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Near Eye Display technologies require sophisticated light and color measurement techniques due to their wide field of view.

Spectral measurements for display technologies necessitate precise wavelength calibration, which has significantly evolved through various methodologies.

Watch a demo video of how to customize Machine Vision nodes with JADAK Clarity Studio™ Machine Vision Software.

Watch a demo video for an overview of the key features of JADAK Clarity Studio™ Machine Vision Software.

Watch a demo video of how to use the camera configuration tool in the JADAK Clarity Studio™ Machine Vision Software.

RFID symbolizes a major leap in operational effectiveness evident in track and trace, inventory management, smart factories and safety applications.

Learn how this premier teaching hospital implemented secure access RFID to facilitate swift and secure access to essential clinical applications, scale and support the hospital’s ongoing digital transformations and improve the management of hospital information.

Learn about six key trends in color measurement devices required to meet today’s consumer display demands.

When a leading medical laboratory OEM set out to introduce a fully automated high-capacity in-vitro diagnostic testing solution to market, they identified RFID as a key technology to eliminate human error in track samples as they moved through the system. In development, the OEM’s aspirations were thwarted by technical hurdles.…

ClaroNav required a solution that went beyond the limitations of the standard camera provider. So, they partnered with JADAK, a Novanta company, to develop the next generation MicronTracker. The customized solution integrated the required system electronics as well as improved all aspects of imaging performance. CPU intensive parts of the…

Dr. Hanselmann, head of the HSE AG Algorithm and Data Analytics division, discusses his approach to developing cutting-edge AI solutions in this video showcasing the JADAK Allegro IVD camera with Clarity Software. JADAK is a long-time partner with HSE, lending engineering know-how to develop new automated diagnostic equipment platforms. Complete…

Growing Smart Cities are learning to harness next-gen edge camera platforms for their modular hardware and software characteristics. The benefits are seen in critical Smart City systems like in Smart Traffic Management which gives city managers and urban developers deep visibility into traffic and its patterns over a wide range…

With the proliferation of many different RFID vendors and the intensifying demand for RFID technology, there is an evolutionary need in the field for the standardization of RFID reader controls. RAIN® Communication Interface (RCI) standardizes RFID reader controls to streamline value chains, create interoperability, allow for multiple sourcing, and to rely…

Custom Medical Machine Vision Medical device OEMs are taking active measures to reduce their products’ Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to provide more value for their healthcare customers while keeping competition at bay. There are several shifts that are impacting the dynamics and landscape for OEMs. Some are resulting in…

With the proliferation of many different RFID vendors and the intensifying demand for RFID technology, there is an evolutionary need in the field for the standardization of RFID reader controls. RAIN® Communication Interface (RCI) standardizes RFID reader controls to streamline value chains, create interoperability, allow for multiple sourcing, and to rely…

Learn about the important role that machine vision systems play in semiconductor wafer defect detection

Learn about the benefits of the Allegro machine vision camera’s flexible and customizable architecture

Where we’ve been. Where we’re going. Why we’re different.

Learn how retail decision-makers are adopting RFID to make supply chains more agile and to enhance the omnichannel customer experience. 

What’s still top of mind for healthcare in 2022 are the continued impacts from COVID as many people return to the workplace. So for a workforce rocked, frustrated, and eventually fed-up with the pandemic, returning to work safely is foremost. This entails significant operational challenges for healthcare providers who are…

Decades of experience and custom engineering efforts have led to five technologies which overcome critical MIS challenges and enable surgeons greater visibility of the surgical field during MIS procedures.

JADAK AI and deep learning for critical diagnostic efficiency

RFID tags were affixed to the childrens’ bicycles and each time they rode through the school gate, a special custom-designed RFID cabinet containing a fixed reader would log the arrival of that child.

Train cars were equipped with an RFID tag and JADAK IZAR RFID readers were placed at multiple locations along the tracks. Combined with smart user software, this allows RSN to quickly retrieve the correct location of a train car. 

Improve accuracy and efficiency in in-vitro diagnostic testing. Test tube cap classification.

This white paper explains how healthcare organizations are using RAIN RFID technology for asset management to drive improvements in hospital operations and patient care.

Today’s custom RFID applications have found new and greater significance in the medical space. By enabling item-level visibility, health organizations can directly enhance human biosafety and make their supply chains more accurate and responsive. But these applications are far from the over-the-counter solutions that can be found online. To reap…

Deep Learning (DL), a subset of ML, offers powerful features to enhance accuracy for image classification during the critical pre-sort phase in IVD systems, solutions which can combine with classic CV approaches to overcome and future-proof against many of the traditional CV challenges that have held back sample testing throughput.…

Delivering fast, safe, and secure access to clinical applications and vital signs devices with Imprivata

The latest in the series and the only healthcare-ready handheld scanner on the market today to combine both 1D/2D barcode and high frequency (HF) and low frequency (LF) RFID reading capabilities in a single, ergonomic, compact design.

