Sandra Garby, president and co-founder of Vizinex RFID based in Bethlehem, recently explained the basics of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to a dozen Lincoln Elementary School students who are part of the YWCA Bethlehem TechGYRLS Afterschool STEM program.
Garby’s presentation was in celebration of October being Manufacturing Month. She presented the science of radio frequency identification for products such as medical equipment, movie production rental equipment, warehouse products and more. She used a hands-on demonstration to show how a scanner can read RFID tags, and the girls enjoyed scanning tagged wrenches and other tools through a cardboard box and then reading the content information on a cell phone app. Garby also talked about career opportunities for females in manufacturing and shared her background.
Since 2003, the YWCA Bethlehem has partnered with the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD) to provide exposure to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through the TechGYRLS program. For Fall 2019, TechGYRLS is offered at eight BASD schools: Donegan, Freemansburg, Jefferson, Lincoln, Marvine and William Penn Elementary Schools and Broughal and Northeast Middle Schools. TechGYRLS is part of the YWCA Bethlehem’s Girls Empowerment Program and is made possible through the PA Educational Tax Credit (EITC) program and charitable grant support.
About Vizinex RFID
With a heritage that reaches back to 2001, Vizinex’s team members have nearly two decades of experience providing leading-edge RFID solutions to businesses and governments. Vizinex RFID is a technological leader with a team of experts in manufacturing, quality, engineering and product development. The company’s CTO, Bob Oberle, is the named inventor on 26 patents related to RFID. Since its inception, Vizinex RFID has designed a rapid, low cost development and pilot production process for customers seeking exactly the right tag for their application.
Whether you need an RFID tag off the shelf or one that is ‘outside the box’, Vizinex RFID can help.