FlipWorks Technology
RFID & IoTDomain: Industrial Warehousing & Asset Management

Real-Time RFID Telemetry & Facility Asset Visibility

Automating physical asset tracking and inventory counts with UHF RFID readers and edge middleware.

01. Operational & Business Context

A large distribution facility containing tens of thousands of high-value tools, movable fixtures, and inventory pallets relied on manual barcode audits. Physical counts took days to complete and routinely revealed misplaced assets.

02. The Core Engineering Challenge

Manual barcode scanning required direct line-of-sight and physical handling of each item, making frequent cycle counts operationally prohibitive and leaving asset locations uncertain between annual audits.

03. Engineering Methodology

Our Architectural Approach

FlipWorks architected an automated UHF RFID tracking ecosystem, combining dock door portal readers, handheld RFID wands, and edge middleware that filters stray reads and updates central databases in real time.

04. Implementation

The Deployed Software Platform

We deployed an end-to-end RFID asset management platform that reads tagged assets automatically as they pass through facility portals and enables warehouse staff to conduct complete aisle counts in minutes using handheld sleds.

System Topology & Architecture

RFID & IoT Telemetry Architecture

Hardware-to-Cloud Asset Tracking Pipeline

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Stage 01:RFID Tag & ScanPhysical Layer

Passive UHF EPC Gen2 tags read by fixed portal readers and handheld scanners.

Hardware & Cloud StackUHF EPC Gen2 • Zebra / Impinj

Key Architectural Highlights

1

LLRP reader daemon with event deduplication algorithms processing hundreds of tag reads/sec

2

Edge gateway filtering that eliminates false-positive stray tag reads from adjacent aisles

3

Mobile RFID handheld app with acoustic Geiger-counter style proximity locator for lost assets

4

Real-time transactional inventory sync with enterprise warehouse management systems

Capabilities Delivered to Client

Dock door portal automated read verification for inbound and outbound shipments
High-speed bulk inventory cycle counting via mobile handheld RFID wands
Interactive facility asset locator highlighting last-seen antenna locations
Automated missing asset alerts when tagged items enter unauthorized zones
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL OUTCOMES
  • Reduced physical asset inventory audit duration from multiple days to under an hour
  • Virtually eliminated search times for misplaced high-value tools and fixtures
  • Prevented incorrect outbound shipments with automated dock door verification

Technologies Utilized

UHF EPC Gen2 RFIDLLRP ProtocolJavaNode.jsReact NativePostgreSQLDocker
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