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Whether construction vehicles, containers, trains, pallets, or entire fleets — in nearly every industry, the need to keep mobile assets visible at all times is rapidly increasing. Asset tracking, the localization and monitoring of objects, is therefore one of the most dynamic markets today. This is exactly where the breadth and depth of the Jauch portfolio play a decisive role: hardly any market segment demands such a wide variety of battery technologies — and Jauch can supply them all.
Why Asset Tracking Is Booming – Typical Applications
Asset tracking comes in many forms. Here are some of the most important reasons and use cases:
• Inventory & Efficiency Management
Monitoring construction vehicles, machinery, tools, and entire equipment fleets to increase utilization and minimize downtime.
• Fleet Management
Locating rental vehicles, taxi fleets, and delivery fleets; capturing usage data; and optimizing workflows.
• Warehouse & Material Flow Management
Tracking pallets, wire mesh containers, components, and high‑value equipment — including theft prevention and seamless inventory processes.
• Transportation & Logistics Applications
Container tracking at sea, cold‑chain monitoring, and tracking across complete Industry 4.0 logistics chains.
• Rail & Industrial Infrastructure
Monitoring data from trains and railcars (maintenance, doors, location), rental equipment, and individual production components.
What the Industry Requires – And How Batteries and Frequency Control Products Must Perform
The asset tracking market is extremely diverse. Typical requirements for the power source include:
1. Long Service Life & Extreme Temperatures
Tracking devices often remain in the field for many years. They must operate with minimal self‑discharge — in desert heat, Arctic cold, or shifting climate zones. Batteries and frequency control products must reliably cover –40 °C to +85 °C, sometimes even beyond.
2. Harsh Environments
Shock, vibration, moisture, dust, and pressure — tracking units withstand it all. Every integrated energy-storage component and electronic part, especially the cells, protection circuits, and connection technology, must be designed for maximum robustness.
3. Interaction Between Hardware & Software
Modern asset trackers collect data, perform partial on‑device analytics, and communicate via multiple radio standards. This requires efficient battery systems with integrated electronics that reliably report system status to the software and provide high pulse currents when needed — such as during cellular transmission. An intelligent Battery Management System ensures safety and stability.
Equally important are precise Frequency Control Products such as Quartz Crystals, Oscillators, and TCXOs, which clock GNSS and radio modules, ensuring stable communication.
How Tracking Devices Communicate
Depending on the application, devices use:
- GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, etc.) — for exact positioning
- Cellular A‑GNSS (LTE‑M, NB‑IoT, 2G/4G) — for global communication
- LoRaWAN / Sigfox — for ultra‑low‑power long‑range data transfer
- Bluetooth / UWB — for short‑range or indoor tracking
- Real‑Time Kinematic (RTK)
The greater the range and the more frequent the data transmission, the more demanding the power requirements.
The Right Battery for Every Tracking Scenario
Depending on the application, a wide range of battery types is used in asset tracking — from long‑lasting primary cells such as lithium thionyl chloride batteries for years of maintenance‑free operation to high‑performance secondary cells (lithium ion batteries) for devices with intensive wireless communication or sensor activity. These are complemented by customized battery packs featuring robust housings, protection electronics, and international certifications (including UL, IEC, BIS, KC). Jauch offers special expertise here thanks to its own test and certification center.
Frequency Control Components for Precise Positioning: Quartz Crystals, Oscillators & GPS‑TCXOs
Precise frequency control products are equally essential, as they stabilize GNSS reception, wireless standards, and internal processor clocks. Tracking systems primarily rely on:
- WA quartz crystals, optimized for wireless applications
- Low‑power oscillators for battery‑operated devices
- TCXOs designed for GPS/GNSS applications
Jauch covers these requirements with its own JXS‑WA quartz crystals and the specially developed JTP/JTS TCXO series, including dedicated GPS oscillators designed for fast fix times, low drift, and excellent temperature stability.
