RFID Solutions
One of the most complex challenges large organizations face is efficiently keeping track of critical assets while reporting real-time item disposition. It is a scenario that, without a reliable, automated asset management system, often increases redundancies, expenditures and labor
RFID technology allows users to read hundreds of items simultaneously; saving time, energy and resources. Multiple RFID tags can be read instantaneously without requiring line of sight.
A fixed reader or handheld scanner reads, records and uploads real-time information without requiring individual scans or manual counts.
The RFID System: Hardware + Software
RFID systems consist of transponders and readers (hardware) along with a middleware server (software) to process the data collected by the readers from the transponders.
The ubiquitous bar code automated the process and allowed people to scan individual items using a handheld scanner. RFID is the next generation of technology and allows users to scan multiple items at one time and does not require line of sight. Unlike bar codes, RFID systems, including tags, readers and software, enable personnel to locate tagged items without climbing ladders, crawling under desks, or having to be in direct line of sight.
Rfid Tags
RFID tags are available in a wide variety of types to best match the specific need of the traceable asset. When choosing the appropriate tag, EAM RFID Solutions considers the following primary areas:
- Capability with different worldwide frequencies
- Application to different materials such as wood, metal and plastic
- Sensitivity to temperature, humidity, pressure, shock, tamper and strain
- Necessity for embedding or non-embedding
- Necessity for passive vs. active
While there may be some choice involved in the final decision of tag selection, EAM RFID Solutions also follows the necessary rules such as mandatory passive tags used inside an aircraft. The team has partnered with tag manufacturer specialists to provide only the highest quality of hardware in the market today.
Fixed assetsTracking using RFID
RFID asset tracking answers the question, “Where is that…?” Benefits are recognized across many departments:
- Accounting & Finance: enable true cost control and audit-proof inventory. Improve asset accounting with customized and ad hoc reports of asset locations, trends, status, and history.
- IT: support life cycle management and scale more efficiently
- Facilities & Security: protect critical information on devices
- Operations: Quickly locate critical equipment and achieve real-time physical asset inventory.
Our RFID asset management system integrates with ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Sage, and SunGard, and delivers standard reporting including:
- Exception Report
- Matching Report
- Lost Inventory
Total Inventory
Inventory Tracking using RFID
Our inventory management applications allow you to perform common tasks in your facility with the added advantages of RFID technology.
The mobile application can simplify and speed up a variety of tasks, from receiving and moving assets to doing full-scale inventory counts. The web application enhances this even further by giving you a full overview of your current inventory in all your locations, along with detailed information on your parts, and your work and purchase orders.
You can Perform your inventory counts in any location, whether that’s a hallway, a room, or a shelf. Just tap your location and start scanning. Once an item is found, its color and quantity will automatically update.
Inventory counts also show an item’s expiration status. You can define your own threshold for when you would like to be warned of an expiration. An item’s color changes to orange if its expiration is approaching and red if it’s exceeded its expiration date.
An RFID System Based on Virtual Asset Tracker (VAT) Foundation
Radiant’s Virtual Asset Tracking Solution (VAT), a comprehensive suite of tags, readers and software, uses the latest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to locate assets in a wide variety of environments. The time it takes to conduct inventory is significantly reduced while data accuracy is increased. Everything from computers, smart devices, book, furniture, vehicles, and supplies can be reliably located. The solution integrates passive and active RFID, bar code and GPS into a single intuitive system.
- Quickly locate critical equipment
- Reduce inventory time
- Achieve real-time physical inventory of assets
- Enhance productivity by remotely monitoring assets and infrastructure
- Deliver more timely information for decision making
- Improve security by preventing assets from leaving premises and keeping designated assets out of unauthorized areas
Next Generation Asset Management
The evolution of asset tracking technology has made taking inventory faster and more efficient. In the beginning, metal ID plates allowed personnel to more easily identify key items. Of course, one still had to read them individually, and human error in data capture limited effectiveness.
The ubiquitous bar code automated the process and allowed people to scan individual items using a handheld scanner. RFID is the next generation of technology and allows users to scan multiple items at one time and does not require line of sight. Unlike bar codes, RFID systems, including tags, readers and software, enable personnel to locate tagged items without climbing ladders, crawling under desks, or having to be in direct line of sight.
