SATO’s ASETRA Asset Management System Tracks Many Moving Parts
The Impinj partner’s all-in-one asset management solution combines RAIN RFID tags, readers, software, and services to streamline inventory and track items.
Common challenges, simple solution
Manufacturing and logistics companies have a few things in common: they rely heavily on equipment, tools, and RTIs (returnable transport items) for daily operations. In a busy warehouse where pallets, carts, and containers are constantly in motion, misplaced or misallocated items can present an added operational cost. Tracking the location of these assets is essential but using barcode-based systems to scan each item individually is extremely tedious and time-consuming. Impinj partner SATO addresses these issues with a seamless RFID-based tracking tool.
SATO’s RFID asset management system ASETRA is a one-stop solution using RAIN RFID tags, QR codes, and barcodes to streamline the management of tools and RTIs like cage carts, pallets, rolling racks, and more. ASETRA uses RAIN RFID, a form of wireless communication that uses radio waves to identify and find objects. Featuring a system of RAIN RFID printers, tags, fixed readers, and handheld readers – like those made by Impinj and Impinj partners – along with labeling apps or software, the all-in-one solution provides efficiency for the enterprise.
The SATO asset tracking solution helps:
Streamline inventory processes. Read multiple RAIN RFID-tagged items at once, freeing up employees for more meaningful tasks. ASETRA reduces the time spent counting inventory by 95% compared to barcode scans. Automatic RFID reads eliminate the need for individual scans or text input, allowing companies to track their assets quickly and seamlessly.
Gain real-time visibility into asset location. Know with certainty that tools and equipment are available when needed.
Cut costs. Find misplaced or lost assets quickly and easily, eliminating the need to make expensive emergency replacement purchases.
Get started quickly. Set up your RAIN RFID tracking operation in very little time, since everything needed to manage critical assets is available right out of the box.
Track every thing with RAIN RFID
ASETRA relies on the power of RAIN RFID to locate assets and track them as they move through a facility, allowing employees to know each tagged item's location at any given time.
Here’s how SATO’s complete RAIN RFID solution works:
- RFID labels – embedded with RAIN RFID chips such as Impinj M730 RAIN RFID tag chips – are encoded using SATO’s CL4NX Plus or CT4-LX RAIN RFID printers and printed onto the label face using SATO’s AEP printer app or Loftware Cloud.
- Labels are applied to their associated assets such as boxes, crates, packaging, and other types of item containers.
- Specialty items not suitable for labels such as office equipment, metal tools, and returnable transport items are tagged with hard RAIN RFID tags.
- Fixed RAIN RFID readers – located at dock doors, in supply rooms, and elsewhere throughout a facility – can read the RAIN RFID-labeled or tagged items seamlessly. This system allows items to pass through RFID gates frictionlessly, tracking and managing them without manual intervention.
- Handheld RAIN RFID readers are used to locate and read densely packed tagged items, even without direct line of sight.
- SATO’s software solution visualizes assets on a web dashboard, offering a comprehensive view of a company’s inventory and exact locations of their assets.
- SATO’s support services – SATO Online Services and SATO Alerte – are available to troubleshoot maintenance or technical issues for the printer via chat or email.
Simplify tracking, enhance efficiency
A well-designed asset management solution ensures companies can easily locate, utilize, and assign their assets – with fewer human errors. ASETRA’s asset management solution offers customers:
An all-in-one solution
ASETRA is a total tracking solution which means companies don’t need to piece together a RAIN RFID solution with equipment from multiple vendors. And because ASETRA integrates with existing asset management solutions, set up is fast, intuitive, easy, and cost-effective.
Accurate asset tracking
Leveraging RAIN RFID tags and handheld readers, ASETRA simplifies the process of finding misplaced internal assets. Warehouse workers can zero in on a transport pallet left at the loading dock or pinpoint the location of a lost tool.
Multi-site management
ASETRA’s multi-site license option means headquarters IT managers can oversee and manage assets across multiple locations for seamless asset tracking throughout an enterprise.
SATO and the Impinj Partner Network
Impinj partner SATO Holdings Corporation focuses on the on-site needs of customers. The company designs RAIN RFID-enabled printers, software, and consumables, and works with industry partners to visualize data and streamline workflows. Learn more about SATO and the Impinj Partner Network, and read how RAIN RFID and the Impinj platform can help companies manage assets and achieve streamlined inventory data.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
ABOUT THE PARTNER
SATO Corporation
SATO Holdings Corporation is the global HQ of the SATO Group, an auto-ID solutions provider that prides itself on tagging identifiers to anything and everything to help businesses run smoothly for a connected world of sustainability.
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