Manual tracking and inspections left room for delays and errors. To solve this, the company turned to RFID. With Xerafy’s rugged tags and their mobile inspection app, they gained real-time control over equipment movement and compliance—streamlining operations from the depot to the field.
Keeping Safety and Availability Under Control
With over 50 years of experience, this European specialist has built its reputation on providing high-quality lifting equipment backed by technical expertise and a global footprint. Supporting construction, marine, energy, and infrastructure sectors, their rental fleet of over 30,000 items is constantly in motion across countries and job sites.
This mobility, while critical to customer operations, comes with challenges. Ensuring each item is certified, available, and traceable had grown increasingly complex. Manual logs and barcodes were proving inefficient and error-prone as teams struggled to track assets in the field and keep inspection records up to date.
Digitalizing Equipment Tracking and Inspection
To address these issues, the company partnered with CoreRFID, who brought both technical expertise and implementation support to the project.
Following a detailed assessment of their operations, CoreRFID recommended the Xerafy Metal Skin® Titanium, a compact UHF RFID label engineered for metal surfaces. Its thin, flexible form made it ideal for tagging a wide range of lifting equipment, from small shackles to alloy rigging components. To protect the tags in the field, a heat-shrink sleeve was applied as part of the attachment process.
They also supported the integration of RFID with the company’s digital inspection system—specifically linking the tags with a custom iPhone app that connects directly to the customer’s CRM. The setup allows engineers to:
- Instantly identify an item
- View and update inspection records
- Book gear in and out during site operations
Whether in the depot or on-site, scanning an item now brings up its full digital history—inspection status, certifications, movement, and more.
Gaining Back Control Over 30,000+ Assets
The RFID deployment resulted in measurable improvements to day-to-day operations:
- Faster booking and returns: Technicians now spend less time on administration and more time on servicing and support
- Improved inspection compliance: Digital workflows reduce errors and help ensure no item goes past due certification
- Better asset utilization: Knowing where every piece of equipment is—and its current status—supports better planning and allocation
- Traceability across borders: With real-time updates and mobile access, equipment remains visible no matter where it travels
By adopting RFID, the company strengthened its leadership position in lifting solutions and created a more efficient, compliant rental model to support its clients worldwide.
RFID Tags for Rigging and Lifting
Xerafy’s rugged RFID tags are built to meet the operational realities of rigging and lifting:
- Metal Skin® Titanium: Ideal for compact lifting gear where space is limited
- Roswell Series: Shock-resistant and field-proven for heavy-duty applications like lifting beams, hoists, and hooks, with multiple mounting formats
- OUTDOOR and Trak Series: Built for harsh conditions and suited to containers, frames, and transport structures
These tagging options allow operators to cover all asset types in a single RFID-enabled program—improving safety, uptime, and control.
Xerafy is a pioneer in Industrial RFID, bringing to market several innovations that enable advanced industrial identification and automation capabilities.
In addition to a complete range of field-proven RFID tags available off-the-shelf, Xerafy offers Custom RFID Tags services, covering everything from a personalization service bureau to custom-design engineering capabilities.
