The Asset Tracking Blog
Educational and timely reads featuring helpful tips and insightsLooking for the latest information on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)? Or maybe you have questions on a specific application. Either way, the Metalcraft Asset Tracking Blog has got you covered. This valuable resource contains helpful articles and answers to questions posed by customers just like you trying to solve their toughest identifying and tracking problems.
With over 70 years of experience, we’ve accumulated massive amounts of education information to help customers better understand the importance of implementing an asset tracking system that works specifically for their application. Sharing knowledge to help advance the industry – that’s ID Made Better®.
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In Metalcraft Asset Tracking Blogs, you will find:
- Helpful tips on different project Implementations
- Information of new Metalcraft products
- Insight into different tracking technologies i.e, barcode and RFID
- Detailed product comparisons and guidance on when to use which prouct
- Educational Industry Information
December 30, 2019
Barcode or RFID? Choose Your Best Fit
Each season of the year seems to have its particular impact on the human psyche. In spring, we seem to take account of what we have and rid ourselves…
December 15, 2019
Returnable Asset Tracking - Containers, Pallets & Totes
Returnable asset tracking including containers, pallets, totes and other mobile assets are vital to a company's supply chain and delivery fulfillment…
November 21, 2019
Integration Software That Is A Good Fit For Specific Enterprises
Early adopters of Automatic Information Technologies (AIT) have been using computer technology to benefit business enterprises for decades.
During…
November 20, 2019
RFID Tags or Bar code Labels - Which is the Better Asset Tag Solution?
RFID tags or bar code labels? It's the age old question and depending on who you ask and what their relationship is to that particular tracking…
November 20, 2019
Taking UID beyond compliance
Many people familiar with the UID mandate from the Department of Defense understand compliance with this mandate is very important. However, what…
November 20, 2019
Asset Tracking & Its Impact on the Economy
You can’t turn on the news these days without hearing about how the economy is affecting one thing or another.
I would like to take a radical glass…
November 20, 2019
Asset Tagging Labor & The True Cost of Inventory Tracking
OK, so you're thinking of implementing a fixed asset tracking system. There are so many different things to consider hardware, software, even the …
November 19, 2019
The True Meaning of Asset Tracking
Something as simple as asset tracking can easily be misunderstood by engineers, project managers and purchasing departments in a rush to find a…
November 19, 2019
QR Codes in Asset Tracking Applications
A confused crossword puzzle. A psychedelic postage stamp. A barcode on drugs. These images are used to describe QR (quick response) codes in a recent…
November 19, 2019
Keg Tracking: You’ve Got to Track ‘Em Before You Tap ‘Em
With all the beer commercials that regularly glut your television or computer screen, you might suspect that as the beer-keg rolls, so turns the…
November 19, 2019
Bar code Symbologies: 1d barcode vs. 2d barcode
Bar code certainly simplified identifying, tracking, and controlling of assets, equipment and processes beginning in the early 80’s. In short, bar…
November 19, 2019
Tamper Evident Labels - One Product, Two Applications
Everyone likes a good deal, right? Well what if I told you that you could get an asset tag that would perform not one, but two applications for you?…