RFID systems with large tag populations, signal collision is the factor in contributing to the read rate. ThingMagic readers have adapted the dynamic Q algorithm to overcome tag collisions.

RAINstream by JADAK is an optional on-reader application that simplifies the integration of RFID data into existing enterprise or other data-driven systems.

UHF modules and finish readers support the ISO18000-6C standard

Reputable vendors can bring decades of experience delivering customized solutions that can meet strict medical machine vision requirements and lower TCO.

Photo Research develops solution which allows users to measure light from VR target areas in the range 0.3 – 6 mm.

A multinational car manufacturer has implemented RFID portals in its industrial facilities using Keonn’s readers and antennas, to enable real-time traceability for the entire supply chain.

Employees at Disney’s theme parks, as well as on its cruise ships, have an easy start to their day when it comes to retrieving costumes. A worker can simply locate a required garment within a storage room, bring it to an RFID-enabled self-service kiosk, present his or her ID badge and walk…

The Vaillant Group uses RFID to monitor the movement of boilers through the assembly process and trigger guidance to operators on which manufacturing step is needed next, as well as providing visibility to each boiler during process.

In today’s rapidly changing medical testing environment, laboratory processes are becoming more efficient through the use of sophisticated diagnostic instruments, increased automation, and other commercially available technology. RFID applications in laboratory automation is more common, especially to validate and track consumables, such as reagents.

Today, there are many different ways to apply RFID technology into medical applications. The outcome in doing so can significantly save costs, increase efficiency and improve overall patient satisfaction.

RFID has established itself as a key player in hospitals by enabling the wireless tracking of both objects and people. From surgical instruments to blood samples and medication, RFID is being used to create a network of smart devices throughout these “Smart Hospitals”.

RFID-enabled surgical items are quickly becoming the standard-of-care in many operating rooms. From items being left behind in patients, resulting in the need for further surgeries and even death, to the need for tools and equipment to be accurately accounted for very quickly, RFID plays an integral role when it…

As the RAIN RFID Alliance continues to ramp up its RAIN Communication Interface (RCI) guideline, users of this interface need to ensure they’re taking the necessary steps to support the guideline.

In today’s fast paced, data-driven healthcare ecosystem, the need for increased throughput and reduced potential for errors is critical. When implemented, machine vision technology can significantly improve the overall performance of a medical system.

Learn about current challenges in IVD testing and how machine vision and RFID can address those issues

This webinar will focus on validating and measuring blood samples that have gone through a centrifuged process to achieve accurate test results.

A powerful tool with many standard features, Clarity provides the building blocks for the most common image analysis tasks, and can be updated and modified as your product inspection and tracking needs change.

Learn about medical machine vision and how it’s used in medical and industrial applications

With limited time and resources, it’s often challenging to attend conferences. But there is value in seeing and touching innovations in a working environment. For this reason, ODIN, RFID Journal and ThingMagic united to encourage attendees of RFID Journal LIVE! to engage more deeply while at the conference by trying…

Suppliers in every industry struggle with how to properly manage inventory, typically using a mix of science and experience to determine how many products need to be stored at a location prior to delivery to the customer

Canvassing its truck owners in 2007, Ford asked what useful features might be added to its 2009 F Series trucks and E-Series vans. One common request was to help contractors find and keep track of their tools, in order to be best equipped and more productive when traveling to and…

Locating case files was a systemic problem. It was estimated that approximately six percent of the felony cases required staff to stop what they were doing to locate a file. At times, as many as five people might be involved in locating a case file. The time involved varied for…

The result is less time and fewer resources to prove the technology, and more time spent to drive outcomes, including improved patient safety and satisfaction, compliance requirements, cost savings, and error proofing.

This enables emergency medical providers to quickly identify what supplies are available and their exact location, simplifying replenishment and drastically improving the ability to find and pull items based on recalls or expiration.

Given the hospitalʼs labor savings, loss prevention, physician satisfaction and improved productivity, Mateka expects a return on investment within one year. “Time saved and increased productivity are significant advantages of this system. Since we implemented SynTrack for Healthcare and the RFID portals, no tagged devices have been lost in the…

In addition to creating a one-of-a-kind personalized patient experience, the center benefits from the improved workflow between clinicians, patients and administration. With this system, patients are granted more freedom to wander throughout the Disney Family Cancer Center than in other places

The company decided to develop an authentication system to protect against counterfeit reagents. If a counterfeit reagent were introduced to the Iris urinalysis system, it could raise serious safety and financial concerns for the company. If counterfeit reagents were used, Iris Diagnostics would not be able to verify the validity…

Test reliability is highly dependent on the quality of the reagent in use. Medica designs its analyzers and reagents as a complementary system so that test accuracy is optimized. Therefore, authenticating the disposable reagent system used with the analyzer is critical to the quality of data received by the healthcare…

An overview of JADAK’s Medical Machine Vision Platforms and Services. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video provides an introduction to a handful of tools and techniques that can be used for Machine Vision development. Using JADAK’s Clarity End-User Machine Vision Software as the platform to provide these examples, the video explains in basic terms a few of the common image evaluation processes.

