www.vilant.com

Founded in 2002 Employees 44 Over 11 years of experience in RFID Offices: Finland, Sweden, Switzerland

600 sites in production in 30 countries 1 500 000 daily RFID tracking events Over 3 000 000 assets tracked with RFID Combined customer turnover over Euro 250 billion 6 -12 months typical payback time of the RFID investment

Our experience in numbers

Rail

Automate rail car tracking & shunting

yard operations

Asset Tracking

Automatically track location & movement of your assets

Pulp & Paper

Accurate tracking of pulp & paper

throughout lifecycle

Supply Chain

Efficient inbound, outbound &

production processes

Focus

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Asset Tracking Rail Supply Chain Pulp & Paper

Customers

Global installations - 600 sites in 30 countries

Vilant products Full responsibility of implementation: Hardware + Software + Services

Hardware

Software

Services

* Vilant engine is optional for LLRP ready readers

INTERFACES

ALE

LLRP

Web

Services

LAN

WLAN

GPRS

3G

INTERFACES

Web

Services

HTTP/XML

TCP Socket

SQL

Custom

ERP

WMS

MES

…

Vilant server products

Dev

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man

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Visibility manager Asset tracking. Supply chain ..

Train analyzer

EPCIS

Custom modules

Devices with Vilant engine *

Reader unit, Railway reader unit,

Conveyor reader

DC gate

Devices with Vilant client

Smart gate, Shipment

verification station

Handheld Forklift reader

Software architecture – A single point of control

Hardware

Software

Services

IN Vilant Visibility Manager Improves asset usability and control. Real time visibility to supply chain operations

Vilant Device Manager Controls and monitors RFID readers or other related devices

Server software

Hardware

Software

Services

IN Vilant EPCIS A standard GS1 and EPC global RFID event repository that enables multi vendor environment

Vilant Train Analyzer Combines RFID & Axle data from trains. Determines all train cars – including the non-tagged ones, type, speed, location & direction of train

Server software

Hardware

Software

Services

IN Vilant Gate Client Application for reading RFID tags used in Smart RFID gates, forklift readers & printing stations

Device software

Vilant Handheld Client Application for RFID handhelds for reading and writing RFID tags

Vilant Engine Embedded control software that enhances the software functionality of off-the-shelf RFID readers

Hardware

Software

Services

IN

Vilant Railway Reader Unit RFID reader enclosure for identifying rail cars, connecting RFID data with axle counter data, defect & inventory level monitoring

Vilant Light Read Station High performance RFID reader and antennas for basic setups on dock doors and indoors

Vilant DC Gate Fully equipped gate reader enclosure for any form of dock door

Vilant Smart Gate Fully equipped gate reader enclosure for dock doors. Equipped with touch screen interface for user interaction

Hardware products

Hardware

Software

Services

IN

Vilant Forklift Reader High performance RFID reader enclosure installed on forklift equipped with touch screen user

interface

Vilant Conveyor Reader High performance RFID reader and antennas for conveyor and automation reading

Hardware products

Vilant Shipment Verification Station Reader unit for item level pallet content verification equipped with touch screen user interface

Hardware

Software

Services

IN

From over 40 RFID hardware vendors

RFID Printers RFID shipping labels & tags

RFID handhelds

Hardware

Software

Services

Site Survey

1 day

Feasibility

2-5 days

Pilot

1 month setup 3 months pilot

Production

1-2 months for setup

Support

Global on-call support

Site Survey & ROI

RFID training workshop

Quick proof of concept

Improved process concept

Project plan & BOM

Turnkey pilot

Support 8/5

Support 24/7 Turnkey

production

Services

Hardware

Software

Services

Rail

Automate rail car tracking & shunting

yard operations

Asset Tracking

Automatically track location & movement of your assets

Pulp & Paper

Accurate tracking of pulp & paper

throughout lifecycle

Supply Chain

Efficient inbound, outbound &

production processes

Focus

By automating asset-related processes with RFID companies have increased asset usage by 30%

Vilant asset tracking solution

Background

Supplies of goods & associated services to professional users

Turnover 2.5 billion Euro

Suppliers in about 250 locations in 6 countries

1000 plastic containers; 1500 plastic pallets; 250 steel containers

Challenge

Plastic containers are not returned on time

Poor knowledge of container locations

Invoice handling is therefore difficult

Solution

Each container tagged with RFID UHF Gen2 tags

RFID handhelds are used to identify the containers

RFID gates on all dock doors enable automatic identification of all containers shipped and their intended location

