Assetrac
Assetrac provides a means of keeping an equipment register up to date without the onerous task of repeatedly entering data into a computer. The equipment may be fixed or mobile. Assetrac assists in recording the specifics of the equipment, monitoring maintenance and monitoring movements and usage.
An application using the handheld reader and electronic tags to record maintenance and keep track of equipment.
Electronic tags are securely placed on the equipment either in a fixed location or on the equipment itself. The contact memory tag is an electronic chip in a ruggedised case that has been manufactured with a unique identification number. When the tag is touched by the Datatrac reader head a circuit is completed that allows the reader to read the identification number and any data saved on the tag.
The software in the PDA recognises the tag identification and through the Datatrac software program always records the time and date of contact for proof of presence and/or prompts the operator to take one or more specific actions.
At the commencement of his tasks the operator would have entered his personal
identification (PIN) to activate the PDA. At the end of a sequence of tasks the PDA is then docked in a cradle or connected by lead to a computer and the data collected from the tags is downloaded automatically into the Datatrac management database. It can then be imported into the vessel’s own planned maintenance system or equipment register. After completion of the round the operator is not required to take any further actions, and does not need to update any maintenance record by typing into the computer. The tag and reader automatically record the time of contact which avoids the necessity of entering time data and acts as an accurate proof that a task was performed, when it was performed and by whom.