Equipment Rentals with Dual Frequency RFID Labels
Case Study
Automate equipment tracking to reduce errors and inefficiencies.
Dual frequency RFID labels streamline inventory and rental processes.
Automated equipment management enables efficient growth and reduced losses.
Rental equipment companies can increase their efficiency considerably with dual frequency RFID labels.
Challenge: Automate & Digitalize Paper Trails
A successful equipment rental company experienced growth pains due to a rapidly expanding customer base and asset inventory. At times, assets got lost in the warehouse because they were not always booked in properly. The company had responded with processes and paper trails, but re-attaining a satisfying level of profitability per asset continued to elude them.
Solution: Dual Frequency RFID Labels to Drive Automation
Brady Corporation offered to replace the company’s asset barcode labels with reliable dual frequency RFID labels, placed RFID and NFC print-and-program systems on-site, and delivered scanners, equipment inspection software, and integration with existing company ERP systems.
When a customer orders an item, that item is now located in the warehouse in real time by fixed UHF RFID scanners. Pickers can home in, on foot or driving a forklift, on the ordered equipment using their portable scanner. Items pass through fixed RFID scanners before being loaded onto a lorry, and lorry cargo can be checked quickly with a portable RFID scanner in just a few minutes. As a result, errors in equipment delivery are significantly reduced without substantial time investments.
Dual Frequency RFID labels can not only be scanned with professional scanners but also with modern smartphones. This enables customers to easily and accurately signal pick-ups for specific rented items they no longer require. Customers only need to install an app on their smartphone, which can be initiated by scanning a QR code at your facilities. Data generated can be linked to billing processes and shared with equipment pick-up services to ensure the correct items are returned.
When equipment returns to the warehouse, employees can book it in with a portable RFID scanner in seconds. Alternatively, strategically placed, fixed RFID scanners can identify the returned equipment and share data to support the next steps in the process.
Additionally, because every item can be located in real time via the RFID solution, warehouse inventory audits are no longer a challenging activity. Auditing inventory has become a matter of clicks or minutes.
To sustain the solution, Brady also supplied RFID label printers. These enable the customer to quickly create additional RFID labels, allowing for the continued expansion of their offerings with full flexibility.
Results: Automated Equipment Management
The rental company no longer needs to manually reclaim equipment lost in their warehouse. The entire active inventory is now automatically available for rent, thanks to an automated book-in and book-out process powered by RFID technology. This streamlined approach enables the company to grow efficiently.