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Just about every organization has assets that need to be kept track of. Where they are, when maintenance or calibration is due, the current value – everything needs to be accounted for. In the past, asset information would be kept using pencil and paper, lists that would be filed away until needed. More recently, asset […]

Electrostatic discharge, commonly referred to as ESD, can cause device failure at the point of manufacture, assembly or in the hands of the consumer. This affects production yield, product reliability and profitability in the electronics market. Moisture, temperature, materials and movement combine to create ESD which can damage printed circuit boards (PCB) and other sensitive equipment. […]

Many mandates, initiatives, and industry efforts are in place to improve traceability and safety in the food supply chain. One important industry effort is the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), which strives to achieve supply chain-wide adoption of electronic traceability of every case of produce by 2012. Bar coding and RFID help the food industry achieve […]

Mobility can change the way you do business by bringing computing power to where it’s needed. In a warehouse, for example, you can complete transactions right on the floor instead of having to retrieve data from a  central printer at another location. If you are looking to add a mobile printer to your operation, then […]

The FDA announced last Thursday that the first two new food safety rules under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act will go into effect on July 3. The first rule will give the FDA more authority to assess the risk of suspect food products. The FDA will be able to keep food from the […]