Industry News

As customer application stories, comments, and interviews are published on-line by vertical and business publications, Lowry will keep our viewers informed in this section.

01-08	Lowry outlook is solid for '08: Technology firm enters next year with security contract for U.S. military Ann Arbor News / The Livingston Community News :: By Tom Tolen :: Friday, January 04, 2008 Lowry Computer Products is positioned for a banner year in 2008 after receiving a $1.6 million federal appropriation to develop a base security system for National Guard bases in Michigan, and a major contract with the state of Hawaii. Read More
11-07	RFID and Cold Chain Visibility: Hawaii Puts Technology to the Test Food quality and safety concerns lead to innovation in fresh food supply chain. RFID Product News :: By Jeff Tazelaar :: November 2007 In the past couple of years, we've seen a number of alarming outbreaks of E.coli O157:H7 in fresh produce. Cases involving spinach, lettuce, and green onions have proliferated, resulting in huge nationwide recalls and, tragically, causing hundreds of people to become sick or die. While the causes of these outbreaks vary in source and degree, the need for a common remedy has become very clear. The produce industry needs an effective system for tracking-and-tracing product through its supply chain to aid in preventing such outbreaks from occurring. And if an outbreak does occur, they need a failsafe system in place to identify and pull contaminated product before it reaches the consumer. Read More
10-07	Dole keeps its cool under pressure Logistics Management :: By Patrick Burnson :: October 2007 Ensuring that food is transported from origin to marketplace on time and farm fresh is a tall order for any logistician, especially when consumer confidence has been dealt a recent blow. One exceptional shipper has won industry accolades for its swift and decisive action in dealing with an ongoing crisis. Read More
06-07	Policing Produce: Dole invests in RFID to track produce from the field Fresh Cut :: By Scott Christie :: June 2007 Issue Dole Fresh Vegetable launched a produce quality pilot program in March 2006 to see if radio-frequency identifi cation (RFID) tags could improve the quality of leafy green products in the supply chain. Less than six months later, Dole was hit with reports of a spinach outbreak involving Dole-branded products. Lessons learned in the quality pilot program are now being implemented to provide better traceability and food safety information for the fruit and vegetable company. Read More
05-07	Pilot Project Will Be Tracking Produce "from Farm to Fork" Honolulu Star Bulletin :: By Rosemarie Bernardo :: May 11, 2007 Reports of E. coli contamination of produce and contamination of pet food have prompted the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to come up with a way to show residents where their food is coming from. The department will begin a three-year pilot project to use technology to track produce from farms to supermarkets. Officials will use radio frequency identification devices to trace produce. Read More (223Kb)
10-06	AIAG Plans to Issue RFID Guidelines for Containers in Early 2007 RFID Journal :: By Beth Bacheldor :: Oct. 30, 2006 In the spring of 2007, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) expects to release guidelines on how RFID tags and other technologies can track returnable or reusable containers used to move automotive parts up and down the supply chain. Once the study is complete, says Morris Brown, the AIAG's program manager of materials management, the auto industry group hopes to begin an RFID pilot with an automotive supplier. Read More
04-06	Taking Trial and Error Out of RFID Labels & Labeling :: By Katy Wight :: Apr/May 2006 Issue What does it take to land an RFID contract with the US Department of Defense? Lowry Computer Products knows the secret. Read More (314Kb)
02-06	Award: Government Contracting Award Winner: Lowry Computer Products, Brighton Crain's Detroit Business :: By Sheena Harrison :: April 24, 2006 Issue Brighton-based Lowry Computer Products is helping to keep the U.S. Department of Defense at the forefront of technology. Lowry makes RFID and barcode data collection systems, and was awarded a contract last year to provide RFID labels, printers and scanners to the Defense Department. The contract, which lasts through 2007, also allows Lowry to sell the same technology to up to 40,000 department suppliers nationwide. Read More ( 191Kb)
04-06	MEDC Honors Lowry Computer Products at 'Michigan Celebrates Small Business" Event Michigan Economic Development Corporation :: April 19, 2006 Issue MEDC President and CEO James C. Epolito presented Brighton-based Lowry Computer Products Inc. with the Government Contracting Award at the 2 nd annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business, the state's premier awards ceremony for entrepreneurs and small business leaders yesterday at Kellogg Center in East Lansing. The event honoring 60 of Michigan's small business leaders attracted more than 700 business owners and managers. Read More (140Kb)
02-06	RFID Skills In Demand, Survey Says VARBusiness :: By Jill R. Aitoro :: February 28, 2006 Issue The number of individuals skilled in radio frequency identification technology (RFID) continues to fall short of demand, according to a survey of solution providers, consultants and systems integrators conducted by the Computing Technology Industry Association of America (CompTIA). Read More (118Kb)
06-05	“We’ve Seen This Before” SCAN: The Data Capture Report :: June 24, 2005 Issue Lowry Computer Products President and CEO Mike Lowry takes a been-there, done-that look at RFID. Read More (128Kb)
05-05	Five Passive Tag Vendors Get DoD Nod RFID Operations :: By Peter A. Buxbaum :: May 2005 Issue Five vendors won approval to supply the U.S. military with passive tags as part of a larger program that could be worth $200 million in government contracts over the next several years. Read More (111Kb)
