Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) For Asset Tracking

The Power of BLE for IoT Asset Tracking

BLE is a type of wireless communication technology. This technology enables various wireless devices to connect and communicate with each other to deliver a specific message. Industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and warehousing – have found great benefit from Bluetooth LE for tracking and monitoring their most critical assets via an asset management solution.

Due to small data transfers, tags offer lower-power consumption, faster transmission speed, and accuracy, creating a positive impact on a company’s performance. One benefit is that batteries do not need frequent replacement. Companies can save on battery costs and labor costs.

Benefit 1: Bluetooth Low Energy vs. Bluetooth
Bluetooth LE is an even more efficient form of Bluetooth because it conserves even more energy by going into sleep mode when not in use.

Benefit 2: Secure Network
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has traditionally relied on connections to mobile phones. By using Symphony Link-to-BLE bridge devices, you can manage BLE peripherals over a large area without relying on handsets.

Benefit 3: Fraction of the Cost
By using BLE connections as the last links in your sensor network, you can leverage low-cost chipsets from a mature ecosystem of suppliers and vendors.

Benefit 4: Effortlessly Send Data
When BLE and Symphony Link combine, you can connect all sensor data for your wide-area industrial applications without sacrificing real-time bidirectional communication.

BLE Technology for Industrial IoT

Bluetooth LE is a leading choice for industries in need of indoor asset tracking because of its ability to locate important assets quickly and accurately without straining on tag battery life.

Manufacturing / WIP

Manufacturing / WIP

Link Labs Real-Time Location System (RTLS) — with no WiFi or IT dependency — tells employees where equipment, parts, and products are. Knowing the location has dramatically reduced bottlenecks and wasted time. IIoT enables staff to improve customer satisfaction and enhances profitability.

Healthcare

Healthcare organizations can track assets by room or throughout a larger facility in real-time. Create custom alerts that are sent by text message or email so you can be made aware of a provider coming onto the floor or a machine being taken off the floor. View custom reports showing where assets are and have been, including historical location data.

Warehousing

Quickly and easily locate assets throughout a warehouse such as pallets, ladders, machinery, and more. Productivity is greatly enhanced in warehouse environments when users implement Bluetooth LE location tracking.

Equipment/Tool Tracking

why you should use BLE for equipment and tool tracking

Equipment/Tool Tracking

Tired of misplacing equipment and tools? With Bluetooth LE technology, you can visualize the location of equipment as accurately as you need to. A Bluetooth LE tracker is the perfect solution for indoor asset tracking.

What Are Customers Saying About Link Labs AirFinder Solution?

“The biggest benefit of AirFinder by far has been the peace of mind that comes in knowing where a customer’s equipment is. It works when you need it to work, and that’s worth everything in this business.”

Preston Wilkey, Supplier Quality Engineer, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Bluetooth Low Energy Integration with AirFinder OnSite

With AirFinder OnSite Bluetooth LE, users are in charge. Set up however many beacons you need to track assets more precisely within a designated area.

Step 1

Attach tags to assets or people to calculate location.
Step 2

Mount location beacons/access points to the wall depending on precision needs.
Step 3

Gateway receives data from access points, the data is sent to the cloud.
Step 4

Instantly access real-time location data on Link Lab cloud-based IoT platform.