RFID Tracking Is Best For Accurate Localization Of Products: How?

Managing and finding critical assets is a significant difficulty for practically every company. Time spent looking for vital equipment may result in costly delays or downtime, as well as production delays and client obligations, as well as lost labor. This is where RFID Tracking works. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology allows you to track products that are vital to your business in real-time. RFID tags connected to things are automatically identified and tracked using electromagnetic fields. All of this data is managed by Operative IQ, which also offers a variety of RFID settings to suit your needs. Read more about RFID technology in detail.  

RFID Types: 

Active Tags:  

Active tags utilize an inbuilt battery to provide a signal that can be tracked over great distances and relay data in real-time. Active tags are more costly than passive tags. Bigger industries and applications containers or railcars are using these tags. Newer active RFID technologies, such as Bluetooth Low Energy and Wifi-RFID tags, are turning their attention to the marketplace in order to boost active RFID use even further. 

Passive Tags: 

The signal from an RFID reader powers passive RFID tags. They don't require a battery and are far less costly and more robust. When the tag goes through a reader, the information is updated. In distribution networks, passive RFID tracking performs effectively. Passive RFID tags are detected automatically when they travel through scanner-equipped entrances, conveyor belts, rolling carts, and shelf readers, among other places. 

How RFID Solutions Work? 

An RFID system consists of two parts: a transponder (or tag) and an interrogator (or reader). A transponder contains data, only radiofrequency can read it. An interrogator (or reader) can read the information on the transponder.  

Components interaction known as coupling mechanism determines the system's range, intricacy, and cost.  (In this case, "coupling" corresponds to transferring energy between the tag and the reader.) Inductive, capacitive, and backscatter coupling techniques are currently competing in the market. 

Asset tracking is made easier using RFID. 

Staff may simply scan one or more asset tags without needing to physically view the tags using a portable RFID reader incorporated into a mobile PC. Workers would have to position a barcode scanner precisely at the tag in order to obtain an accurate scan using typical barcode labeling. 

The reader may be many feet distant from the RFID asset tracking system and still receive an accurate scan. In a matter of seconds, one person might scan many dozen items in a room. 

RFID tags with greater onboard memory storage can also store extra asset information. For use in remote locations when connecting to a back-end application or database may be difficult. 

Conclusion! 

RFID tracking is most successful when used as part of a hybrid system. It can enhance systems that depend on ultrasonic, infrared, or ultra-wideband for position data. It also provides trustworthy recognition. RFID technology is not yet developed enough to enable a stand-alone indoor locating solution. In this regard, it is not alone. Nevertheless, as part of a multi-technology system, RFID applies its decades of dependable identification to an indoor location.