04-05	Lowry Wins Government BPA Award SCAN: The Data Capture Report :: April 15, 2005 Issue Lowry Computer Products hit a home run in mid-March when it was awarded a blanket purchase order (BPA) from the Army Contracting Agency (ACA) Information Technology, ECommerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4). The BPA is for passive RFID EPC-1 Cl-1 tags. Read More (105Kb)
04-05	Lowry lands RFID tag contract with DOD Business Review :: By Brian Hamilton :: April 14–20, 2005 Issue Although it may not sound like much, Brighton-based Lowry Computer Products has won a blanket purchase agreement to supply the U.S. Department of Defense with radio frequency identification tags. Read More (120Kb)
03-05	DOD Awards Contracts for EPC Tags RFID Journal, Inc. :: By Jonathan Collins :: March 22, 2005 Issue Five RFID tag suppliers have won the first round of contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense as the DOD looks to start using passive UHF RFID systems. Read More (102Kb)
01-05	RFID: Print and Ship Mondern Materials Handling :: By Bob Trebilcock :: January 1, 2005 Issue As a new world of product identification shifts into a higher gear this month at Wal-Mart and elsewhere, both end users and equipment suppliers are finding that there's more to RFID labels than meets the eye. Read More (197Kb)
10-04	Barcodes to Biometrics Business Review :: By Brian Hamilton :: October 28-Novovember 3, 2004 Issue For years, Brighton-based Lowry Computer Products Inc. has been a leader in the barcode business. In the last few years, the company has expanded into radio frequency identification, a higher-tech twist on bar coding that many think will revolutionize inventory tracking. Lowry’s building a $1 million lab to get ready. Read More (73Kb)
09-04	Special Report: Systems Integration Food & Drug Packaging :: By Pan Demetrakakes :: September 2004 Issue According to Lowry's automated labeling system specialist, users who ignore integration of print and apply labelers at the PLC level do so at their peril. Read More (64Kb)
09-04	New Scan Technology Benefits County Firms Detroit News :: By Lilly Evans :: September 9, 2004 Issue In the next six months a computer chip about the size of a grain of sand will change the commercial world and could make bar code scanning used in supermarkets obsolete. And, at least two Livingston County companies are picking up some of the business. Read More (126Kb)
07-04	Paragon Adds Label Encoder RFID Journal :: By Claire Swedberg :: July 20, 2004 Issue The maker of systems that print and apply labels to products, cartons, cases and pallets, has released a new modular system, the PLS-430, that automatically encodes and applies EPC-compliant smart labels. Read More (69Kb)
05-04	Lowry Computer Invests $1M in Product Tracking Business Direct Weekly :: May 6-12, 2004 Issue Brighton-area Lowry Computer Products Inc. is investing $1 million in press equipment, facilities and training to position itself for rapid growth once radio frequency identification (RFID) becomes the standard for product tracking. Read More (90Kb)
02-04	Lowry To Invest Heavily In RFID SCAN: The Data Capture Report :: February 27, 2004 Issue Since 1974 when the company was founded, Lowry Computer has continued to pioneer AIDC technology and served as one of the industry’s leading integrators. A brief look at Lowry’s history shows that the company has been quick to adopt new technology offerings as they proved their viability. Now, company President and CEO Mike Lowry says he will invest millions in RFID — even though he does not expect a return for up to several years. The question is why? Read More (70Kb)
02-04	A VAR’s View AIM Global's RFID Connections :: January 2004 Issue We often hear from the manufacturers and users of RFID, all the high-level talk about the technology’s potential and benefits. But when it comes to making it all work, that’s when we turn to VARs. ... So, for a somewhat different view of the RFID industry, we’ve asked Mike Lowry, President & CEO of Lowry Computer Products, a Brighton, MI supplier of RFID and bar code solutions, for his views. Read More (39Kb)
02-04	Event Credentialing… can Access Control Systems Flexibly Respond to Change? Manufacturing Trust - National Congress Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) InfraGard :: January 2004 Issue This month’s article focuses on the possibility of flexing the capabilities of an access control system to respond to emergencies. The registration process is days long for many employers. After being recognized by HR, the ‘newbie’ marches over to the registrar who checks credentials, creates database entries, and Issues badges, perhaps with RFID, magnetic stripe, or other tokens attached. To examine the issue, read on. Read More (31Kb)
07-03	Donating 16 PC's to "Email for the Blind" The Detroit News :: By Lilly Evans / Special to The Detroit News :: July 31, 2003 Issue Lowry was mentioned in the Detroit News article for donating PCs to project "Email for the Blind"! Thanks to Don in our White Bear Lake Office, for collecting and sending those old PCs and modems to Brighton this year. Read More (131Kb)
06-03	Does AIDC Have An Identity Crisis? Scan Data Capture Report :: www.scandcr.com :: June 17, 2003 Issue AIDC ....industry leaders such as Mike Lowry speak out... on the industry, its major show, and the AIM trade association. Read More
07-02	North Side Foods Super-Sizes Packaging Value Packaging World :: July 2002 Issue Lowry's Paragon division helped North Side Foods level the playing field with its competitors by modernizing their packaging operations. By automating, they can now package at maximum efficiency. Read More (76Kb)
09-00	Winning with Wireless Business Solutions :: September 2001 Issue Real time means wireless, and wireless means profits for VARs and integrators. See how integrator Lowry Computer Products, Inc. went from selling Intel chips to providing bar code solutions. Lowry plans to use wireless products to propel its 2000 sales revenue to $70 million. Read More (46Kb)