Benefits

Capability to invoice automatically for unreturned assets

Automated asset and shipment traceability

Improves labor efficiency

Complete and up-to-date asset inventory

AHLSELL 17 Plastic Container Tracking

Background One of Switzerland’s longest established industrial companies with net sales of Euro 543

million One of the products it manufactures are wires for high-voltage, low-voltage & electronic

applications Wires are shipped on returnable plastic reels to customers

Challenge Availability of returned empty plastic reels is scarce even though there should be enough

supply The issue is lack of internal and external asset visibility

Solution 50 000 plastic reels tagged with robust UHF Gen2 RFID labels Vilant Shipment Verification station at outbound process assigns each asset to the

customers they are sent to Vilant Smart Gate with Stray Read Filter at inbound process discharges assets when

returned from customer Vilant Asset Tracking server software keeps track of all assets & is the basis for permanent

inventory and ad-hoc reporting

Benefits Optimized asset availability Real-time asset visibility & tracking Eliminated inventory errors Reduced effort at inbound processes

RTI Management Von Roll 18

Leading recycler of metal-based products in Northern Europe

Challenge Tracing and managing its containers

Knowing the exact amounts of containers in usage and in storage in different locations

Solution RFID EPC G2 used for vehicle & container asset tracking - Over 2000 assets tagged

48 RFID outdoor gates in Finland (in 2011)

27 in Sweden (in 2012)

Vilant software is responsible for collecting and interpreting the RFID data into Kuusakoski’s backend system

- Information used for managing container inventory & automating customer invoicing with accurate actual data usage

Benefits Automated asset traceability and efficient inventory management

Complete and up-to-date asset inventory and reporting

Automated customer invoicing

Overall improved customer service by asset availability, usability and effective container collection

Labor savings in asset processes and book keeping

Guaranteed system reliability by Vilant’s support team

Long-life and maintenance-free system with passive UHF Gen2 tags

Vehicle and Container Tracking

RFID TAG

Part of RFID Gate

Kuusakoski 19

Intermediate metal bulk container (IBC) renting

Challenge Tracing and managing its containers

Knowing the exact amounts & times of containers in usage and in storages in different customer locations

Solution Rollout phase in progress for 2.2 million RFID marked

containers

Fixed RFID gates & handhelds for tracking

Successful reading up to 4.5 m in all weather conditions with Vilant RFID Gate

RTI Container Tracking

Benefits Asset loss prevention

- Asset inventory & location in real-time Efficient asset management with Vilant Asset Tracking

- Integrated with SAP Automatic rent calculation based on actual usage Long-life & maintenance-free

- Durable passive UHF Gen2 hard tags - GS1 GRAI encoded tags - No battery replacements needed - Items used outdoor are IP68

VILANT DEVICE MANAGER &

ASSET MODULE

VILANT RFID GATE VILANT RFID CLIENT

TAGGED CONTAINER (IBC) READER TYPES

Goodpack 20

A modern logistics company - delivers half a million parcels, 15 million letters & other consignments every day

Facts 45 000 roll cages simply and efficiently managed

3 parcel centers

50 branches

Over 750 entrances and exits

Solution All roll cages are fitted with RFID tags

The data is transferred to the Post’s warehouse management system via an RFID middleware system

Benefits Optimization of the entire logistics process

More efficient transparent processes give precise input for planning and control purposes

Higher availability

Faster turnaround times

More efficient processing boost both productivity and capacity utilization as well as cut costs

Tracking of Roll Cages

“We see great potential for further applications with RFID” Dry Thierry Gafner, head of sorting systems and technology at Swiss Post

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“The implemented RFID-Solution fulfills all our operational and technical requirements fully and has well-proven its functionality over 99%, even in the strong wintertime”

Alain Meuwly, Project Manager for RFID Systems at Swiss Post

A modern logistics company - delivers half a million parcels, 15 million letters & other consignments every day

Challenge Fast and reliable dispatching of the trucks to its

loading and unloading platforms

Fully automated and in real-time identification of the containers carried by trucks

Swiss Post Yard Management Solution The identification of the containers leaving/ entering is done fully automatically & in real-

time

12 000 trucks carrying containers with parcels

All trucks & containers are tagged with RFID UHF tags

Readers are installed at the gates in 3 parcel centers & actively monitored by RFID middleware

Benefits Successful readings up to 3 m in all weather conditions

Reliable readouts at speeds up to 50 km/h on the road or railway

Long-life, maintenance-free with passive UHF Gen2 transponders

- No more battery replacements needed

- Items used outdoor are IP67 or better

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RFID helps achieve close to 100% accurate information on trains and cars

Vilant rail solution

Challenge Maintain its competitive advantage

Achieve growth targets

Solution Yard operations reporting and management with RFID handheld

- Work task lists

- Train composition

- Brake weight calculations

- Wagon shunting

- Defect reporting

Vilant Rail RFID Platform

Vilant Client handheld software

Vilant Asset Server with Extranet reporting

Integrated to Operations management system KULTU

10 000+ wagons tagged with Confidex Gen2 UHF tags

All shunting yard workers have an GPRS/3G RFID handheld - 300+ Psion handheld readers

