Real-Time Localization Systems (RTLS)

Hospitals are under pressure to do more with fewer resources, facing staffing shortages, equipment availability issues, and inefficiencies in supply management. Traditional manual processes make it difficult to track critical assets, leading to wasted time, increased costs, and potential risks to patient safety.

RFID technology provides a solution by automating asset tracking, improving sterile processing, and enhancing collaboration between hospitals and medical device manufacturers. By enabling real-time visibility of surgical trays, sterile packs, and high-value medical inventory, RFID reduces human error, streamlines workflows, and ensures compliance. Hospitals can start small—digitizing manual processes and tracking high-priority assets—before scaling up for greater efficiency and cost savings.

With RFID, healthcare facilities can enhance patient safety, reduce waste, and improve operational efficiency.

Discover how RFID is reshaping hospital operations and helping healthcare providers do more with less.

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Data center management faces challenges such as time-consuming asset inventories and maintaining compliance with regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA. RFID technology offers a streamlined solution, significantly reducing inventory time by up to 90% and improving accuracy. Unlike barcodes, RFID enables batch reading and real-time asset visibility without the need for line-of-sight or manual intervention. This automation helps with compliance reporting, security, and improving asset utilization. RFID also provides efficient tracking across server racks and storage areas, making it easier to manage IT assets throughout their lifecycle. With RFID, data centers can increase productivity, reduce labor, and improve security and compliance with minimal disruption.

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Hospitals face significant challenges in managing medical supplies, including inventory tracking, replenishment, and ensuring critical supplies are always available. Manual processes often lead to inefficiencies, errors, and time wasted on administrative tasks. RFID technology offers a solution by automating inventory management, streamlining the tracking of supplies, and improving accuracy. With RFID-enabled smart cabinets, hospitals can automatically track the usage of items, monitor inventory levels, and generate orders when supplies run low or near expiration. These systems also enhance patient safety by ensuring that supplies are correctly linked to patients. Additionally, RFID labels on high-value medical devices and consumables enable better traceability and compliance with regulatory standards. By embracing RFID, hospitals can reduce errors, and time wasted on administrative tasks.

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In automotive manufacturing, ensuring that each chassis progresses smoothly through the production process is critical. Traditional barcode labels and paper travelers often get damaged or lost, particularly in the high-temperature environments of the paint and baking stages. To solve this challenge, the Xerafy MICRO RFID tags, designed for extreme heat and metal surfaces, provide a durable, contactless solution for tracking work-in-progress. These high-temperature passive UHF RFID tags can withstand temperatures from 110°F to 140°F during the paint curing process, ensuring continuous and accurate tracking. This solution improves production efficiency, reduces errors, and helps manufacturers monitor each chassis’ progress from start to finish.

Learn more about how RFID optimizes automotive manufacturing.

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Dazhong Mining, a leading iron ore producer in China, faced challenges with asset management and inventory accuracy across its vast mining operations. With over 900 employees working 24/7 in remote locations, manual inventory checks were slow, error-prone, and inefficient. To address these issues, the company implemented Xerafy’s Cargo Trak II RFID tags to streamline asset tracking and maintenance. The RFID system allows real-time data capture, reducing inventory time by 50% and ensuring accurate records for over 270 assets. This solution supports Dazhong’s Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategy, enhancing equipment availability and operational efficiency. The system is now being expanded to include fixed and office assets, further driving productivity.

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Xingligao Automotive Parts, a supplier to Bosch, faced the challenge of managing traceability in its complex manufacturing process, where quality incidents could lead to costly product recalls. To mitigate this risk, the company implemented Xerafy’s RFID-based track and trace system, using the MICRO Industrial RFID tag. The tags, resistant to high temperatures and chemicals, were mounted on product carriers, allowing fixed RFID readers on production lines to capture and store data about each product batch. This system provides detailed, real-time traceability from manufacturing to delivery, reducing recall incidents and improving response times. RFID technology enabled Xingligao to enhance quality control, minimize costs, and ensure reliable product information throughout the supply chain.

Learn more about how RFID improved Xingligao’s manufacturing process.

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Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) faced challenges managing large quantities of components—up to 55,000 parts for a single crane—from multiple vendors at its Oita Works facility. Manual sorting and tracking of these parts was time-consuming and prone to errors. To improve efficiency, MES implemented Xerafy’s Mercury METAL SKIN RFID labels for real-time, item-level tracking. These durable, on-metal RFID labels allowed vendors to pre-label parts before delivery, streamlining the acceptance process and enhancing inventory accuracy. As a result, MES saw significant productivity gains, reducing time spent on component acceptance and improving delivery efficiency to production sites. This solution not only optimized operations but also provided MES with valuable insights into their work-in-process using IoT technologies.

Discover how RFID transformed MES’s manufacturing processes.

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Efficiently managing LPG gas cylinder inventory presents challenges in logistics, safety, and compliance. Operators struggle with accurate tracking, inventory loss, and the complex lifecycle of cylinders that span 15-25 years. Traditional methods, like manual tracking or barcodes, can be error-prone and labor-intensive, while GPS and RFID solutions offer better efficiency. RFID, specifically UHF passive tags, provide automated, long-range tracking, overcoming limitations of older technologies. These tags ensure accurate identification, automate bulk scanning, and function well even on metal cylinders. Leading companies like Praxair and Air Liquide are already leveraging RFID for real-time inventory visibility, streamlining operations, and ensuring safety and compliance.

Discover how RFID can optimize your gas cylinder inventory management.

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Managing rigging and lifting equipment in Oil & Gas operations is complex, with strict safety regulations, compliance requirements, and operational risks. A misplaced shackle or missed inspection can result in costly downtime and safety hazards.

