Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

AssetPulse deploys oil, gas solution

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

AssetPulse has completed the deployment of its oil and gas industry solution, AssetGather for Oil & Gas, at key locations in the U.S., Africa and Middle East.

The solution includes rugged RFID tags and application software to enable oil and gas organizations to have a better view of their assets. And provides insight into the utilization, allocation, maintenance and regulatory testing of each of those assets.


The AssetGather solution combines RFID technologies, active and passive, mobile and fixed, which can be paired along with GPS, GPRS devices for real-time asset tracking at multiple locations. Additionally, the AssetGather system can be configured to send out alerts to notify users whenever maintenance is due or delayed for equipment.

The system is used to track a variety of oil field equipment - such as electronic isolation valves, metal containers and baskets - each having its own use case and process life cycle.

AssetPulse’s rugged RFID tags support high-temperature, high-pressure down-hole applications and can be embedded inside rubber, silicone, ceramic or metal. They can be mounted using steel bands or cables, tie-wraps, bolts or by using standard adhesives. [end] 

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Labs has partnered with AssetPulse to deploy an RFID asset tracking solution to track and manage its lab equipment. Lawrence Berkeley owns specialized high value equipment such as vacuum pumps.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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EarthSearch Communications has entered into a partnership agreement with Cynox, the Nigerian technology solutions provider, to monitor fuel levels in oil tankers.

In Nigeria, the cancellation of government oil subsidies has lead to increasing concerns over oil theft. EarthSearch’s integrated RFID and GPS product, together with level sensor technology will be used to monitor sudden drops in fuel level to detect the unauthorized siphoning of oil from the top of tanker.

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HID Global unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio of RFID tags, with the announcement of the IronTag 176 ultra-high frequency (UHF) transponder.

This durable tag is suited for tracking a variety of metal parts and equipment. Originally designed for tracking aircraft parts during assembly and maintenance, the IronTag endures the harsh conditions of manufacturing and processing as well as vehicle and equipment operation.

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Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

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