Kingston University, UK, uses UHF RFID technology to track assets and equipment
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Kingston University in the United Kingdom adopted TrackerPoint’s TrackCAB solution to automate the return of non-working time assets and equipment, and to efficiently inventory 2000 pieces of media equipment (for example, cameras, notebooks, etc.). After implementing this solution, students and teachers put the borrowed equipment in the RFID locker during non-working hours to realize automatic return; this solution can save inventory counting time and improve the efficiency of inventory management.
Based on the needs of the course, teachers and students often lend media equipment such as cameras and notebooks. Although there is no charge for borrowing the equipment, there will be a fine if the return period is exceeded. On normal working days, the return of the equipment must be checked by the staff to check the serial number and see if it exceeds the return period. However, it cannot be returned on weekends or after get off work.
Kingston University has been looking for a more reliable automatic return solution before installing the RFID technology-based solution. In addition, I hope to find an effective inventory counting method to improve the efficiency of inventory management.
The TrackCAB solution based on RFID technology uses passive EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID tags. These tags come from Omni-ID and Xerafy, and are mainly attached to media devices. When returning the equipment, the student puts their ID card (embedded with Mifare RFID chip) close to the high-frequency reader (installed on the locker door), the TrackCAB system confirms the student’s identity and opens the cabinet door, and then puts the borrowed device in In the cabinet.
At the same time, UHF RFID readers and antennas are embedded in the lockers. After the device is placed in the locker, the UHF reader reads the UHF tag attached to the device. After the device is placed in the locker, the system software detects the ID code of the tag and updates the status information of the database device. The LED on the door lights up, indicating that the cabinet is full and no longer accepts and returns.
Media equipment personnel also use Nordic ID handheld readers (TPMobile software with TrackerPoint installed) to perform inventory counts on a regular basis. TPMobile software and handheld readers can also realize device location query, and you can view the device’s serial number and other information without opening each locker.
Currently, the TrackCAB solution based on RFID technology is also used in document management or laundry inventory management.
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