RFID Tags | EMEA

A major concern of construction equipment/material rental companies is the enormous task of performing inventory
In recent years, the great costs related to purchasing and managing equipment/materials used in the construction industry, such as scaffolding, has resulting in the main trend being the use of rental construction equipment/materials.

However, as construction equipment/material rental companies loan out several dozen to several hundred pieces of material and equipment each time and then receive this same large amount when they are returned, management of these equipment and materials is extremely difficult for reasons such as the difficulty of ascertaining the equipment/materials that are being rented out, loss due to not realizing equipment/materials had not been properly returned, and problems that occur due to the occasional mixed equipment/materials with other rental companies. Even though some rental companies spend a great deal of time and resources on equipment and materials management, such as by performing inventory every morning in order to check the amounts of equipment and materials, they have still not managed to completely eliminate loss.

There are probably many rental companies who have resigned themselves to the idea that, "Some amount of loss is inevitable from the perspective of cost-effectiveness."

Use of tags enables you to easily check rental equipment and materials when loaned out and returned
  "I want to eliminate loss while also reducing the amount of inventory work." IDEC has the perfect solution for rental companies with this desire. IDEC recommends attaching small electronic tags called RFID tags to equipment and materials and using our XIT-250-G Wireless IC Tag Handy Reader/Writer to read the tags. RFID tags are small tags and about as thick as a one-yen coin so that they can even be attached to curved surfaces, which allows them to be affixed to nearly any type of construction equipment and materials. Additionally, the XIT-250-G can read these tags at high speed so that you can smoothly ascertain rented equipment and materials when they are returned. Past results show that use of this product can reduce inventory time by some 75%, allowing IDEC to guarantee its efficiency in optimizing equipment/materials management for rental companies.

RFID tag solution can be used for a wide variety of applications and work sites
The RFID tags presented here can be customized for direct attachment or built-in attachment, as well as to provide environmental resistance such as waterproofing. Combine such tag use with the XIT-250-G Wireless IC Tag Handy Reader/Writer to enable the management of a wide range of items not limited to construction equipment/materials. Feel free to consult IDEC so that we can recommend the perfect system to match your work site conditions.