System reliability guaranteed by Vilant support

Benefits Increased asset availability & productivity

Reduced operational costs - hundreds of man years

Shunting Yard Operations VR Transpoint 24

Finland’s largest logistics group with operations in 10 European countries with Net sales €581 M in 2010

Challenge Ensure that traffic and safety needs are met

Full exploitation of the data registered by the fault-detection system

- Enables preventive maintenance for improved safety of railway operations

Solution Individual wagons identities and their positions in a train are determined from RFID and

axle data

Train position level Hot Axle Box - (HABD) data from trackside detectors is combined with wagon identities

Solution based on Vilant Rail RFID Platform

120 specialized Vilant Railroad Reader Units (RRU) for wagon detection

Vilant Train Analyzer Server for data analysis

Vilant Device Manager for monitoring and configurating

System reliability guaranteed by Vilant Support

Benefits Ability to identify individual defected wagons

Increased safety and train visibility

- Wagon Identity

- Direction

- Speed determined

Enables more efficient maintenance operations

Hot Axle Box Detection Liikennevirasto 25

Finnish Transport Agency is responsible for maintaining the rail network of Finland

Helsinki region’s metro operator with net revenue €29 M in 2010

Challenge Problems with legacy 2D barcode marking of bogies and bogie parts that need

replacement or repairing

Solution Individual bogies and bogie parts are marked with RFID tags

RFID handheld is used to detect the parts for maintenance operations tracking

Solution based on Vilant Rail RFID Platform

Vilant Client handheld software

Integrated to M-Top part tracking system

1 Psion handheld reader for bogie tracking

System reliability guaranteed by Vilant support

BENEFITS Paper-free component maintenance tracking

Reliable marking and mark reading with RFID technology

Maintenance Operations HKL 26

Global player in packaging, paper and woods products with net sales of €10.3 billion in 2010

Challenge To correctly measure the amount of wood entering the Imatra mill by train

Log load volume is measured with laser scanner which has a blind spot sizes depend on the wagon type

Wagon type identification was done manually

Solution Wagon types are detected by RFID

Wagon type data is used to compensate the known blind spots

Solution based on Vilant Rail RFID Platform

Vilant Railroad Reader Unit for wagon detection

Vilant Train Analyzer Server for data analysis and extranet reporting

Vilant Device Manager for monitoring and configuration

System reliability guaranteed by Vilant Support

Benefits Increase the accuracy of the log load measurement

Real-time and correct wagon information

Decreased manual work

Log Volume Scanner Stora Enso 27

Customers have achieved 80% work time savings & 60% error rate reduction with RFID

Vilant supply chain solution

Challenge Good visibility & control over all inbound processes Real-time information the status of shipments and purchase orders Reduce shipment errors

Solution Vilant’s RFID solution integrated into Sandvik’s V10 ERP system For each purchase order that the supplier receives, the system produces an RFID shipment

label that follows the shipment along the way Automatically registered shipments as they enter Sandvik’s factory Hardware:

- RFID printer at supplier’s facility - Vilant RFID Smart Gate at inbound gate - RFID handheld device for shipments that do not pass through the inbound gate - RFID labels at the supplier’s facility

Software: - Vilant RFID Server - Vilant RFID Client

Benefits Time savings and real-time tracking of inbound shipments Elimination of shipment errors On-time notification of delayed shipments Accurate stock levels and lower buffer stock

Inbound Process Automation Sandvik 29

High tech engineering group with activities in more than 130 countries & annual sales EUR 11 billion

Power electronics and automation technology group that operates in 100 countries

ABB Drives business unit develops, manufactures and markets frequency converters

Challenge Approximately 150 suppliers Vast material flow of incoming goods Need to optimize the inbound material flow in Helsinki production facility Need to speed up the purchase order triggering process for Kanban boxes

Solution UHF RFID based inbound reception system

- Automates goods receiving - Reduces manual labor - Reduces human errors in the process

For Kanban suppliers also an RFID based reorder triggering system was developed

Benefits Significant improvement in material receiving efficiency

- Less human errors - Reduced amount of manual labor

Faster replenishment times for Kanban Significantly faster stock turnaround times Lower inventory levels

Inbound Process Automation ABB Drives 30

Challenge Need to streamline the outbound material flow with the use of “pipelines” Automatically track and identify packages loaded into the truck

Solution SAP integrated UHF RFID system for automatic identifying of handling units loaded into

trucks Vilant software controls

- Loading of trucks for each truck separately - Triggers warehouse transactions based on RFID read events, with informative

displays to show loading process RFID hardware is monitored and controlled in real-time by Vilant Device Manager

Benefits Automatic, error free loading reports based on RFID system data Streamlined loading process Floor space savings due to removal of shipping consolidation area EPC network compliant system Investment payback 6 months due to reduced need of space and fewer errors

