Active tag tracking system
Software application and engineering company Red Ledge has developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) ‘active tag’ personnel tracking system for large and medium manufacturing companies.
Red Ledge RFID People Tracker uses RFID readers to track any
number of active-tagged personnel and any tagged assets they are carrying,
through key zones, seamlessly and with no human intervention. Each tag is built
into the employee’s personnel badge.
Designed for larger, highly populated manufacturing sites, the tracker can be integrated with company time and
attendance, health and safety and asset management systems. The system is suitable for people management in the case of an industrial incident, for site security,
or when the manufacturer is operating rotating or other shifts involving the
movement of large numbers of people – “wherever and whenever personnel location
is of vital importance”, says Red Ledge.
“Active tag technology is ideal for the management of higher
value assets,” says Red Ledge managing director Andy O’Donnell. “Arguably no
asset has a higher value than an employee.”
Red Ledge’s system uses global hardware manufacturer
Wavetrend’s active tags and readers. Unlike passive tags, active tags have
their own power source and signal any movement of a tagged asset.
RFID market forecast
The global RFID market is forecast to grow at 22.4% per
annum (CAGR) to 2018, according to Infiniti Research. Analyst IDTechEx expects
RFID market revenues to reach $18 billion by 2018, rising to around $30.2
billion by 2024.
