Active tag tracking system

Red Ledge RFID People Tracker uses RFID readers to track any number of active-tagged personnel and any tagged assets they are carrying, through key zones, seamlessly and with no human intervention. Each tag is built into the employee’s personnel badge.

Designed for larger, highly populated manufacturing sites, the tracker can be integrated with company time and attendance, health and safety and asset management systems. The system is suitable for people management in the case of an industrial incident, for site security, or when the manufacturer is operating rotating or other shifts involving the movement of large numbers of people - "wherever and whenever personnel location is of vital importance”, says Red Ledge.

"Active tag technology is ideal for the management of higher value assets,” says Red Ledge managing director Andy O’Donnell. "Arguably no asset has a higher value than an employee.”

Red Ledge’s system uses global hardware manufacturer Wavetrend’s active tags and readers. Unlike passive tags, active tags have their own power source and signal any movement of a tagged asset.

RFID market forecast

The global RFID market is forecast to grow at 22.4% per annum (CAGR) to 2018, according to Infiniti Research. Analyst IDTechEx expects RFID market revenues to reach $18 billion by 2018, rising to around $30.2 billion by 2024.