What’s New in Ledger: Faster Workflows, Better Visibility, More Reliable RFID

Jarrod Lodge
Jarrod Lodge
May 12, 2026
What’s New in Ledger: Faster Workflows, Better Visibility, More Reliable RFID
Explore the latest updates to Ledger, including improved scanner reliability, faster returns workflows, usage-based maintenance tracking, stronger reporting, and better asset lifecycle visibility.

What’s New in Ledger: Faster Workflows, Better Visibility, More Reliable RFID

Ledger is our RFID-enabled asset allocation platform built to help teams manage physical assets with greater speed, visibility, reliability, and control.

For many organisations, the challenge is not simply identifying an asset. The real challenge is managing that asset across its full lifecycle — from allocation and returns through to maintenance, reporting, and operational visibility.

That is the problem Ledger is designed to solve.

In our latest product update, we’ve focused on making Ledger more useful in real operational environments, where teams need dependable hardware integration, faster workflows, and better information to act on.

Built for Real-World Asset Operations

RFID technology delivers the most value when it supports real workflows.

For teams managing garments, tools, equipment, kits, or shared inventory, success depends on more than simply knowing where an item is. Teams also need to know:

  • who an asset has been allocated to
  • when it has been returned
  • how often it has been used
  • when it may need cleaning, servicing, or inspection
  • what action needs to happen next

The latest Ledger updates are designed around those operational realities.

More Reliable RFID Scanner Connectivity

Reliable hardware integration is essential to making RFID work in day-to-day operations.

We’ve introduced improvements to scanner detection and reconnection logic in Ledger so the platform can better support real-world environments where devices may disconnect, reconnect, or need to be set up quickly and consistently.

These improvements are designed to help:

  • reduce setup friction
  • improve connection reliability
  • minimise downtime caused by device interruptions
  • provide clearer visibility into scanner status

For operational teams, this means a smoother experience with less time spent troubleshooting hardware and more time spent processing assets.

Faster Returns Workflows

Returns are one of the most valuable workflow areas for RFID, especially when teams are handling high volumes of assets and need immediate feedback.

We’ve improved returns performance in Ledger by refining how scanned assets are matched and processed. With stronger asset caching and more consistent RFID handling, returns workflows can operate more smoothly and respond faster during scanning-heavy activity.

For teams managing frequent allocation and return cycles, these changes help reduce friction and improve efficiency where it matters most.

Usage-Based Maintenance Tracking

One of the most important ways Ledger is evolving is through usage-based maintenance tracking.

Rather than using RFID only to identify assets, Ledger is increasingly being shaped to support smarter decisions about when assets need attention. By tracking asset activity over time, the platform can help identify when an item reaches a maintenance threshold based on a defined number of issues or uses.

This approach can support many types of assets, including:

  • garments that need cleaning after repeated use
  • tools that require servicing after a set number of issues
  • shared equipment that needs routine inspection
  • reusable kits or gear that need condition-based attention

This creates a more proactive maintenance workflow and helps teams move away from manual tracking or guesswork.

Improved Reporting and Operational Visibility

Reporting should do more than summarize data — it should help teams take action.

Recent improvements in Ledger continue to strengthen reporting and visibility across asset activity, maintenance-related workflows, and the information teams need to identify what requires attention.

This helps make reporting part of the operational process itself, rather than just a record of what happened after the fact.

For teams managing physical assets at scale, that kind of visibility can make a significant difference.

Better Asset History and Search Experience

As workflows become more complex, the ability to quickly find and understand information becomes more important.

We’ve continued improving visibility across asset history and related records in Ledger so teams can more easily review how an asset has moved through allocation, return, and maintenance-related activity over time.

We’ve also improved search-related workflows so users can spend less time looking for the right record and more time acting on the right information.

The result is better context, clearer history, and stronger confidence in the data behind each asset.

Why These Updates Matter

The broader opportunity with RFID is not just automation. It is operational clarity.

When organisations can combine asset identification with workflow performance, maintenance visibility, and lifecycle insight, they gain a much more practical and commercially valuable system.

That is where we see Ledger delivering the most impact:

  • reducing manual administration
  • improving day-to-day workflow speed
  • supporting more proactive maintenance decisions
  • giving teams better visibility into the lifecycle of their assets

Ledger is not just about tracking items. It is about helping organisations manage assets more effectively over time.

Looking Ahead

We’re excited about where Ledger is heading.

There is still more to build, but these latest updates represent another strong step toward making RFID more practical, more reliable, and more useful in real operational environments.

As we continue developing Ledger, our focus remains on:

  • improving reliability
  • reducing workflow friction
  • supporting asset lifecycle management
  • helping operational teams make faster, better-informed decisions

RFID becomes much more powerful when it is integrated into the real processes teams use every day. That is the direction we are continuing to build toward with Ledger.

Looking to improve asset tracking and maintenance workflows with Ledger?

If your team manages garments, tools, equipment, or other shared assets, we’d love to talk about how Ledger can help reduce manual work and improve operational visibility.

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Published May 12, 2026
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