Asset Visibility Solutions forManufacturing and LogisticsReal-time location and status throughout your enterprise

Wireless and RFID solutionsfor Asset and People Tracking

OverviewManufacturing and logistics environments are complex, cost sensitive and highly dynamic; products, equipment and vehicles move within and between facilities and inventory levels highly fluctuate. Production and overall operational efficiency are key success factors - the ability to ship more products, at a lower cost, with less inventory, in a shorter amount of time, can ultimately spell success for a manufacturer. In many cases, though, productivity is slowed or halted because of a lack of visibility to the location and status of inventory, assets and even people. Not knowing where the next work in process (WIP) case or carrier is in a large manufacturing facility might lead to longer cycle time and running out of production schedule. Lost items stall customer orders and cause unnecessary reproduction and waste. Equipment shared among several programs is often misplaced or missing. Line side inventory needs to be optimized and delivered just in time. Some harsh environments require special measurements in order to ensure people’s safety and efficient evacuation and mustering processes during emergency. AeroScout’s wireless solutions provide much-needed clarity to these challenges, increasing visibility within manufacturing sites and delivering the tools to improve operations.

The AeroScout Unified Asset Visibility Solution AeroScout provides complete enterprise visibility over a single unified solution, combining a wide variety of location, status and condition information about valuable mobile assets whether in indoor manufacturing halls, outdoor yards or other harsh manufacturing environments. AeroScout enables manufacturing facilities and logistics centers to improve operations while further leveraging the capabilities of standard Wi-Fi networks. The AeroScout solution is already being used by a variety of manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, mining and other industries to solve critical problems and create efficient manufacturing environments.

Track

Alert

Manage

Integrate

Current and historical location and status of assets and people

Valuable assets and people through a single user interface

Automatically and immediately significant context-based events that require attention

Location and status information into existing 3rd party systems (i.e., ERP, MES, inventory management systems, quality management systems, etc.)

• Provenexperienceandsuccessin manufacturing and logistics; hundreds of customers including Fortune 500 companies

• Onlysolutionthatfitsallmanufacturing environments both indoor and outdoor

• AbilitytoleverageexistingWi-Finetwork; relationships with all major WLAN partners

• Web-basedMobileViewsoftwareplatform integrates all location and status data

• Unparalleledscalabilitytohundreds of thousands of tracked assets

• Workcell/baylevelaccuracyand choke-point detection for accuracy and alert triggers

• Lowestnetworkandbatteryimpact

Why AeroScout?

The AeroScout Application Suite for Manufacturing and Logistics includes:Real-time WIP Visibility - Thousands of WIP units and shop orders move among stations in large manufacturing facilities and in between buildings. Managing all WIP units, cases and carriers is a true challenge in today’s complex manufacturingenvironments.Searchesforthenextproduct/unitcanlastseveralminutestohoursandresultinincreased cycle time and other inefficiencies. Real-time WIP visibility provides the accurate location, status and condition of all shop orders, carriers and WIP cases on the shop-floor. In addition, alerts are triggered upon shop order dwell, shortage and overflow improving reaction time to real to everyday events. This critical information allows manufacturers to automate processes and drive lean manufacturing. As a result, manufacturers increase throughput andOEE(OverallEquipmentEfficiency),eliminatereproductionofmisplacedshopordersandreducescrap.

Equipment Utilization and Control - Valuable mobile toolkits, test equipment and machinery are often borrowed, misplaced or hidden causing production downtime, labor inefficiencies and sub-optimal utilization of capital equipment. In many cases, a single machine or toolkit is shared among several working areas or programs. Real-time visibility allows users on the shop-floor to run searches using PC terminals, laptops or handhelds for required tools taking into consideration their business status for example, a measurement machine that is not being used and is calibrated and certified. Personnel responsible for equipment maintenance, calibration and certification get automated alerts and reports with the location, next service date and status of all equipment ensuring equipment is being maintained on time and calibration and certification cycles are shortened.

Inter-site Visibility - Parts, components, toolkits, equipment and materials are constantly moving in between facilities, suppliers and warehouses, thus creating an even bigger challenge. With AeroScout, managers can track shipped items and receive notifications upon items arrival or departure, improving traceability and ensuring items arrive at the correct destination. In logistics operations it is essential to ensure that at any given time, there are enough cages and containers that are used to transport merchandise in each depot or distribution center. Visibility boards enable workers on the shop floor to observe real-time location and status of toolkits and equipment. Managers can balance equipment and containers among sites and prevent shortages and other operational disruptions.

Parts Replenishment (e-Kanban) - AeroScout offers the most cost effective solution for parts replenishment by eliminating the need for additional wired line-side infrastructure. When a line operator observes parts are running out, he/shepressestheAeroScoutWi-FiPendantcallbuttonmountednexttoeachpartcontainer.ThebatterypoweredPendant submits a wireless part replenishment request that is received by the existing Wi-Fi network. Manufacturers can reduce line-side inventory by applying “just in time” container delivery (e-Kanban), gather process metrics and increase safety by keeping clear driving aisles.

