Steel slabs usually weigh between 20 to 40 tons each. After production, the surface is scaly and rusty. Outdoor storage and sea shipment expose the slabs to rough conditions. Loading ocean vessels is time consuming and total cost can easily exceed a few hundred thousand USD.RFID technology offers many benefits. RFID transponders are small, store the identity of the labelled product and enable readingout this data via antennas from a distance of several metres. However, there are special requirements for the use of RFID in thesteel sector. Firstly, the radio waves of the RFID readers are reflected by metal which creates major problems for reading out.And secondly, they must be attached securely as the heavy slabs weigh tons and can rub against each other during the transporton ships and trains, causing the labels to become detached or to be destroyed.

Several years ago, Zumtobel started a new measurement project. The aim of this project was to profit financially through a sustained program of energy efficiency while simultaneously protecting the environment. Zumtobel was looking for a clear visualization solution well-suited to facility management. The aim was to measure not only energy data on electric meters, but to collect and save data from the whole facility for later analysis.

Marvell Semiconductor, a $4 billion company based in California's Silicon Valley, manufactures a diverse range of products including storage devices, controllers, routers, switches, gaming devices, multimedia chips, and printers. The company operates in an industry known for its long cycle times, with it taking approximately 14 weeks to build a product from scratch. This poses a challenge as customers generally do not want to wait that long. In order to meet customer requests, Marvell needed solutions to help manage its inventory and position it at the right point in the supply chain. One of Marvell’s key supply chain objectives is to meet – and exceed – its customers’ expectations. It aims to have the right product in the right place at the right time for delivery to the customer. At the same time, it’s important to drive revenue, so the company has to manage its inventory carefully and have a good supply chain in place – one that can be changed rapidly to meet customer requests. This enables Marvell to bring products to market faster, or in certain cases, be flexible enough to shift to a different product when demand changes.

AT&T is the second largest provider of mobile telephone and the largest provider of fixed telephone in the United States, and also provides broadband subscription television services. The company's corporate, government, and public sector clients use its conferencing, managed network, and wholesale communications services.