Cambridge UK– 11th March 2008 - Ubisense, the world leading provider of precise real-time
location systems (RTLS) using ultra-wideband (UWB) announces its focus on
solutions for process optimisation within the logistics industry.
The Ubisense series 7000
product line launched last year is already enabling considerable improvements
in security, transparency, quality and availability for many logistics
operators. “We have multiple applications running in major logistics centres
which are demonstrating real process improvements to a level that has not been
seen before”, explains Ubisense executive Terry
Phebey. “We are seeing Returns on Investment (ROIs) in less
than 12 months for some of these applications”, Phebey added.
The system tracks items to a
precision of 15cm in 3D and in real time. This provides transparency of
material flow both by direct tracking of goods and by indirectly tracking the
movement of equipment used in the transportation process, e.g. ground
conveyors, tools, ID scanners or fork lifts, thus. By combining existing
barcode or RFID scanning, the system can enable automated management of
movements of goods in manual warehouses without the installation of further
software. Within such applications the Fork Lift Trucks (FLTs) are continuously
tracked as they move goods around the warehouse. The combination of
conventional pallet ID scanning with FLT tracking enables automated storage of
the goods’ locations on the floor and within three dimensional storage racks.
”The system can also be deployed in larger warehouses with full Warehouse
Management Systems”, says Phebey. “We can integrate directly with these
standard WMS to deliver storage location data and to analyse process flows and
enable process optimisation.”
The
Ubisense system consists of three key parts:
- Battery-operated tags transmit UWB RF impulses (location signals)
in the frequency range 6 to 8.5 Gigahertz. The very short, precisely timed
radio pulses provide a reliable and accurate location measurement even in
difficult environments such as those storing large amounts of liquids and
metals. Radio multipath effects often disturb conventional radio
communication systems in such environments, but have a lesser effect on
the Ubisense technology which leads to a much more reliable location
measurement when compared to alternative technologies.
- Location sensors mounted around the facility receive and process
the tag signals and communicate the results back to client software via
industry standard IT networking.
- The location data is recorded, edited and visualised by the
Ubisense Location Platform software and presented via unique applications
which, for example, can log automatically the insertion and removal of
goods to and from the warehouse storage racking.
The Ubisense Series 7000 product line is
CE and FCC certified for license exempt use in both the EU and North America.
About
Ubisense
Ubisense is
the market leading vendor of precise RTLS (Real-time Location Systems) based on
ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. The company delivers complete solutions based
on a highly scalable and reliable real-time location platform that is being
deployed in mission critical applications around the world www.ubisense.net
Charles
Sturman
Ubisense
+44 1223 535153
charles.sturman@ubisense.net