Yard Management – Real-time visibility is critical for streamlining business processes and operations in logistics yards and distribution centers. The AeroScout Visibility Solution enables overseeing the location of all vehicles, trailers, containers and racks as well as yard service vehicles throughout the yard in real-time while automatically generating accurate inventory reports. Automated alerts provide managers with immediate indications on item status such as; empty containers, parts returns, etc., allowing quicker response time while automating and increasing efficiencyofgateanddockoperationsamongotherstandardoperatingprocedures(SOP’s).Thedatacanbeintegrated to any inventory management system in order to ensure optimal scheduling and planning. Customers can efficiently manage vehicles, trailers and containers in large distributed yards, reduce operational costs, improve labor productivity and expedite gate traffic.

Condition Monitoring (Sensor and Telemetry) - Providing valuable data of an asset’s status in addition to its location can be very beneficial in manufacturing operations. AeroScout tags enable leveraging the tags to wirelessly transmit additional data for reporting purposes or for automatically triggering alerts based on reaching certain thresholds. Some examples include:

• Linkingtoawiderangeoftelemetrydatasources.Forexample,collectingautomobileon-boarddiagnostics;OBDIIorJ1708.

• EnablingcollectionofdatathroughsensorswhichareavailableasanintegralpartofAeroScouttags.Suchsensors can collect temperature data, humidity or motion status.

Employee Safety - AeroScout’s T2 Intrinsically safe tags are carried by personnel and visitors and provide a variety of applications that increase safety:

• Panicbutton–Apersoncanclickthetag’spanicbuttonwhenhe/sherequiresimmediatehelporinemergencycase

• Mandown–whenapersonisnotinmotionforacertainamountoftimethetagwillsendanimmediatealert

• Mustering–Incaseofemergencyevacuation,personnelaremusteredatspecificrefugepoints,theirpresenceis automatically confirmed and recorded; search and rescue crews can also view the location of missing people and they can be tracked in real-time while in search.

• Securityandaccesscontrol–AeroScoutExcitersinstalledatdoorwaysandbridgesprovideinstantandaccuratealerts upon tagged personnel moving from one area to the other or entering restricted areas.

Solution ComponentsTagsAeroScout’s industry-leading Wi-Fi based tags are small, rugged wireless devices that can be attached to assets or people to track theirlocation.EachActiveRFIDtagsendsasmall,unique,wirelesssignal, allowing the AeroScout software to recognize the specific tag and its movements. AeroScout pioneered the Wi-Fi tag market and continues to lead the market. The tags have a battery life of up to four years and include advanced features such as a call button, temperature sensing capabilities, a tamper sensor and motion detection.

Wireless InfrastructureWireless LAN access points from all the industry-leading providers act as “readers,” receiving all AeroScout tag transmissions and forwarding them to the location engine to determine accurate location. This allows enterprises to use their existing Wi-Fi network for their real-time visibility solutions.

ExcitersAeroScout offers a unique choke-point detection technology called an “Exciter,” which uses a short range wireless transmitter causing tags within a close range to send an instantaneous alert. This ensures that an alert is triggered when an asset, workers or visitors goes through a doorway, enters or exits the facility, or enters a restricted area, to provide pin-point location accuracy. Exciters can also reprogram tags automatically or trigger rules-based alerts.

MobileView SoftwareMobileView is AeroScout’s Web-based enterprise-wide software solution for viewing location, status and condition information. The system includes an advanced search engine, rules-based events, alerting capabilities, imported maps and images of the facility to view location information and advanced reporting. The MobileView location and status information can be integrated into other existing managementsystemsandcanalsobeviewedonaPDAortabletPC.

Assets Location Readers

Location Engine

MobileViewSoftware

AeroScout Tags and Mobile Devices

Standard Wi-Fi Access Points

Cisco Location Appliance or AeroScout Engine

AeroScout MobileView

More than Just WhereInstalling a complete AeroScout solution in a factory or a logistics center means more than just finding things faster. It means automatically notifying managers before they run out of critical equipment or toolkits avoiding production disruptions. It means empowering materials handlers to locate the right inventory, reducing cycle time and avoiding scrap. It means generating up-to-date shop order status and inventory reports and allowing floor managers to spend their time productively. It means providing accurate counting of personnel in mustering points during emergency and the location of missing people. It means updating ERP and Inventory Management Systems with accurate, valuable data about asset movement and status. Visibility is more than just

“where” - it’s the power to drive lean manufacturing and automate logistics processes.

About AeroScoutAeroScout is the market leader in Real-Time Visibility Solutions. The company’s products accurately locate and monitor assets and people over standard Wi-Fi networks, to improve and automate business processes. AeroScout’s global customer base includes many of the Fortune 500 and many of the world’s leading hospitals.

Founded in 2000, AeroScout pioneered the Wi-Fi visibility market by introducing the industry’sfirstWi-Fi-basedActiveRFIDtag,andiswidelyrecognizedasleadingthemarket in number of tags deployed. AeroScout is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Australia.For more information, please visit www.aeroscout.com.

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