Outbound Process Automation ABB Drives 31

Power electronics and automation technology group that operates in 100 countries

ABB Drives business unit develops, manufactures and markets frequency converters

Nokia is the world’s number one manufacturer of mobile devices

Challenge Optimize inbound material flow to production facilities operating 24/7 with hourly

deliveries from co-located suppliers Speed up material receiving Improve material traceability Lessen handling errors

Solution Automated receiving with UHF Gen2 RFID supply chain system Integration to Nokia’s SAP R/3 system A corresponding shipping system for providing UHF EPC Gen2 shipping labels Suppliers tag and ship materials which Nokia automatically receives in their production

facilities Used at 6 Nokia sites around the world handling 150 000 goods receiving events every

month

Benefits • Automated goods receiving • 80% work time savings • 60% error rate reduction • Material flow and traceability improved drastically • EPC standard compliant RFID SCM system • Fully SAP R/3 integrated solution

Inbound Material Flow Nokia 32

RFID is the solution for a more EFFICIENT pulp & paper supply chain

Vilant pulp & paper solution

Leading European paper, board & tissue producer serving the global market

1. Challenge Need for better traceability & control over the pulp

Need to reduce expensive shipment errors through better automation

Commitment to cost-effectiveness

2. Solution Implemented in 4 Metsä Fibre mills

RFID tags are encoded & automatically applied inside every pulp unit between bales

Tags are scanned at any point in the logistics chain – with Forklift readers, Gate readers & Handheld readers

At Ports and terminals, operators use RFID for tracking shipments and identifying bales correctly

End customers, e.g. Metsä Tissue, also take advantage of the RFID infrastructure

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3. Benefits Significant savings in material flow management - Enables 99.9% accuracy of identification

Helps to avoid costly errors - Simplifies stock management

Improves labor efficiency - Less manual work

On-time delivery control & real-time shipment visibility

Improves production planning & customer service

Pulp bale tagging

Manufactures 340 000 tons of different unbleached craft liner paper qualities per year

1. Challenge Need to improve the processes SCA decided to

upgrade existing pope reel

- New winder

- New roll transport system

- New core handling system by Corelink

- Voith Paper was supplier for the whole solution

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2. Solution RFID-applicator automatically applies the tags to the cores

Mounted above core conveyor

Tag application & writing is controlled by core handling PLC

Possibility to use double applicators to have uninterrupted functioning

Discards non-functioning tags

3. Benefits Improved process efficiency

Less manual work needed compared to previous bar code application

Less errors because of automation

RFID can be used throughout the product lifecycle in all processes

Process Automation with RFID Applicator

Reader

Antenna

RFID applicator RFID tag on core

CUTTER Reader

Supplies 1/3 of all global paper production systems among which doctor blades - consumable spare parts for paper making machines

Consignment stock service to supply doctor blades in paper mill customers warehouses around the world

Metso Paper

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1. Challenge Needs to make sure that the stock levels are optimal in all locations

Keeping track of the inventory manually was time consuming and expensive

2. Solution All doctor blades are tagged with 4x6” standard Gen2 UHF labels

Identified in the warehouses with Vilant RFID reader units

RFID tags are printed and encoded by RFID printer

Vilant’s RFID client software on the readers gathers information when a doctor blade is removed or added to the shelves

All stock level information synchronized between Vilant Client and Vilant Server software over GPRS/3G network

Stock level information visible in real-time on Metso’s Extranet

3. Benefits Efficient global solution, applicable everywhere & manageable online (web interface)

Easier & more efficient inventory automated through a central monitoring system saves time and resources

Reduced shortages & enabled replenishment lead-time tracking from production has improved customer service

RFID Shelf

1. Complete – turnkey RFID solution 2. Fast ROI – 6 to12 months payback time 3. Experienced – over 600 sites in production 4. Global – 30 countries, on 5 continents 5. Scalable – 1 500 000 daily tracking events 6. Proven – over 3 000 000 assets tracked 7. Trusted – over € 250 billion combined customer turnover 8. HW independent – based on industry standards 9. Tested & compliant – with major HW & backend vendors 10. Reliable – 24/7 customer support

Why Vilant?

VILANT SITE SURVEY

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2 Vilant conducts & documents

3-hour survey at your site

1 Order a site survey

3 Discuss findings and figures

4 Vilant delivers proposal for solution &

its benefits including cost estimate

39 Vilant Tracker – Track your assets any time, anywhere

The product is now being piloted with key customers & will be launched later in 2013

Worldwide coverage

Operates indoors and outdoors

No infrastructure investments needed

– uses existing GSM infrastructure

More cost efficient than GPS

– no roaming data costs

Covers all means of transportation

– can be transported by ground, sea and air

Flight mode available

– patented automatic flight mode certified by EASA

Reusable

– rechargeable, long-life battery

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