RFID Helps Stop Power Tools From 'Walking Off' Job Sites

Radio-frequency identification tags aren't just for the supply chain. Bosch Power Tools has begun selling tools with embedded RFID tags and asset-tracking software to help businesses protect tools from theft, according to Information Week.

"The company's Digital Power Tools division is tagging 66 tools--things like circular and reciprocator saws and hammer drills--that are typically sold to businesses for construction work.

The RFID-tagged tools are part of a new anti-theft service from Bosch called Safe & Sound.

Job-site equipment theft cost the construction industry last year between $300 million and $1 billion, with 71,873 reports of theft in the United States and less than 10% of the stolen equipment recovered.

emily | 8:23 AM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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