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RFID Readers

Gain visibility into your business operations and streamline automating processes.

Motorola's RFID solutions enable you to advance your business to a new level of efficiency by providing greater visibility into your inventory as it moves across the supply chain. With real-time tracking information, you'll always know where your critical business assets are.

RFID Asset Management Solutions

Companies across a broad spectrum of industries rely on critical assets to drive their business. While these asset types across industries may be varied, there is still a common need for effective management. Any item that is a part of the work process but does not leave as part of a finished product is a candidate for intelligent asset management with RFID.

RFID can help enterprise companies automatically track and secure critical assets - with very little human intervention. This real-time technology takes asset management to the next level, providing unprecedented visibility, accuracy and security. With RFID, companies can automatically keep track of key assets as they move in and out of an area - whether it’s a stock room, airport hangar, data center, enterprise workplace or transport terminal.

Asset Management Benefits

Diverse companies have deployed implementations of RFID applications for asset management with tremendous success. Regardless of what type of asset you use in your business, RFID can automate and error-proof this critical business process, delivering a wealth of benefits to the enterprise.

Increased productivity
Employees spend less time tracking down missing or misplaced equipment

Improved asset maintenance
Assured adherence to critical and routine maintenance procedures such as calibration

Improved efficiency
Secure, around-the-clock access to stock rooms for improved efficiency — without human intervention

Increased utilization
Improvements in asset visibility and utilization reduce the need to purchase or lease spare parts and equipment

Reduced capital and operational costs
The reduction in the loss of assets reduces the need to purchase and manage additional assets

IT Asset Management Benefits

Increased IT asset process automation and utilization
With RFID, IT assets are identified, located, and tracked automatically, increasing the Total Cost of Ownership and extending asset lifetimes

Improved service levels
Efficient replacement, swap and maintenance of IT Assets increase operational uptime

Increased Security
Increased accountability of media and data tape tracking safeguards sensitive data, and ensures backup and redundancy

Regulatory Compliance
RFID can help businesses reconcile assets claimed on books with assets in possession for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance

Reduced Energy Consumption
RFID can Monitor and moderate the peak power usage within data centers for optimal service level agreement reporting

Downloads

Brochures

» Business Benefits from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (334Kb pdf)

Case Studies

» Freightliner Controls Inventory "Choke Points" With Motorola RFID (906Kb pdf)
» Alameda County, CA, Uses RFID to Speed Election Results (181Kb pdf)
» Montreal Transit Authority (AMT) relies on Motorola RFID (1,005Kb pdf)

XR450 Fixed RFID Reader

Motorola’s XR450 RFID reader is an industrial-class, fixed RFID reader designed for business-critical, dense-reader deployments. With both mono-static and bi-static antenna operation capability, it has the flexibility to meet a wide range of application and environment needs.

The XR450 fixed reader provides ease of integration and rich application support while reading tags reliably and efficiently. It provides comprehensive application flexibility, including support for direct application hosting; standard back-end platforms from IBM, Microsoft, SAP and others; and the ability to interact with industrial automation equipment such as conveyors.

Downloads

» XR450 Spec Sheet (111Kb pdf)

	XR480 RFID Reader Put the XR480 Fixed RFID Reader to work in your large-scale RFID solution and enjoy maximum functionality for high-performance reading and writing and efficient radio frequency communication. Downloads » XR480 Spec Sheet (1Mb pdf)

FX7400 Fixed RFID Reader

Easy to deploy, use, and manage, Motorola’s high performance FX7400 series of fixed RFID readers is ideally suited for global enterprise deployments in space-constrained, customer-facing environments. It boasts a compact design married with a set of highly integrated, enterprise features including: auto-discovery and application-specific set-up for ease of installation; power over Ethernet (POE) to eliminate the need for costly power drops; and advanced features for secure data transmission. This unique combination makes the FX7400 series of RFID readers particularly well-suited for retail inventory and enterprise asset management applications in any environment where performance and a small footprint are important.

Downloads

» FX7400 RFID Reader Spec Sheet (115Kb pdf)

	RD5000 Mobile RFID Reader Extend the reach of your RFID network and achieve a new level of visibility into inventory and assets with the RD5000 Mobile RFID Reader. This compact, rugged reader can be installed almost anywhere — on material handling equipment such as forklifts, on mobile carts, portable skate wheel conveyors or even in hard to reach places where a cabled fixed reader would not be practical. Designed for true mobility and mobile applications, this device provides wireless LAN connectivity so product is easily tracked as it moves throughout your operations. The result is granular real-time information — allowing you to achieve a new level of productivity and efficiency throughout your enterprise. Downloads » RD5000 Spec Sheet - English (677Kb pdf)
	MC9090-G RFID Handheld Mobile Computer Motorola's MC9090-G RFID handheld reader gives your workers the ability to capture a comprehensive range of data — from RFID tags and bar codes to images — with this flexible multi-function RFID handheld reader, which reads data in remote areas where fixed RFID readers can't reach. Single device simplicity translates into simpler and cost-effective mobility architecture with fewer devices to purchase, support, and manage. And whether your workers are on the manufacturing floor, in the warehouse, on the loading dock or out in the yard, the rugged design ensures reliable performance. Downloads » MC9090 G RFID Spec Sheet (130Kb pdf)
	MC3090-Z Handheld Mobile Computer The MC3090-Z is a business-class handheld RFID reader designed specifically to extend the benefits of RFID beyond industrial spaces and into customer-facing and business environments. It starts with the signature rugged design and high performance for which Motorola’s industrial handheld RFID products are known, and adds the ergonomics required for all day comfort and ease of use. Add a groundbreaking new antenna design that drives RFID performance to new heights and the result is a highly versatile device that is at home in customer-facing environments—from retail stores and healthcare facilities to the business office. Downloads » MC3090-Z Business-class Handheld RFID Reader Spec Sheet (191Kb pdf)