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Automotive Manufacturing

BMW Finds the Right ToolAt its Regensburg assembly plant, the automaker is using RFID to identify cars and control the tools used to assemble them.Read More »Honda Italia Shifts Its RFID Deployment Into Second GearThe company is now using active ultrawide-band tags to track motorcycle production and parts inventory, ensuring that the proper components are installed, as well as automating orders for parts.Read More »Automotive Assembly LineIn production line assembly, cars on computer-assisted process systems (power screwdriver systems, testing systems and pick-to-light systems) are often still identified by scanning the car ID manually using a barcode scanner.Read More »Automotive ReworkIn car manufacturing, reworking involves completing the production steps not finished on the production line and/or rectifying the stages of production that were failed by Quality Assurance.Read More »

General Industries

RFID Tightens Up Caterpillar's Assembly ProcessThe company's Belgian hydraulic-valve plant deployed a real-time locating system to ensure that workers use the correct wrench and torque to install hoses.Read More »Danish Dairies Adopt RFID to Improve YieldThe system enables them to analyze animal movements in order to predict which individuals are ill or entering heat.Read More »At a Kuwaiti Children's Store, Parents Drop and ShopThanks to an RFID-based tracking system, parents can drop off their kids at an indoor playground, then view them in real time at kiosks located throughout the store.Read More »Ortrander Ironworks Rolls Out Real-Time Location SystemThe German foundry is deploying a combination of active and passive RFID technology so it can track the location and movement of forklifts and containers.Read More »
At Former Landfill, RFID Monitors Workers and WasteAs contaminated soil and hazardous refuse are removed from the site, a location-tracking system ensures that workers can be rapidly evacuated during emergencies, and that containers of waste are properly routed.Read More »Posco Steel Mill improves safety, energy conservationThe South Korean company has deployed an RFID-based system from Ubisense and IBM that tracks the locations of personnel, thus enabling managers to reduce the potential for accidents, as well as automatically control lighting.Read More »Managing Semiconductor Wafer ProductionSemiconductor Manufacturers offering a broad and complex spectrum of products face the challenge to implement a flexible and transparent production process including dedicated production logistics.Read More »

Research

Augmented RealityThe institute for Computer Graphics at Graz University of Technology is focusing its research on Augmented Reality (AR) in which computer-generated graphics and sounds can be added to a real-world environment.Read More »Assisted LivingWith the use of Ubisense tags and sensors and other embedded devices such as actuators and Bluetooth-enabled medical devices, elder people can be more self sufficient and independent.Read More »Art's Impact on PeopleThe institute for Art and Design and the University of Applied Science Northern Switzerland spent five weeks observing the reactions of visitors to a special exhibit at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen.Read More »Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Logistics and Information SystemsFraunhofer ALI used Ubisense technology to develop the concept of an intelligent fork-lift to be used by Ortrander iron foundry in Germany.Read More »
Virtual Audio SpacesAudio guides are a common way to provide museum visitors with an opportunity for personalised, self-paced information retrieval. The goal was to create an interactive audio experience located in the city hall of Aachen, Germany.Read More »Improving Athlete PerformanceTennisSense is a project between the SFI-funded CLARITY centre and Tennis Ireland. The aim of the research is to create the infrastructure required to digitally capture the physical, tactical and physiological data from tennis players.Read More »Life Science AutomationThe domain of Life Science Automation consist of highly specialised solutions. The capability to provide location based services in industrial automation environments results in high-quality information delivery.Read More »Intelligent Elderly CareThe Elderly Care system uses Ubisense, Smart technology, Accelerometers and Gyroscopes and is based on intelligent interpretation of movement patterns.Read More »
Emergency Navigation SystemDarmstadt University of Technology is conducting research to improve the safety of public buildings. The aim of the research is to develop a solution for response and recovery to support rescuers.Read More »Domestic Energy UseThe University of Nottingham and E.ON are carrying out research using Ubisense technology to monitor occupants domestic energy use and behaviour and up with useful results.Read More »Autonomous NavigationThe University of Salzburg has developed and built a test platform with an ultra lightweight micro-air-vehicle (MAV) that is controlled by a personal computer. Ubisense is used to track the position and orientation of the MAV in 3D.Read More »

Other Case Studies

Ultra-Wideband RFID Tracks Nuclear Power Plant WorkersRadiation measurements, combined with real-time location information, enable managers to track workers and assess safety based on radiation exposure.Read More »RFID Helps Cordes & Simon Document ShipmentsLogistics provider Cordes & Simon (COSI) has installed a tracking system that integrates bar codes, video surveillance and RFID to quickly locate a package while it's still in the company's warehouse.Read More »RFID Helps Diagnose Early DementiaA system developed by researchers at the University of South Florida wanted to determine if an RFID-based system could be used as a diagnosis tool by tracking and analyzing a patient's movements.Read More »UWB to Help Sales Staff Fish for LeadsFish Software is adopting an ultrawide-band real-time location system to help its clients identify attendees at trade shows and other events.Read More »
At William Ashley, RFID Name Tags Improve ServiceThe Canadian retailer is using Ubisense's real-time location system to speed the process of bringing the goods to customers, and of summoning sales help.Read More »U.S. Army Uses UWB to Track TraineesThe U.S. Army is using ultra-wideband RFID sensors to help track the movements of soldiers during combat training maneuvers.Read More »RFID-Guided Video System Gives Equestrians Their Best ShotAt New Jersey's Rhythm and Blues Stables, riders and trainers view their performance on the arena's big screen, with the optimum camera angle displayed at all times.Read More »Bursped Speditions GmbHFollowing 18 months of reorganisation, in November 2007 logistics services provider Bursped Speditions GmbH & Co., based in Hamburg- Moorfleet, began operating its fully refurbished warehouse.Read More »

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