Getac Technology, the rugged mobile computing products manufacturer, has unveiled a new RFID tracking and management system.
The new system, developed to offer customers a total product for tracking assets, equipment, goods or personnel in real-time, can be applied to logistics warehouse management, retail, health care and medical management, manufacturing and supply chain management, the company said.
Using Getac’s RFID technology, users can create an asset management and smart operations environment that reduces labour time and costs. The RFID tracking and management system is reportedly a hybrid product that combines active and passive technologies. It supports different kinds of RFID standards and its hybrid architecture allows it to operate at both short and long ranges, the company noted.
The company’s RFID tags can also be customised to include additional sensors such as temperature and motion sensing devices which automatically send out alerts via a control system in the event of any anomaly in a target object.
The company said that, in order to reduce the time, cost and resources it takes to implement an RFID tracking and management system, the company has developed a complete RFID Middleware kit designed to simplify client-side application development. Data can also be pushed to large databases such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL servers, shortening integration time.
The middleware is also designed to offer scalability, and module customisation services are available if required. Getac also plans to expand upon its software development kit (SDK) for the middleware to offer Real-Time Location System functionality in the future, the company said.
Peter Molyneux, business development director of Getac UK, said: Our goal is to offer customers complete and if necessary bespoke solutions that meet customers’ requirements in full. The new RFID system has been developed to ensure a long term tracking and management solution that promises to operate precisely in challenging and ever evolving environments.
“Our next step will be to draw upon our R&D resources and experience in the rugged sector to combine rugged computing to RFID devices in order to improve their resistance to shock, vibration, water and extreme temperatures.
