TECHNOLOGY

Solution:

EPC Gen2 compliant inventory tracking solution

Tag Type:

Metallica™ UHF Passive

Personna™ UHF Passive

Reader/Antenna:

Xtenna Proximity™

HandyScanna™

Method:

Single Tracking via hand-heldReader/Antenna device

Integration Platform:

RFID Middleware:

Xtenna™ WebToolkit

Xtenna™ Studio

Application: Essen RFID’s

Motor Tracking System

Database: SQL Server 2005 Exp. ed.

Tag Manufacturer/Supplier:

Essen RFID, with US based chip inlay

Reader/Antenna Manufacturer:

Essen RFID, with US based module

Systems Integrator:

Essen RFID

For further details contact:

Essen RFID

24-B, Jolly Maker II

Nariman Point

Mumbai 400021 India

www.essenrfid.com

Easy identification of motor due for servicing

Previous information and service history available at any time to engineers and management

Alerts for approaching, due and overdue dates

Better schedule management and performance analysis

Cement manufacturing company implements RFID-based MOTOR TRACKING SYSTEM

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Key Requirements

Solution

Implementation

Working

Benefits

Links

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KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Maihar Cement is a large cement manufacturing company that has adopted Total Quality Management at its plant. The plant is equipped with many kinds of motors that are used in the various processes of cement manufacturing. To consistently attain its goal of high quality, the plant needs to keep its machinery in top working condition. This requires that its machines and motors are regularly serviced at the correct scheduled maintenance times and that all details such as components that need to be regularly replaced, are properly maintained.

At Maihar Cement, this servicing and maintenance of motors often did not happen on time, resulting in disruption of schedules and loss due to inefficiency. The company therefore required a system that could prevent this from happening.

Main challenges in implementation:�Maintaining detailed records of each motor within the manufacturing unit.�When a motor is serviced, these service details are required to be entered

into the database, so that at any maintenance time previous servicing history is immediately available to the engineer.

�Keeping a track record of which motor has been serviced by which engineer throughout its maintenance history.

�Alerts to be sent when service date is approaching and when it is due and overdue.

SOLUTION:

Essen RFID suggested a Motor Tracking System based on RFID to track and maintain details of every motor in the plant, and send alerts and reminders to the service engineers.

IMPLEMENTATION:

A METALLICA™ RFID tag is affixed to each motor. These tags are most suitable for such equipment as they can withstand extreme operating environment such as high temperature and high vibration, besides having a long life-span. Each service engineer is issued a PERSONNA™ ID tag. All tags are tracked and read using a HandyScanna™ hand-held device. Xtenna Proximity™ is utilized to register the PERSONNA™ tag into the database.

The system uses SQL Server as the back-end database and a mobile based application developed by Essen RFID for the HandyScanna™, which updates the server through Wi-Fi connectivity.

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1. A METALLICA™ tag is affixed to each motor. The tag is resitered into the database wherein details such as type, purchase date, etc. are also entered.

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2. PERSONNA™ ID tags are issued to each service engineer. The tags are registered into the database using the Xtenna Proximity™ reader along with their relevant details.

3. When a motor is to be serviced, the engineer using a HandyScanna™ hand-held device first reads his PERSONNA™ tag and then reads the METALLICA™ tag on the motor. This enables the engineer to retrieve the previous service history of that motor from the database on to the screen of the HandyScanna™.

4. The engineer after current servicing enters details of the maintenance just completed into the hand-held application software, including that of any components replaced, etc. The HandyScanna™ sends these details to the server through wireless connectivity. If there is no connectivity in certain locations within the plant, the device does so after it is taken to an area where connectivity is available.

5. The system manages all data efficiently, giving the administrator daily reminders of servicing schedule and reports. He then assigns the work amongst the service engineers. Alerts are also sent when servicing is due and also if it becomes overdue.

6. Since the system maintains complete information and history of each motor, it facilitates better performance analysis and planning.

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RFID tag reading from motor on the plant floor

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BENEFITS:

�Easy and accurate identification of the motor that needs servicing as per schedule.

�Service engineers get the entire previous information and service history of the motor.

�Keeps track of the engineer who has serviced a particular motor along with date and time. Responsibility can be fixed for faulty maintenance.

�Reminds administrator when servicing dates are due, resulting in improved schedule management.

�Better maintenance of motors results in better performance of machinery and improvement in overall efficiency of the manufacturing plant.

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Reference Example:

http://www.essenrfid.com/Mailer/inventory-flash-demo.pdf