Topic: RFID

Gotcha! Freightliner tagged with digital tech

Unexpected item in the marshalling area? The same sort of technology that makes sure your purchases are all accounted for at the supermarket checkout is also being applied to some items that may be a...Read more

25-02-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Oil-detecting chip could monitor rail wagon leakage

A powerless microchip which detects oil and chemical leakage caused by corrosion has the potential to help monitor the condition of rail freight wagons, say Dutch engineers at Arcadis, as they prepare to present their...Read more

16-06-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Swiss freight firm ‘tags’ wagon fleet

A major European freight supplier is to fit its entire fleet – around 5,000 wagons – with electromagnetic tags that will enable efficient tracking and improve safety. SBB Cargo is utilising technology made possible by...Read more

29-11-2016|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Voestalpine’s RFID delivers digital efficiency

Freight wagons will become ‘virtually intelligent’ thanks to the application of Big Data – that’s the key message from one of the industry’s leading freight logisticians. Peter Boom, of Voestalpine Signaling, says infrastructures are in...Read more

07-11-2016|Comment|author: Simon Weedy