BJC HealthCare, which operates 12 hospitals in Illinois and Missouri, is in a multi-year process of deploying radio frequency identification technology to track and manage the thousands of medical supplies it uses.

Milwaukee Cylinder, a manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic tie rod cylinders, has begun selling a radio frequency identification function for its products to help users manage each cylinder's maintenance schedule.

Glacier Computer has added the Kodiak Forklift Computer to its line of mobile industrial computing devices.

Luxury leather furniture company Poltrona Frau Group has begun deploying a radio frequency identification system to reduce time and errors related to the receiving of leather upholstery material from its suppliers, and to inventory checks at its own storage area and third-party storage offsite.

RFID is thriving, reaching total sales of $10.1bn in 2015 with a large scope ahead for continued roll-out in many established markets and growth in new markets.

Cat Phones has developed the Cat S40 rugged smartphone, a durable Android device, for the U.S. market.