RFID Makes Smart
Locker Systems
Even Smarter

Smart lockers provide secure access to critical assets like laptops, tablets, medications, emergency equipment and more—on campus and at work. With smart lockers powered by ELATEC readers, everyone has access to the devices they need exactly when they need them—and devices stay secure, protected and charged when not in use.

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Challenges

  • The reader needed to support security and functionality requirements for iLockerz and their end-users and fit within the iLockerz system.
  • It had to support the transponder technologies already in use by iLockerz’s buyers.
  • The solution needed to be cost-effective to help iLockerz keep their costs down.

Solutions

  • The ELATEC TWN4 and TWN4 Slim are easy to integrate with the iLockerz smart locker system and provide high functionality at an affordable price
  • The readers support 60+ transponder technologies plus BLE and NFC for smartphone access.

Results

  • Students have 24/7 secure access to the devices they need for learning.
  • Property managers can get a full audit of device use and locker access.
  • ELATEC TWN4 readers are now used in more than 50% of iLockerz installations, facilitating more than two million transactions per year.

Success story

iLockerz needed a secure access control solution for their clients in higher education and other sectors, including logistics, retail, healthcare and emergency services. The ELATEC TWN4 Slim provided the perfect combination of power, convenience and flexibility.   

Secure 24/7 Access to Electronic Devices

With education increasingly moving towards e-learning, smart lockers help colleges secure laptops and other costly assets for student checkout. iLockerz makes smart lockers systems with integrated charging, so students have easy access to the devices they need, charged up and ready to go. Their lockers are also used for scanner management in the retail and logistics sector, to facilitate drug vending or iPad management in healthcare, and to secure radios and body cameras for Emergency Service teams, among other applications.

Easy Access and Security

With smart lockers powered by ELATEC readers, everyone has access to the devices they need exactly when they need them—and devices stay secure, protected and charged when not in use. The readers support virtually any RFID or smartphone technology iLockerz’s customers may use, so no one needs to carry a separate card for locker access. And the system is easy to manage and provides complete transparency into locker and device use for managers.

TWN4 Slim: Powerful and Cost-Effective

The ELATEC TWN4 Slim lines provided the perfect solution. The readers are slim, cost-effective and easy to integrate into the smart locker system. At the same time, the readers are powerful enough to support all their required functionality. The multi-tech readers work with 60+ RFID transponder technologies worldwide, plus smartphone technologies powered by Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) or Near-Field Communication (NFC).

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