Case Study: University of Cambridge achieves streamlined lab equipment tracking and reduced losses with itemit

How has itemit Helped with Equipment Maintainence, Saving Money, Asset Tracking, and Equipment Tracking at Cambridge University

The University of Cambridge’s Engineering Department (Reacting Flows group led by Professor Simone Hochgreb) struggled to track a wide range of lab equipment across rotating student cohorts, maintain costly items, and avoid misidentification of similar assets. Looking for a simple, low‑cost inventory solution, Professor Hochgreb turned to itemit to tag and manage instruments, manuals and maintenance records.

itemit implemented an equipment‑tracking system using QR asset tags and two user licences for the lab; the team logged roughly 100 items, purchased 200 QR tags, and has used the platform since September 2017 with renewed membership. The result: fewer missing items and replacements, quicker phone‑based checks to avoid unnecessary duplicates, easier access to manuals for students, and measurable time and cost savings in inventory and asset management thanks to itemit.

University of Cambridge

Simone Hochgreb

Professor of Engineering