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SAN JOSE, Calif. - July 20th 2010 - AssetPulse,
a leading provider of RFID-enabled asset tracking solutions,
announced the completion of the deployment of its solution
"AssetGather for Oil & Gas" at key destinations of the
industry in USA, Africa and the Middle East. AssetPulse
has tailor-made its solutions to meet the needs of organizations
servicing the oil industry. Everything from the rugged
RFID tags to the application software features have been
custom-implemented for the industry's unique environment
and use-cases. The AssetPulse RFID
Asset tracking solution enables oil and gas organizations
to have a complete picture of the assets they own or lease,
and provides insight into the utilization, allocation,
maintenance and regulatory testing of every individual
asset.
AssetPulse has closely worked with a major player in the
oil and gas industry for over 3 years. What started as
an R&D pilot project for RFID
pipe tracking at one facility in the Gulf of Mexico
(USA), quickly moved into full-scale production within
a year. It was then rolled out to other destinations and
multiple segments to track a wide variety of oil field
equipment ranging from sophisticated electronic isolation
valves to simple metal containers and baskets with each
type of asset having its own use-case and process life-cycle.
The solution provides immediate asset visibility which
has positively impacted the internal process work-flows
at the warehouse/yard and at offshore locations.
AssetPulse, in co-ordination with its partners has designed
and pioneered customized RFID tags to survive the harsh
environments and the rough handling that the items are
subject to. Depending on the application and use case,
a variety of RFID tags were selected for different asset
types after extensive testing. AssetPulse's rugged
RFID tags can be embedded inside vulcanized rubber,
silicone, ceramic and even metal. The tags can be mounted
using steel bands, rubber/steel cables, tie-wraps, bolts
or just plain adhesives depending on the surface and form-factor
of the items. RFID Tags are also available for high-temperature,
high-pressure down-hole applications.
AssetPulse's AssetGather solution combines the benefits
of using varied 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. The web-based
solution allows for accurate and efficient management
of current and historical maintenance records for all
the assets. The solution has also been customized to flag
maintenance violations and to prevent usage of assets
that don't meet maintenance and safety standards.
Additionally, the AssetGather system can be configured
to send out alerts to notify users whenever maintenance
is due or delayed for equipment. "Ensuring strict
procedure to comply with regulatory maintenance continues
to be critical in the oil industry, especially after the
recent disaster in the Gulf coast. Incorporating RFID
based scanning into existing process work-flows will allow
for a simple, efficient, electronically-recorded and fail-safe
method of compliance of every individual asset" said
Sujatha Bodapati, CEO of AssetPulse.
Apart from inventory tracking, AssetGather has out-of-the-box
capabilities for returnable
asset tracking, designed for companies that rent or
lease equipment to the oil and gas industry. Personnel
can efficiently track equipment that has been sent or
received from a job (check-out/check-in), automatically
reconcile inventory and flag items that have not returned
from the job. The system maintains the history of jobs
for every asset and it can generate reports of non-returned
or missing assets.
About
AssetPulse
AssetPulse is a San Jose, California based company focused
exclusively on providing complete customizable RFID-enabled
solutions for tracking assets in various industries,
including IT, Oil & Gas, Construction and Rental Assets.
AssetPulse's solutions integrate seamlessly with fixed
and mobile RFID readers using Passive, Semi-Passive and
Active RFID Technologies or bar-codes. For more information,
please call (408) 872-3104 or visit www.assetpulse.com.
| AssetPulse and AssetGather are trademarks or registered trademarks of AssetPulse, LLC. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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