reached or a leak occurs or if it is placed in the wrong direction. It is expected that the petrochemical industry would emerge as an early adopter of the technology. The system would be tested at a BP plant in England later this year.
via [EngineerOnline]
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