Optimized fleet
management with RFID
The TWN4 MultiTech improves the safety and productivity of vehicle fleets worldwide. The flexible RFID reader/writer from ELATEC impresses with its versatile range of possible uses.
Discover why ELATEC delivers the optimal solution
Challenges
- The RFID readers/writers have to read a wide range of different card technologies.
- Robust and temperature-resistant to withstand severe conditions on the road.
- Easy to configure and remotely updatable to support vehicle fleets spread out across distances.
Solutions
- ELATEC TWN4 MultiTech reads more than 60 card technologies.
- The solid, heat-resistant housing is perfectly designed for the high temperatures in parked vehicles.
- Thanks to remote configuration, updates can be conveniently installed without on-site technician assistance.
Results
- Astus has deployed several thousand telematics tracking modules equipped with ELATEC TWN4 MultiTech to satisfied fleet management customers.
- The ELATEC API (Application Programming Interface) allows Astus to develop comprehensive customer-specific user-authentication solutions beyond simply reading an ID number.
Success story
The Canadian company Astus develops innovative solutions in fleet management for customers around the world. Integration of RFID readers/writers in the company’s own hardware and software systems enabled them to further optimize the management of commercial vehicle fleets: by monitoring driver performance, improving efficiency and productivity, lowering maintenance and operating costs, supervising safety regulations.
Improve safety and lower costs
The RFID readers allow drivers to access vehicles with their employee ID card. Once the driver’s identification and telematics data are linked, it is possible to precisely track when which driver was on the road with which car. The drivers are motivated to demonstrate better behavior, which ultimately results in lower fuel consumption and maintenance costs for the vehicle. For billing purposes, the driver identification information is also sent to the time recording system and payroll.
Remote configuration an absolute must
Because the Astus telematics tracking modules are used worldwide, the RFID readers/writers must support the widest range of card technologies. Especially since some customers use employee IDs with very different technologies. In addition, Astus has developed a program for mobile remote configuration that updates card readers no matter where the vehicle is located. This allows updates to be installed quickly and easily and eliminates costs for manual updates performed by technicians on site.
TWN4 MultiTech impresses with flexibility and versatility
The requirements were quite demanding. But the TWN4 MultiTech from ELATEC completely won over Astus with flexibility and versatility like none other. The RFID reader/writer supports more than 60 card technologies simultaneously and recognizes virtually every card used by customers by means of a unique identification number. Thanks to the ELATEC API, the TWN4 MultiTech is reliable and flexible enough to be integrated into company systems and also supports proprietary software solutions.
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How you can benefit from RFID in other areasContactless user authentication and access control have become an indispensable part of our everyday (work) lives. Give your customers, employees and partners in other fields of application the convenience of RFID.
You have questions. We have answers.
How do RFID readers work?
When you use an RFID reader, it produces an alternating magnetic field at a frequency of 125 / 134.2 kHz (low frequency) or 13.56 MHz (high frequency). This field supplies energy to one or more transponder (media) located in its range. At the same time, data is exchanged between the reader and transponder through this field.
What can I use RFID systems for?
There are many potential uses for RFID technologies. Do you need technology-based personal identification (e.g. employee ID, personal ID, passport)? Not a problem with RFID! RFID is also a reliable solution for the identification of animals, contactless payments, time recording and physical access control (e.g. doors, turnstiles, lockers, ski lifts). And that’s nowhere near everything: Other potential applications include product identification, product protection (e.g. theft prevention), goods tracking, lifecycle management, Internet of Things (or IoT), fleet management and car or bike sharing.
