RTLS for Manufacturing & Logistics
Work orders, tools and vehicles on one live map, from a single UWB and BLE installation. Delays and hazards raise an alert while there is still time to act.
- real-time UWB accuracy in industrial sites
- < 50 cm
- one Hybrid Tag 4.0: BLE, UWB & Precision Finding
- 3 modes
- self-install and go live
- In days
- deployments worldwide, across 35+ countries
- 6,000+
Key benefits
Key benefits of hybrid RTLS
One installation tracks work orders, tools, vehicles and people. Extend it later with more zones or BLE assets, without re-cabling or a second system, and deployment and maintenance costs stay low.
Less time searching, more time producing
Higher use of tools and equipment
Fewer near-misses between people and vehicles
Delays flagged before they stop the line
Overview
How RTLS optimises manufacturing operations
A real-time location system (RTLS) tracks where work orders, tools, vehicles and people are, and what state they are in. Ubudu puts UWB and BLE in the same anchors and tags, and the Location Engine turns their signals into positions on a live map and into events your systems receive.
Choose the technology per zone: UWB TDoA locates to under 50 cm in industrial environments, and BLE gives zone-level presence across the rest of the site. For outdoor yards, compatible LoRaWAN and GPS trackers from our partners cover the long range.
Use cases
Track the location of work orders
Tag each work order and see where it is and how long it has waited, without a walk or a phone call across the shop floor.
Stop searching for work orders
Every work order on a live map. Select one and its tag lights up (Pick-to-Light, on tags with an LED), so operators go straight to it.
Avoid production interruptions and delays
Get an alert by email or webhook when a work order stays too long at a workstation, and act before it runs late.
Optimise flow by identifying bottlenecks
See how work orders move between workstations, how long they stay in each zone and which path they take, then remove the bottleneck.
Real-time work-order status for account managers
Account managers filter orders in production by client, see where each one is, and warn the client before a delay.
Use cases
Track tools & equipment
Know where every tool and piece of equipment is, and get an alert when it leaves its zone or sits idle too long.
Reduce time searching for tools & equipment
Find any tool on the live map, then let Precision Finding guide you to it, to within about 10 cm with the iOS app.
Increase tools & equipment utilisation rate
Measure how long tools and equipment spend in each zone and how often they move, and buy only the equipment you need.
Optimise intra-logistics flows
Analyse the routes of your forklifts, tow tractors and other material handling equipment (MHE) to shorten circuits and keep workstations supplied.
Use cases
Enhance worker safety
Safety Zone runs standalone, with tags and a phone or tablet and no infrastructure, or connects to the RTLS platform that tracks your assets.
Avoid accidents between machines and workers
Alert both the pedestrian and the driver when they get too close, before a collision.
Better control access to hazardous areas
Warn workers with a real-time alert before they enter a hazardous area.
Locate workers in case of emergency
Check on the live map that everyone has left the area after an incident, so no one is left behind.
Industries
Ubudu RTLS across industries.
RTLS for Manufacturing & Logistics
Make your operations more efficient by optimising operational flows and increasing visibility on production.
RTLS for Quick Service Restaurant
Avoid time wasted by waiters searching for customers at their table and make your customer experience more seamless.
RTLS for Healthcare
Make it easy for your staff to find equipment they need, reduce yearly expenditure on new equipment and improve patient satisfaction.
RTLS for Construction
Optimise the usage of expensive machinery on-site and reduce the risk of accidents caused by collisions or hazardous zones.
What is the typical ROI of RTLS in a manufacturing plant?
It depends on the use case and on installation cost, cabling above all. Ubudu hybrid RTLS can run on different architectures to keep that cost down, and customers have seen a return in 6 to 12 months.
How much time can operators save searching for work orders and tools?
Customers have cut the time operators spend searching for work orders, tools and equipment by 60 to 80%, time that goes back to production.
Trusted across manufacturing and logistics
Start with a pilot zone on your floor.
We scope the first zone with you and size the installation for the use cases that come next.