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Accurate, high-speed stock counting, tracking, and tracing to improve stock replenishment, while reducing unnecessary manual counting, shrinkage, and high safety stock levels costs.

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UWB TECHNOLOGY

WHAT IS UWB

Like Bluetooth Low-energy (BLE), Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) is an indoor, low-energy wireless communication protocol that operates through high radio frequencies, in the GHz range. However, unlike its counterparts, it operates across a broad spectrum of frequencies, which unlocks many advantages. This includes lower power consumption, quicker response times, higher reliability, and greater scalability.

 

WHAT IS UWB USED FOR

UWB is used to capture highly accurate, spatial and directional data. Thanks to its unrivalled precision, transmission speed and reliability, it is often the technology of choice for indoor tracking of moving assets in complex and space-sensitive environments. 

 

UWB VS. BLE

While BLE and UWB are often employed for similar tasks, UWB has some advantages over BLE:

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  1. BLE is used for location accuracy up to 1m, while UWB can detect items to within 10cm. 

  2. While BLE only uses the 2.4GHz radio frequency range (same as Wi-Fi), UWB spans between 3.1 and 10.6 GHz frequencies. This means it has a quicker response time and uses less power than BLE. 

  3. UWB tracking is approximately 25% more reliable than BLE. 

  4. UWB is significantly more scalable than BLE. While BLE can track up to a couple of hundred items at one time, UWB can track tens of thousands. 

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The images below illustrate the comparison between UWB and BLE:

Benefits of UWB Tracking vs. Wi-Fi Bluetooth / BLE

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WHEN TO CONSIDER UWB

If you have an operational environment where your organisation needs to track indoor assets - such as high-value items, job trays, parts, work in progress, tools & equipment, vehicles and people – in real-time with high accuracy and scalability, then UWB may be the best technology to use. 

 

smaRTE Solutions using UWB:

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smaRTE Assets

Real-time and accurate tracking, tracing and monitoring of the health of your key operational assets to optimise asset utilisation, maximise uptime, reliability and ultimately, optimise your asset investment. 

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Examples of operational applications for UWB technology:

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  1. Job Tracking in Manufacturing - Attaching UWB tags to job trays, production or vehicle parts as they move through a high-precision manufacturing or assembly line.

  2. Valuable Item Tracking in Assembly - Tracking high-value items (eg. boxes of diamonds, valuable artwork etc) within an operational environment or smart building environment to optimise production and/or reduce risk.

  3. Indoor Vehicle Tracking in Automotive - Real-time, highly accurate tracking and stock counting of vehicles in a vehicle sales warehouse or truck yard.

  4. People Tracking at Sports Events - Attaching a UWB tag to a sports player to provide real-time, high-accuracy tracking and tracing of each player's movements and related stats. 

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