The term RFID has become a bit of a buzz word in future technology, however the abilities of some systems are not always proven in the marketplace. With our RFID Asset Tracking product this is certainly not the case, given not only it’s record of current applications and installations and of course almost endless abilities. You can be assured of a truly twenty first century innovational product.
What is RFID?
RFID stands for radio frequency identification. It is an automatic identification technology whereby data encoded in an RFID tag or “smart label” is captured by a reader using radio waves. Put simply, RFID is similar to bar code technology but uses radio waves to capture data from tags, rather than scanning the bar codes on a label. RFID does not require the tag or label to be seen to read its stored data—that's one of the key characteristics of an RFID system.
What is an RFID tag?
RFID tags consist of an integrated circuit attached to an antenna typically a small coil of wires—plus some protective packaging (like a plastic card) as determined by the application requirements. RFID tags can come in many forms and sizes. Some can be as small as a grain of rice. Data is stored in the
IC and transmitted through the antenna to a reader. RFID tags are either “passive” (no battery) or “active” (self-powered by a battery). Tags also
can be read-only (stored data can be read but not changed), read/write (stored data can be altered or re-written), or a combination, in which some data is permanently stored while other memory is left accessible for later encoding and updates.
What applications might benefit your business?
People Visibility
Knowing exactly where all employees are within a building and by only allowing authorised access to specific zones within the building, helps to improve customer service, employee safety and productivity.
Wrist-tags provide a means to accurately identify patients and can be used to facilitate security and access control to restricted areas. With RFID readers installed in theatres, it is possible to monitor and record the time a patient spends in an operating theatre. This makes for more accurate billing and resolves disputes between surgeons/hospitals and medical aid insurance companies.
Each and every event, i.e. the movement of an asset or the entering and exiting of an employee, carries data relating to the date, time and zone of the event.
Asset Tracking
Ultra Long Range (URL) RFID technology can be deployed to provide a complete ‘smart’ building management system for the corporate environment. By enabling the tracking, monitoring and protection of all assets, including people, a more controlled and productive environment is created in which day to day business activities are handled more effectively and efficiently.
Knowing where your company’s assets are at all times and limiting the removal of such assets to pre-authorised personnel only, reduces incidents of theft and loss. Pre-authorisation is automated by linking particular assets to personnel tags and creating an electronic relationship between the two tags.
By linking the activation or de-activation of facilities like projectors, air-conditioners, lights, automatic doors and so forth to personnel tags in the presence or absence of such tags, companies have better control the costs utilising such facilities as well as the security of their employees by only allowing authorised access to specific zones within the building.
Another application, which aids hospital staff in their efficiency, especially when confronted with emergency situations, is the tracking of medical equipment. Hospitals are somewhat limited in the numbers of expensive equipment they keep. This equipment is moved around between wards, theatres and different floor-levels, and the case of life-threatening emergency, it is vital that the location of RIGHT equipment can quickly be pinpointed.
Security is further enhanced by the information that is recorded in the system. Each and every event, i.e. the movement of an asset or the entering and exiting of an employee, carries data relating to the date, time and zone of the event.
Asset Tag Range:
TG100 Domino Tag
For use on non-metallic assets for general tracking purposes.
TG1000 Frame Mount Tag
For use in all frame mounted applications.
TG1200 Braclet Tag (removable)
A removable and re-usable bracelet tag ideal for personnel tracking applications.
TG501 Personnel Tag
For use with all personnel tracking applications.
TG700 Key Fob Tag
For use with personnel applications where the tag can be secured to a key chain etc. Tag also includes a PA button that can be used in the event of an emergency.
TG800 Asset Tag
For use on all assets (including metallic surfaces) for general tracking and monitoring applications.
TG800IH Industrial Asset Tag
The TG800-IH Tags are generally used for industrial Asset tagging applications. Both are ideally suited for operating on metallic surfaces (or plastics containing a high metal content).