United States Postal Service (USPS)

ASLA Tech

ASLA Tech is a company based in Daegu, Korea. They have developed a haptic module including actuators, drivers and software. They use piezoelectric haptic actuators.

Workhorse

Workhorse, headquartered in Loveland, Ohio, have been developing electric vehicles since their founding in 2007. They have a 265,000sqft manufacturing facility in Union City, Indiana, with the capacity to produce 60,000 vehicles per year.

Motiv Power Systems

Motive Power Systems are a California based manufacturer of all-electric chassis for medium duty (Class 3 through 6) commercial vehicles.

Self-Driving Truck Service to the United States Postal Service

The Postal Service is exploring the feasibility of utilizing autonomous delivery vehicle technology to reduce fuel costs, increase safe truck operation and improve its fleet utilization rate through longer hours of operation.

The new frontier in dental and medical 3D printing at IDTechEx Show!

The proliferation of new 3D printers and manufacturers targeting the healthcare market specifically is indicative of the increasing uptake of additive manufacturing by medical professionals. With applications ranging from models, appliances for orthodontics, surgical tool guides for implants to orthoses and prostheses, interest in 3D printing has never been higher. This year IDTechEx is showcasing the key 3D printing innovations occurring in the medical and dental sector through a series of events, webinars and masterclasses.

Ampyx Power

Ampyx Power is a Dutch technology company working in the area of airborne wind energy.

Electric vehicles; Everything is changing...or has it changed already?

At last year's IDTechEx event 'Electric Vehicles; Everything is Changing', we concluded everything was indeed changing in the electric vehicle sector. At this year's event, still named 'Everything is changing', the question should surely be has everything changed already?

BroadBit

Broadbit is a start up that develops metallic sodium battery technologies using solid sodium as electrode.

USPS wants to add mail to internet of things

The USPS wants to provide sensors and related technology capable of tracking items as they move through the postal network.

RFID business cases and technologies analyzed

In 2007 IDTechEx expect that 1.71 billion tags will be sold. The total RFID market value (including all hardware, systems, integration etc) across all countries will be $4.96 Billion. This research for the IDTechEx RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2007-2017 report has been used to put together an unmissable line-up of speakers that you need to hear and learn from.

Significant RFID Roll-Outs in the Postal Sector

In 2007, approximately 650 billion articles will be sent through postal and courier systems around the world. After retail, the tagging of each postal item is the next largest potential market for RFID by volume of tags. There are numerous significant RFID roll-outs in this sector which are under publicized, and here Raghu Das from IDTechEx summarises the latest progress.

Active RFID Attracts More Big Money

With the launch of an RFID Investment Summit to be held in Boston on Feb 20, Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx looks at the recent investor interest in RFID and particularly active RFID and Real Time Locating Systems.