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etSewio is a partner of Superhands, and we have been their representative in Estonia since December 2020. Sewio is one of the Europe's leading providers of real-time positioning technology, mainly using UWB (Ultra-Wideband) technology. UWB technology is particularly suitable for industry and logistics, as it is relatively accurate. Close proximity to metal, as well as other frequencies, does not affect the accuracy of positioning.
Areas of use
Tracking of goods and monitoring equipment
- Positioning of goods
- Inventory monitoring
- Decreasing time for finding inventory
- Resource efficiency
Occupational safety
- Reducing the risk of collisions between people and vehicles
- Monitoring evacuation situations
- Improving 5S compliance and maintenance
- Management of access permissions
- Monitoring of compliance with the 2+2 rule
Vehicle tracking
- Tracking the location of vehicles (e.g. forklifts, AGVs, etc.)
- Optimization of routes and placement of goods
- Workload monitoring
Kanban
- Mapping and monitoring of processes
- Monitoring and optimizing the use of manpower and equipment
What have customers achieved with this tool?
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Devices
UWB technology
Sewio uses UWB technology for positioning. UWB devices and anchors use 6.5 GHz for communication, which is not disturbed by WiFi, Bluetooth or mobile frequencies, and therefore works more reliably. Competing technologies generally use a signal strength indicator (RSSI) for positioning, which is highly influenced by the environment and does not provide high accuracy. The advantage of Sewio, besides the use of different frequency, is that instead of signal strength, a TDoA (Time Difference of Arrival) solution is used to detect the position. The devices are synchronized with each other, which allows the signal propagation time to be measured in time and the position to be calculated. Depending on the application, the same-room location can be determined even with an accuracy of a few centimeters, although in most cases an accuracy of a few decimeters is enough to find goods in a warehouse, for example.
Sewio offers a complete solution. The equipment comes with analytic tools (e.g. spaghetti map, heatmap, distances traveled, geofencing, etc.) and active support during the implementation and operation of the solution. Additional integrations, automation and new IT solutions can be built on top of these technologies.
Advantages over alternative technologies (Bluetooth, RFID, WiFi):
- More precise positioning (in decimeters)
- Noise resistance (e.g. metal objects do not distract the positioning accuracy remarkably)
- The energy consumption of the devices is low, and therefore these are easier to use.
- Easy installation
Alternative technologies also have their advantages:
- Bluetooth – you can also use a smart device for positioning
- RFID – extremely affordable tags
- WiFi – infrastructure is largely available
Alternative areas of use
- Medicine – improving performance in health care facilities by monitoring the use of resources
- Sports – monitoring and analysis of athlete’s movement and behavior
- Supermarkets – finding goods and carts, informing employees
If you want to know whether UWB technology could be useful for you, please contact us!
