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Supplier / Manufacturer Overview

GridRTLS supplies industrial UWB wearables and tags for personnel, vehicle, and asset tracking in factories, tunnels, mines, and hazardous sites.
This category focuses on the field endpoint: what workers wear and what you mount on assets—built for repeatable ranging, daily charging workflows, and long-term maintenance.

FOCUS AREA

Wearables & tags are where RTLS projects usually fail in real sites: low battery life, poor wearing compliance, weak mounting, and inconsistent alerts.
Our approach is to keep the endpoint simple to deploy, predictable to operate, and easy for SI teams to integrate into an existing platform.

Typical functions include SOS / motion detection / station (zone) events, plus optional features such as
vibration or buzzer prompts, NFC/RFID, e-ink display, and LoRa communication depending on the tag model and project scope.

WHO WE WORK WITH

We primarily support system integrators and engineering teams who already have a positioning engine / platform and need reliable endpoints for pilot → rollout.
Typical deployments include PPE wearables for workers, work badges for site access & attendance workflows, and asset tags for tools/materials and mobile equipment.

WEARABLE / TAG PORTFOLIO (WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT)

  • UWB wristband / bracelet tags with vibration prompts, motion detection and optional heart rate / OLED / NFC (site-dependent).
  • Work badge tags designed for lanyard/ID workflows; optional buzzer, e-ink display, NFC/RFID, and optional LoRa depending on deployment constraints.
  • Asset / material tags with strong mounting options (including magnetic attachment) and “find item” buzzer behavior for maintenance operations.
  • Industrial protection expectations: common targets are IP66–IP67 class designs and multi-month to multi-year duty cycles depending on refresh rate and power strategy.

If you are building or upgrading a worker / asset RTLS project, this page is intended to help you
select endpoint form factors, define RFQ inputs (refresh rate, alarms, wearing method, charging strategy),
and move toward an RFQ-ready BOM without re-quoting later.

Capability highlights

Industrial duty cycles (refresh-rate aware)

Endpoints are specified around the actual refresh rate (e.g., 1–20Hz) and site routines (shift length, charging windows), not marketing-only “battery life” claims.

Worker compliance: wearability first

Strap comfort, helmet-wear options, and simple interaction (SOS / one button) reduce “device not worn” failures in the field.

Alarm behaviors that matter on site

Vibration / buzzer prompts and low-battery warnings support closed-loop operations (workers feel alerts even in noisy environments).

ID & access workflow options

Work badge formats support optional NFC/RFID and optional e-ink displays for identification, attendance, and site access procedures.

Asset tag mounting & retrieval

Strong mounting options (including magnetic attachment on certain asset tags) plus “find item” beeping helps maintenance teams recover tools/materials quickly.

Pilot → rollout consistency

Stable configuration management (firmware parameters, labeling, charging accessories) so multi-batch deployments behave the same across months.

Selection criteria (what to specify in an RFQ)

1 Target output level & zones
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Presence / 1D corridor / 2D area determines endpoint density, station planning, and whether you need vibration/buzzer events for zone control.

2 Refresh rate (Hz) and duty cycle
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Specify 1–20Hz requirement and expected on-body hours/day. Battery sizing and charging workflow depend on this more than anything.

3 Wearing method & compliance
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Wristband vs badge vs helmet integration; define if PPE rules require helmet-wear, lanyard-only, or anti-removal behaviors.

4 Alert & interaction requirements
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SOS button, buzzer, vibration, low-battery alerts; define who receives alarms and what “acknowledge” flow looks like on your platform.

5 Environmental & protection requirements
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Target IP level, temperature range, dust/water exposure, and whether the site is hazardous (intrinsic safety / Ex scope if applicable).

6 Identity & access workflow
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Need NFC/RFID? Need e-ink display? Any binding workflow (person-card binding, shift change, charging rack routines).

7 Charging & fleet management
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Central charging racks vs individual charging; define number of endpoints, shift turnover speed, and whether charging contact must be magnetic/Type-C.

8 Data/interface expectations
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Define how your platform expects to ingest tag events (raw ranging vs solved position; event types like station enter/leave, SOS, low battery).

Customization / OEM / ODM

For Wearables & Tags projects, customization is usually practical when you already passed pilot and want rollout consistency:
branding, labeling, strap/wearing accessories, and a controlled set of firmware parameters.
We recommend keeping the endpoint behavior stable and pushing “business logic” to your platform where possible.

Typical OEM scope includes logo/label printing, packaging, accessory choices (lanyards/straps/charging docks),
and controlled firmware parameters (refresh rate, alert patterns). Deeper ODM scope (new enclosure, new sensors,
or special hazardous compliance) should be confirmed early because it affects tooling, certification scope, and lead time.

Branding & labeling

Logo, label format, asset numbering rules, QR codes.

Typical impact: low / fast
Wearing accessories

Strap material, lanyard accessories, helmet-wear fixtures.

Typical impact: low–medium
Alert patterns

Vibration/buzzer patterns, SOS behavior, low-battery thresholds (within supported firmware).

