Industrial Applications: From Warehouse Pallet Tracking to Hospital Asset Management
What is an indoor asset tracking system, its uses and the industries that benefit? What is indoor positioning system (IPS) Ripples IoT solutions is a Bluetooth mesh based, indoor positioning software system that works without extensive cabling or infrastructure costs. It has its interference-free mesh network topology, which becomes the backbone for enabling the following functions
- Easy to deploy, inventory pallet & lone worker safety tracking system
- Accurate indoor location tracking of moving & stationary objects on the shop floor
- Accuracy of 2.0 meters to 0.10 centimetres for locating indoor objects.
- Integrated inventory tracking & remote asset monitoring system
- Lowest cost / sq meter indoor positioning & tracking solution in the world
- No electrical wiring or networking cables need to be laid
- Indoor positioning tags, Bluetooth beacons with 5 – 10 year battery life
- Add-on for a Temperature humidity data logger with alerts and notifications
What is Indoor positioning?
What is indoor asset tracking technology ?. They essentially comprise a Bluetooth mesh network, which is integrated with Indoor positioning software & IoT data visualization tools, wireless gateway, sensors (Choice of Bluetooth mesh wireless inventory tags, temperature humidity data logger, asset tags, ePaper and panic button) and anchors that can be deployed on walls or pillars to define virtual zones on the shop floor using indoor positioning software giving and indoor location accuracy from 2.5 meters to 0.1 centimeters, which can be integrated with indoor navigation and indoor localization systems, a mesh enabled robust signal strength, Bluetooth low energy technology for warehouse monitoring
Why indoor RTLS solutions
There are different types of real-time asset tracking systems. We have considerably simplified the installation process for you to deploy the indoor positioning system solution on your own using our integrated software. How to build indoor positioning systems ?.
- Switch on the Gateway and connect to the internet (LAN or WiFi)
- Map your shop floor into zones of 2.5 x 2.5-meter squares
- Log in to our secure indoor RTLS software with your user ID
- Deploy the anchor tags accordingly at 7 feet on the wall
- Assign tags to objects like equipment, people, etc, to be tracked
- Attach the tags to the intended objects for tracking & monitoring
- No complicated cabling or electrical wiring needed
- You are ready to go !!
Deploy indoor positioning dashboard
Cable free Indoor asset tracking system
indoor asset tracking software with pay-as-you-go models. What is an indoor positioning system? now available. Now you can easily measure the ROI of Indoor asset tracking systems through our subscription models. The DIY installation kits can be shipped anywhere globally and access the Indoor GPS software with data insights from the cloud.
Easily locate inventory & assets in factories and warehouses
Bluetooth low-energy blue devices have access points for constant signal strength using a mesh network for large-scale indoor positioning solutions, giving the required positioning accuracy.
Indoor location tracking is an emerging technology that is used to locate moving and stationary objects within premises such as production areas, warehouses, logistics yards, construction industries, etc. Let us look at some of the Indoor location tracking solutions for pallet tracking, inventory & asset monitoring.
There are different kinds of indoor GPS software technology available under two broad categories. First, it is a wired solution, where gateway devices are installed at designated locations on the shop floor of the manufacturing unit or hospital asset tracking, depending on the total layout of the space. Hundreds of gateway devices will need to be deployed to ensure there is full coverage to track the moving or stationary objects in logistics yards.
Bluetooth Mesh technology for indoor location tracking
The inventory pallets need to be fitted with inventory tags that communicate to one or more of the gateway devices, and using cloud-enabled application software, the end-user will be able to see the location of the object on the shop floor map. Today, highly reliable technologies are available from companies such as a mesh network that can scale to 1 million asset tracking tags on a single network.
Indoor positioning system & location accuracy
The accuracy of the location would vary between a few centimetres to 2.5 meters or higher. The more the accuracy, the higher the cost of the solution and related maintenance costs. Pallet tracking in production areas would normally require an accuracy of 2.55 square meters. Wired solutions involved extensive cabling, electrical inspections, LAN network, WiFi, or Bluetooth vs Wirepas vs Zigbee transmission protocols enabled in the factory or the warehouse, where indoor position technology is enabled using Digital Twins
Whereas, wireless solutions using a mesh technology comprise battery-operated anchors (instead of a powered gateway) and asset tags (location, movement, temperature, opening-closing, and other functions provided) typically give a location accuracy of 5 meters to depict the location within a room or a production area, such as quality control, packing or dispatch. With the help of our software, the end customer can be given access to order-specific information to update on the production status. This is very helpful for high-tech industrial equipment manufacturers, where strict deadlines are the norm.
Bluetooth mesh RTLS Indoor tracking system
The battery life of the tags will be attributed to the cost of ownership of the solution, which includes installation, deployment, maintenance, and the ability to expand the area of operations as new vendor locations, departments, and inventory are added to the manufacturing line. Pallet tracking in factories & warehouses can help reduce inventory costs and improve shop floor management
The devices available in the market are a mix when it comes to environmental protection and standards. Bluetooth Low Energy is the preferred technology and is widely endorsed by industry leaders such as Google, Apple, etc. A mesh-enabled solution ensures the position network stays reliable even if one of the anchor devices fails. A battery-low alert mechanism is provided by many vendors.
Indoor RTLS tracking system in factories
Besides tracking inventory & fixed assets, the indoor location tracking with IoT dashboard can be deployed for pump motor breakdown tracking, and the movement of the workforce and contractors within the factory or warehouse shop floor. This will help in understanding the daily workflow and remove bottlenecks that will aid in productivity and elevate the morale at workplaces through greater transparency and trust.
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Call us to know what an indoor tracking system is, its benefits in inventory management, warehouse monitoring and fixed asset tracking in hospitals to help improve productivity, enhance workplace safety & reduce operating costs to your competitive advantage.