Xerafy’s RFID solutions provide real-time visibility, automating asset tracking and inspections to enhance safety and minimize delays. RFID tags withstand harsh conditions, seamlessly integrating with testing and compliance processes to ensure equipment is always in the right place and properly maintained. From reducing human error to optimizing inventory management, RFID transforms rigging and lifting operations for greater efficiency and reliability.

Discover how RFID is redefining safety and performance in Oil & Gas.

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A leading household brand needed a reliable way to track pallet shipments from its manufacturing site in Asia to five warehouses worldwide. Traditional tracking methods struggled to provide real-time visibility, leading to inefficiencies and potential losses. To address this, the company implemented Xerafy’s Cargo OUTDOOR RFID tags, designed for durability and long-range readability in both indoor and outdoor conditions.

With RFID, the company now has end-to-end visibility of pallet movements, reducing misplacement, automating inventory tracking, and improving supply chain efficiency. The system integrates seamlessly with warehouse management software, enabling better decision-making and logistics planning.

See how RFID is streamlining global logistics!

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Managing a large inventory of police weapons is a critical challenge for the Mexico City Police Department, which serves nearly 20 million residents in one of Mexico’s most high-crime areas. Loss and mismanagement of weapons pose significant security risks, prompting the department to seek a more reliable tracking solution.

By deploying Xerafy’s Pico and Dot XS on-metal RFID tags, the department can now track weapons in real time, ensuring greater security and accountability. Each weapon and police badge is tagged, enabling automatic check-in/check-out tracking at armories. This enhances inventory accuracy and prevents unauthorized access. Designed for harsh environments, Xerafy’s rugged RFID tags withstand rough handling, high temperatures, and magnetic interference.

With 154,000 tags deployed in Phase One, the RFID solution is already improving weapon oversight, with other municipalities planning to adopt the system.

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Managing dredging pipes is a complex task, with challenges ranging from harsh marine conditions to inventory tracking and maintenance. Boskalis, a global leader in marine engineering, partnered with Xerafy to integrate RFID technology into their pipeline management system. By embedding rugged RFID tags in metal at both ends of each pipe, Boskalis, a global leader in marine engineering, partnered with Xerafy to integrate RFID technology into their pipeline management system. By embedding rugged RFID tags in metal at both ends of each pipe, Boskalis improved inventory accuracy, reduced manual handling risks, and streamlined maintenance tracking. This solution ensures efficient deployment, enhances pipe longevity, and minimizes operational downtime.

Discover how RFID technology is transforming dredging operations.

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Managing injection molds efficiently is critical for high-precision manufacturing, but traditional tracking methods can be time-consuming and error-prone. A globally recognized home appliance manufacturer partnered with Xerafy to integrate RFID into their mold management system, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and predictive maintenance. By deploying Xerafy’s MICRO Industrial RFID tags—designed to withstand high temperatures and harsh conditions—the manufacturer now tracks molds in real-time, ensuring optimal utilization and reducing downtime. This Industry 4.0 solution also improves supply chain visibility, supporting their global pallet tracking program.

Discover how RFID is transforming mold management.

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Managing returnable plastic containers for fresh produce is a challenge, with issues like food safety, inventory accuracy, and operational efficiency. The world’s largest rooftop farm tackled this with Xerafy’s POD TRAK RFID tags, ensuring seamless tracking of reusable transport packaging.

By integrating durable RFID technology, the farm automated inventory management, improved return rates, and ensured compliance with food safety standards—all while reducing waste and supporting sustainability goals. The POD TRAK tags withstand harsh cleaning processes, extreme temperatures, and close-quarter storage, delivering reliable, real-time tracking data.

This solution has enhanced operational efficiency, cut costs, and strengthened the farm’s commitment to sustainable urban food production.

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Managing Unit Load Devices (ULDs) efficiently is critical for the air cargo industry, yet traditional tracking methods often lead to lost assets, delayed recoveries, and rising costs. This case study explores how RFID technology is transforming ULD management by providing real-time visibility, automating data capture, and reducing operational inefficiencies. Unlike battery-powered solutions such as BLE and GPS, passive RFID offers a long-term, maintenance-free alternative, ensuring seamless tracking across the supply chain. By improving asset utilization and minimizing manual errors, RFID technology enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and supports sustainability in air freight.

Discover how RFID is reshaping ULD management.

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A major U.S. health system partnered with Xerafy and a surgical logistics provider to tackle inefficiencies in their Sterile Processing Department (SPD). Managing over 1,000 surgical trays daily across 18 hospitals, they faced challenges in real-time tracking, sterilization compliance, and data accuracy.

By integrating Xerafy’s MICRO Autoclavable RFID tags with a cloud-based surgical asset management platform, the health system achieved real-time visibility, automated tracking, and enhanced compliance. The RFID solution ensures every tray meets sterilization standards while optimizing interdepartmental workflows.

The results? Improved patient safety, reduced errors, and increased operational efficiency—all without disrupting surgical schedules.

Learn how RFID is transforming sterile processing and hospital logistics.

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A leading aerospace supplier supporting Airbus’s final assembly line in China needed a more efficient way to track tools and MRO supplies. Manual processes led to errors, compliance risks, and inefficiencies that slowed production.

By implementing Xerafy’s RFID tracking system—featuring METAL SKIN® RFID labels, PICO Mini tags, and RFID-enabled cabinets—the company automated tool check-in/check-out, enhanced traceability, and simplified compliance reporting. The result? Improved productivity, reduced inventory discrepancies, and seamless audit readiness, all while supporting Airbus’s digital transformation goals.

Learn how RFID is streamlining aerospace manufacturing. 

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