Typical impact: medium
NFC/RFID enablement (where supported)

Define card/badge workflow and supported tag types.

Typical impact: medium
E-ink display (badge use cases)

Define fields to display (ID, role, shift) and update rules.

Typical impact: medium
LoRa communication add-on (where supported)

Used when local infrastructure limits public network access; confirm architecture and gateway expectations.

Typical impact: medium–high.
Anti-tamper / anti-removal behavior

Required for restricted areas or compliance workflows; clarify detection method and alarm routing.

Typical impact: high (scope-dependent).
Hazardous / Ex scope confirmation

Confirm zone requirements early; affects enclosure, approvals, and batch traceability.

Typical impact: high / long lead

Integration & architecture

Wired PoE / Ethernet Cellular 4G/5G Backhaul Gateway Relay (Local / Private Net) LPWAN / Long-range Low Power Indoor–Outdoor Fusion (UWB + GNSS/RTK)

Wearables & tags are deployed as field endpoints in a UWB RTLS system.
From an SI perspective, you should treat them as: (1) a ranging endpoint, and (2) an event generator (SOS / motion / zone events).

  • Define your data expectation: do you need raw ranging + timestamps, or solved coordinates + event streams?
  • Agree on refresh rate and alert behavior: battery life and charging routines must match the site’s shift schedule.
  • Plan fleet operations: centralized charging, ID binding (badge workflows), and replacement/maintenance process.
  • Hazardous sites: confirm compliance scope early (intrinsic safety / Ex) and keep multi-batch traceability aligned.
Supplier proof

Factory, delivery discipline & real deployments

Evidence that matters to SI teams: how we lock BOMs, keep batch consistency, and ship integration-ready hardware.

Config-first quoting
Align output level + site constraints before locking BOM to prevent re-quoting.
Batch consistency
Configuration and revision control across pilot → rollout to reduce maintenance risk.
Integration-ready delivery
Clear integration notes and commissioning expectations—no “mystery behavior” in the field.
QA & traceability
Pre-shipment verification + traceability mindset for multi-batch projects.
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Endpoint-first delivery discipline
For wearables, the “real cost” is not the unit price—it’s replacement cycles, charging routines, and inconsistent behaviors between batches.
We align refresh rate, alarm behaviors, and accessories before locking the shipment configuration.

Batch consistency (pilot → rollout)
We keep configuration and labeling consistent across batches so SI teams don’t face “same model, different behavior” issues during rollout.

Scope boundaries
  • We supply endpoints and integration-ready documentation; we do not operate a turnkey RTLS platform.
  • Site delivery (installation, cabling, platform integration) is handled by SI / partners.
Scope boundaries (important)
  • Hardware + integration-ready documentation supplied; no on-site cabling / civil construction.
  • No turnkey RTLS platform operation for end customers; platform & site delivery handled by SI / partners.
Real deployments
Installation patterns & environments
Ceiling / wall mounting examples and industrial conditions.
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Ingress protection target

IP66/IP67 class for typical industrial wearables (project-dependent).

Operating temperature

confirm site range (e.g., sub-zero tunnels vs hot workshops).

Hazardous area scope

intrinsic safety / Ex scope confirmation if required.

RMA & warranty flow

replacement policy aligned with fleet operations.

Pre-shipment functional check (power/charging, button/SOS, vibration/buzzer)

RF validation for UWB communication in typical site conditions

Configuration verification: refresh rate, alert thresholds, event types

Batch traceability: labeling + revision control for multi-batch rollouts

FAQ

Which wearable form factor should we choose: wristband or badge? ⌄

Use wristbands when you need high wearing compliance and “always-on body” behavior (alerts, vibration). Use badges when your workflow depends on ID, lanyards, attendance, or optional NFC/e-ink.

How do we decide the refresh rate (1–20Hz)? ⌄

Start from the use case: worker safety & fast movement needs higher refresh; attendance/zone presence can be lower. Refresh rate drives battery strategy and charging routines.

Do tags provide raw ranging or solved position? ⌄

Tags are endpoints. Your platform typically consumes event streams and/or position data depending on the architecture (positioning engine, gateway, server responsibilities).

What alarms are practical in noisy industrial environments? ⌄

Vibration is usually the most reliable for workers. Buzzer is useful for asset finding and some badge workflows.

What should we specify for hazardous sites? ⌄

Confirm hazardous area scope early (zone requirement). This affects enclosure, certification scope, and batch traceability expectations.

What charging approach works for large deployments? ⌄

Central charging is recommended for badges and some wearables: it reduces lost devices and enforces consistent readiness at shift start.

Can we add NFC / e-ink / LoRa later? ⌄

Only if the selected model supports it. Confirm at RFQ stage to avoid redesign or re-certification later.

How do we prevent “same model, different behavior” in rollout? ⌄

Lock the configuration set (refresh rate, alert rules, labeling, accessories) before pilot ends and keep revision control across batches.

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