| Sky-Trax works like a GPS, but unlike GPS, it works | | | | more. Rotational orientation, inch-accurate location, |
| reliably indoors. Sky-Trax technology is based on | | | | direction of travel, and velocity are available. And of |
| optical components instead of radio wave technology | | | | course, STS works indoors where GPS is unreliable." |
| so the system is immune to radio interference and | | | | |
| not affected by building construction materials or | | | | BaxTek Solutions ( is one of the leading Systems |
| contents. | | | | Integrators in the barcode verification, data collection, |
| BaxTek Solutions, ( a leading Systems Integrators | | | | and supply chain industry that offers a diverse suite |
| has found that many clients in the manufacturing, | | | | of products including RFID, RF Terminals, Printers, |
| distribution, and warehousing sectors are gaining value | | | | Wireless Access Points, Software, Remote Portable |
| from the Sky-Trax System. It is designed to track | | | | Terminal and Printer Management and Repair |
| the movement of vehicles, such as fork lifts, inside | | | | Services. The company specializes in traceability and |
| factories and warehouses. Sky-Trax automatically | | | | tracking solutions for the food industry from "farm to |
| determines vehicle position with great accuracy and | | | | fork." |
| provides real-time position data to the driver. It can | | | | |
| record precise location data for the movement of | | | | |
| goods within a bulk storage area and guide the driver | | | | |
| to the next pick-up or put-away spot. The Sky-Trax | | | | |
| system captures and displays the location of all | | | | BaxTek Solutions represents all major Auto ID |
| vehicles, aiding managers, warehouse operators and | | | | hardware manufactures (including LXE, Zebra, |
| or computer systems such as WMS (warehouse | | | | Motorola, Datamax, Intermec, Vocollect, Alien, Cisco, |
| management systems) or ERP (enterprise resource | | | | Unitech, Datalogic, Honeywell, and Sato.) Software |
| planning systems). | | | | solutions include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), |
| Wayne Baxter, President of the BaxTek Solutions | | | | Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), asset |
| noted, "The optical sensor is aimed at the ceiling and | | | | tracking, inventory tracking, custom, and mobile |
| captures digital images of overhead position markers. | | | | applications such as, DSD (direct store delivery) and |
| Machine vision software decodes the image to | | | | field service. BaxTek Solutions' diverse customer base |
| recognize location and calculates the orientation angle | | | | includes manufacturers, distributors, as well as firms |
| and exact position of the vehicle. A wireless link | | | | involved in logistics, mobility, and government |
| transmits the data to the STS Controller which | | | | projects. BaxTek Solutions' team of project |
| collects location data from all OPS sensors. The | | | | managers and engineers take a partnership approach |
| Controller stores data in a standard database and | | | | to every project, achieving a rapid return on |
| makes it available in real-time for high value | | | | investment for clients. |
| applications. STS provides the capability of GPS and | | | | |