In this video JADAK’s Medical Machine Vision capabilities are showcased around clinical analyzer applications but the discussion migrates into broader medical application possibilities. See some exciting new areas JADAK is poised to bring their vision technologies to.

An example as to how JADAK sees engineering challenges in a different way. Series 1 uses clinical test tube scanning as the subject to improve performance and provide cost savings using 2D Imaging and JADAK’s powerful machine vision capabilities.

The challenge with this application was that we needed to identify both blood (reddish brown in color) and serum (clear/yellowish in color). Labels on the containers indicated whether the liquid is blood or serum.

This video Introduces JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Presence/Absence Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Presence/Absence Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Count Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Pattern Match Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Color Detection Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Color Detection Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Finder/Measure Plugins. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Image Process Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

JADAK’s machine vision solution detects the test tube orientation, measures the color of the cap, and delivers this information to the host device. The host device then sorts the tubes to streamline the blood collection and analysis process.

This video demonstrates JADAK’s Clarity Machine Vision Software Decode Plugin. Find out why JADAK machine vision is used by more medical device companies and OEMs than any other vision provider.

The adaptation of a camera based machine vision device for diagnostic applications is just one of the attractive options available not just for the agricultural field, but also for the veterinary, medical and other industries seeking to streamline their methods to scan, inspect, track and solve.

Today, both Active and Passive RFID-based solutions are being used to time all kinds of races including marathons, triathlons, cycling, sailing, and skating and motorcycle races

A team of researchers from Georgia Tech and Duke University have developed several prototypes of personal robots. The challenge is how to make the machine perceive, manipulate, and understand the world around it so it can interact with humans and objects to perform specific tasks, like loading a dishwasher or delivering medicine. …

Out Board’s TiMax Tracker system uses Ubisense’s RFID technology to track the location of miked actors and singers on stage, including for a production of Carmen at London’s O2 arena.

Several leading oncology clinics have deployed RFID solutions in order to improve patient safety and radiation treatment reliability

ThingMagic partner SimplyRFiD deployed a solution at facilities that manufacture U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) garments, allowing people who are blind to work more accurately and efficiently.

ThingMagic partner, MEPS Real-Time, Inc., developed a solution aimed at eliminating medication dosing errors and improving inventory systems

An online clothing company named Blacksocks has introduced tagged men’s dress socks, along with an RFID reader and an iPhone app, to simplify the process of pairing them up.

From remote construction sites to prisons, oil rigs, war zones and hospital psychiatric wards, those working in dangerous environments often rely on innovative technology and processes to ensure their safety

Spectroradiometers can be used to measure blue light, providing spectral power distributions (or spectral radiance) and peak wavelengths

What is a “virtual” image? At its most basic, a virtual image is an image that is projected into space. Typical devices that produce virtual images include corrective eye ware, binoculars, magnifying glasses, microscopes, telescopes, rifle scopes, near-eye displays, and heads-up displays.

As semiconductor technology continues to advance, improvements yield smaller, lower cost components that can often be embedded within a compact device while occupying a minimal footprint and offering ease of use

Overview of custom machine vision technology for medical and clinical applications.

When going through a process of selecting a chromaticity measurement solution, it is important to consider not only the price of the solution, but also the accuracy

RAIN® Communication Interface (RCI) standardizes RFID reader controls to streamline value chains, create interoperability, allow for multiple sourcing, and to rely on global frequencies for adoption worldwide

Due to the nature of clinical testing, there are many tedious and labor-intensive steps that can benefit from laboratory automation.

There are numerous benefits to adopting RFID, including asset management and real-time tracking, streamlining ticketing processes, tracking maintenance at an individual railcar level, and increased safety by monitoring the “health” of a particular railcar.

Simplifying RFID integration into existing systems with ThingMagic RAINstream.

Learn how RAIN RFID enables healthcare businesses and their consumers identify, locate, authenticate, and engage items in the healthcare environment.

This video will show you how SkyeWare 4 can be used to help you tune the antenna included with your development kit.

A guide to using SkyeWare 4 and some of the advanced features of the MIFARE DESFire family of RFID tags.

This video will get you started using SkyeWare 4 to build commands used to communicate with your reader module.

A brief overview of the features of SkyeWare 4 – applies to M2, M4, M7 and M9 modules.

