How RFID plays a role in laboratory equipment management

With the diversified development of education, the construction of university laboratories is constantly increasing, and laboratory Asset MANAGEMENT has become an important link. There are many active university laboratory equipments and they are widely distributed, so the management is more complicated. It is necessary to record and control the laboratory equipment one by one. How does RFID play a role in laboratory equipment management?

RFID laboratory equipment implements intelligent information management, each item is tagged, and the identity is bound with RFID electronic tags. RFID technology enables daily intelligent management of laboratory equipment assets such as entry and exit, use, secondment, depreciation, repair, scrapping, inventory, and positioning. Let high-efficiency laboratory equipment be used efficiently, avoiding repeated purchases and serious idleness of equipment.

Daily management

Nowadays, the equipment in university laboratories is constantly increasing, and both the type and quantity are increasing and being continuously optimized, which also makes the daily management of equipment increasingly difficult. RFID technology can enter the name, type, model, production date, manufacturer, laboratory and other information of the equipment into the RFID system by attaching RFID electronic tags to the equipment or its small parts. The administrator can use RFID to read the information. The writer can scan and enter everything at once, and the entered data will be automatically transferred to the database management system, effectively reducing the entry workload of managers.

real-time monitoring

Nowadays, most university laboratories are open 24 hours a day to students and teachers on campus. Although this is conducive to giving full play to the functions of university laboratories, it will also cause some problems, such as equipment damage and equipment loss. The introduction of RFID technology can effectively solve this problem. Every piece of equipment in the laboratory has a unique identification number, which can be Stored in the RFID tag. After setting up a reader at the entrance and exit of the laboratory, if the equipment is taken out of the laboratory, the system will sound an alarm. It can effectively avoid the loss of equipment.

Inventory processing

Handheld, fixed, or access-controlled RFID Readers can be used to quickly search and accurately locate multiple instruments and equipment assets within a certain range, which greatly saves staff time in finding asset equipment and improves asset inventory. speed. After inventorying and counting the assets, the relevant information is reported to the school management. While waiting for the management to issue processing instructions, if any problems arise, the RFID system can also be used for tracking and locking, which is very beneficial to the safety of laboratory equipment. Quality management.

Usage management

The university's laboratory management system realizes the interactive function between students and managers. Students can check the usage of the laboratory and its equipment in advance and make reservations in advance, including usage time, experimental topics, required equipment, etc. These information of students The reservation data will be automatically entered into the system's database, and then managers can use RFID technology to register people entering the laboratory to effectively control the use of equipment.

Equipment maintenance

Equipment maintenance and deployment are important aspects of laboratory equipment management. The equipment in the RFID system has one object and one label. Whether it is the same type of equipment or different types of equipment, each piece of equipment in the laboratory has its own unique RFID electronic tag. Even if the damaged equipment is of the same type, as long as it is By scanning the electronic label, you can learn the specific information of the equipment, which is very convenient for equipment maintenance.

Equipment deployment

During the actual use of laboratory equipment, it is necessary to adjust the equipment arrangement and usage requirements. By installing RFID reading and writing equipment in each distribution area to collect entry and exit records, the distribution of instruments and equipment can be clearly known in the background, which greatly improves efficiency. Equipment utilization also provides convenience for inventory.

The application of RFID technology in the process of laboratory equipment management has greatly improved the management and utilization rate of laboratory equipment. RFID technology has improved the level of information management of laboratory equipment and reduced the workload of laboratory managers. The automation, standardization and standardized management of laboratory equipment will help promote the further development of laboratories.