Track everything, everywhere
Mixed-modality hybrid tracking, world wide.
- Goods, products, vehicles
- Pallets, boxes, containers
- Parts, part groups, components,
- Nuts, bolts,
- EVERYTHING
Passive Tracking
QR Code - low cost, scalable tracking for everything
FORMATION allows you to switch effortlessly between tracking technologies. QR Codes are the simplest way to track assets anywhere. Built into FORMATION, this QR Code tracking system is low cost, robust, fast and easy to get started with, offering an always-on support for active tracking systems that works everywhere on this planet and provides tracking for absolutely everything you could possibly want to track.
How does it work? Scan the QR Code Tag with your phone, and the object instantly moves on the map to your phone’s reported GPS location.
- Attach - Stick low cost QR Code Tags on anything you wish to keep track off
- Scan - Use any phone to scan the code
- Track - Update asset location to your phone’s GPS location
Active Tracking
Higher precision tracking for your key assets
FORMATION also supports popular object tracking technologies via OMLOX Deephub, MQTT and related standards. We work with partners that provide bespoke tracking IoT solutions for every use case. Whether you want to track items at centimeter level using UWB tracking software, world wide container following via 5G GPS trackers, Wi-Fi positioning systems, or BLE asset tracking, our partners have you covered. RTLS software and sensor fusion tracking bring these signals together.
- UWB - Ultra Wide Band. Centimeter accuracy.
- BLE - Bluetooth Low Energy. 2-3 meter level accuracy.
- GPS/GNSS - Global Positioning System and similar satellite constellations provide 5-10 meter accuracy outdoors.
- 4G/5G - Interpolate position based on wireless signal. 200-300 meter accuracy.
- RFID, Barcodes, and other industry solutions - Track assets to symbolic locations.
RTLS trade-offs
Choose the right stack before you invest
RTLS is powerful, but it is not one size fits all. UWB, BLE/AoA, and RFID all trade off accuracy, cost, and infrastructure.
Start with our RTLS trade-offs guide so you pick the right technology for each zone.
Hybrid Tracking
The best of both worlds
Hybrid tracking is what makes FORMATION really special. You don’t have to choose between active or passive tracking. Actively track selected objects in places where you have the infrastructure, the coverage, and the need. Use high precision ultra wide band trackers where you can. Low precision GPS trackers when things leave your premises. Fall back to passive tracking for everything else in a hybrid RTLS solution.
Open standards like OMLOX let you use different tracking technologies in different parts of a facility, based on what each area needs. FORMATION also connects tracking across multiple sites, even internationally. We work with you to pick the right setup for your requirements.
Hybrid tracking allows you to focus your tracking investments on where it adds the most value without holding you back elsewhere.
- Indoor - track assets as they move around buildings.
- Outdoor - track assets on the road, in the field, anywhere in the world.
Cradle to Grave Tracking
Full lifecycle tracking from manufacturing/acquisition, delivery, in the field support, to eventual end of life.
Keep your business moving with uninterrupted asset tracking. FORMATION delivers real-time monitoring across your entire operation—from manufacturing or acquisition to disposal. Without robust tracking, businesses face inventory errors, information gaps, and costly delays that hurt your bottom line.
With FORMATION, gain a comprehensive view of your company. Our system pinpoints bottlenecks, highlights improvement opportunities, and provides accurate, real-time insights into every asset.
Anything, anywhere, forever. Cradle to grave. Tracking doesn’t stop at the doors of your facility or when you hand off your product to a customer. It starts when you manufacture, acquire, or receive something. It ends when the item is discarded, is recycled, or is no longer relevant to you.
What do you track? It’s up to you! FORMATION can scale to match your ambition level.
- Wide area tracking
- Cradle to grave tracking
- Your operations on a map
- Insights and Analytics
AAS & DPP 4.0
Digital Product Passports built‑in
FORMATION natively supports the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) and the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP 4.0) standards. Every tracked asset can expose a rich, machine‑readable passport that follows it through its entire lifecycle—ideal for compliance, sustainability, and supply‑chain transparency.
Learn more in our deep‑dive blog post: Inventory Management and Digital Product Passports.
- Standards‑compliant digital twin for every asset
- Streamlined compliance & sustainability reporting
- Plug‑and‑play with Catena‑X, OPC UA, and other ecosystems