RFID to help prevent retained surgical items (RSI)

RFID-enabled medical cabinets, known as “Smart Cabinets”, are an integral part of a smart hospital’s ecosystem because they optimize workflow, increase patient safety, and reduce cost.

From precise drink pours, and identifying underage drinkers to tracking kegs and cases and managing the supply chain, RFID is used in many innovative methods today.

This paper explores the key types of data security threats raised by RFID and highlights possible solutions using the capabilities defined by the EPCglobal

From RFID-enabled doorway choke points (portals), to RFID handheld readers, to RFID readers embedded into server racks, using RFID to track IT assets offers organizations the opportunity to improve efficiencies, reduce operational expenses, increase asset security, enhance regulatory compliance, and create a more efficient use of data center space.

The most common approach for achieving such visibility to assets and patients has been through capital-intensive, enterprise-wide deployments of a single active RFID (commonly referred to as RTLS) technology to achieve “real-time” location information. Today, a new paradigm is emerging.

The miniaturization of sensors has played a key role in the development of wearable systems. Furthermore, an increase in aging population and chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, chronic pain, and cardiac disorders, has resulted in higher demand for wearable technology.

Batteryless RFID, because of its low cost and complexity, enables innovative patient-centric applications that would otherwise be difficult to implement

Over the past ten years, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has become widely available, and today it is routinely used in a variety of diagnostic applications.

ThingMagic RFID solutions

EPC using RFID

RFID for healthcare

RFID-enabled medicine cabinets help keep valid medications available when needed, reducing the amount of unused and returned medication. RFID in healthcare is helping to improve patient care, make inventory and asset tracking processes more efficient, and reduce overall costs.

Anti-counterfeiting systems using JADAK custom RFID technology.

Users are embracing the fact that the read range of passive UHF RFID has quadrupled in the past few years. UHF devices can now “see” objects up to tens of meters away, and read rates have increased from 200 tags per second to 1,200. Read accuracy is nearly 100 percent.…

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a newer technology that is increasingly being used to track blood from vein-to-vein due to its speed, safety and efficiency.

Innovative printer and chart recorder solutions for the medical industry.

While some medical device manufacturers look to incorporate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) into their devices as a means to protect against counterfeiting, there is another major benefit of utilizing RFID in medical devices that is equally, if not more important – using RFID to improve patient safety and enhance the…

many medical device manufacturers are turning to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) medical equipment tracking systems to help them take medical instrumentation management and patient safety to a new level.

Increasingly, med-tech companies are using machine vision to inspect for visible characteristics, analyze results and record findings using cameras, illumination, and optics.

Our recommendation is to work with a machine vision expert to determine the amount of engineering resources required up front to fully support the project. Make sure your internal engineering staff has the necessary bandwidth, or work with a dedicated machine vision company that has the engineering resources necessary to…

The result is increased automation, consistency, and efficiency. So how can machine vision be used beyond what is visible?

Measuring or differentiating between tube and cap sizes, shapes and colors are now feasible functions using image analysis technology. However, there are some nuances and challenges of tube and cap detection and analysis that should be considered before implementing a machine vision solution.

Clinical chemistry analyzers often utilize machine vision technology to increase automation, maximize throughput, improve user safety from biohazards, and diminish the risk of cross-contamination

Many device manufacturers in this market space point to the importance of two things: a need to increase throughput and the requirement to reduce potential errors.

Customers want improved clinical healthcare that is faster, better and more efficient, and molecular insights may be the ticket that provides it.

Analyzers in immunochemistry are used for studying biomarkers or counting the prevalence of specific types of cells. There are three types of immunochemistry analyzers:

This paper addresses optimization concerns for embedded machine vision devices for medical applications, and JADAK’s suggested approach to achieve greater speed by an order of magnitude, in some cases.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC) are two closely related global wireless communication technologies used for a variety of applications, including access control, asset tracking and contactless payments

This article details the concept of JADAK’s RFID technology and its role in anti-counterfeiting measures

This paper identifies key challenges facing manufacturers of medical devices and supplies and explains how embedded RFID technology is being leveraged to overcome those challenges in a way that enhances safety and reliability, increases revenue and brand equity, and reduces operating costs.

Anti-counterfeiting measures using RFID

Medical machine vision and the internet of things (IoT)

Medication compounder QuVa Pharma has teamed up with Kit Check to offer an RFID-enabled medication-tracking solution for its hospital pharmacy customers. The system QuVa is providing includes Kit Check’s passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags embedded in prefilled syringes used to provide medication to hospital patients. Hospitals can then use Kit Check’s readers and cloud-based software to manage the medication syringes…

The NASA International Space Station (ISS) is using the ThingMagic M6e UHF RFID embedded module for their RFID-Enabled Autonomous Logistics Management (REALM) project

Combat IoMT security concerns for healthcare including data privacy, device software security, device identity/authentication, and network security.