Immobilisor & Fork Truck Control

The Traka Immobilisor was developed to allow the Traka iFob to be used as an electronic key, initially for controlling access to Fork Trucks and now for room and equipment access.

The Immobilisor consists of a receptor socket, which receives the iFob and the data logger, a metal box containing the electronics.

The iFob can be used in two modes. One called iFob per Truck, where the iFob is dedicated to use on a single piece of equipment or vehicle. In principle, a user selects the iFob at the Traka cabinet and is only allowed the iFob if his permit for the type of equipment is valid. As soon as he takes the iFob the system records the event and because the iFob is dedicated to the equipment, we can tell who used the equipment whilst the iFob was out of the cabinet. As no other iFob will activate the equipment (except for the managers Service iFob) we inherently know who was responsible for the equipment at the time.

The iFob per Person concept actually generates an iFob to suit the user profile. This is done as the iFob is selected, when the Traka cabinet writes the user profile to the iFob for a pre-determined period of time. During this period the iFob can be used to activate any amount of equipment but only if the type of equipment is contained with the iFob profile. As the iFob is used, it records the equipment activated as well as the time, which is accumulated until the iFob is returned to the Traka cabinet when the transactions are downloaded.

The Immobilisor concept has extensive patent protection.