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Solution Book What you need to know about Aerospace RFID Electronic Identification EUROPE-ASIA 8, rue Edouard Vallerand 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés FRANCE Tel.: +33 184 040 000 One Securities Center - Suite 120 3490 Piedmont Road Atlanta, GA 30305 - USA Tel.: +1 404 492 68 75 Ready for ATA Spec 2000 Chap. 9-5 Annex 11 release 4.0 Rel. 2013-06

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RFID BUSINESS CASE 5 The standard for aerospace RFID 5 RFID BUSINESS CASE 7 What is a tag and how does it work 8 Standards compliancy means performance 10 OEMs & Aircraft manufacturers: Chain Visibility, Airbus set first 11 Airlines: Cabin interiors assets management 12 Data exchanges between multiple parties 19 User memory architecture 20 Single-record RFID tags 21 Multi option dual-record RFID tags 21 Multi-record RFID tags 22 ATA SPEC 2000 data structure 25 GS1 EPCglobal - Tag Data Standard 1.6 31 FLYtag® manager implement 33 FULL SOLUTION...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK The RFID Revolution Taking aircraft assets management to the next level of safety and efficiency by upgrading flyable parts to smartness. Air transport is a complex business: airports, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, parts suppliers and maintenance organizations must coordinate their activities to make operations safe, efficient and profitable. FLYtag® is an approved electronic identification solution that improves aircraft turnover and minimizes operational disturbances. Tracking parts during all stages of aerospace operations is...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK RFID-based electronic identification creates a global information framework for the commercial aerospace industry that facilitates business operations, reduces costs, enhances process speeds and optimizes reliability. Mainstream auto-ID products offer incomparable visibility on: ■ Supply chain management ■ Warehouse management ■ Asset management ■ Maintenance, repair and overhaul oversight ■ Configuration management ■ Inventory ■ Manufacturing Execution Systems ■ Onboard cabin operations ■ Ground support operations "MAINtag, an...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK RFID Business case Since majors aircraft manufacturers and the ATA in their vision of the futur, have adopted and deployed RFID as new standards in the aerospace industry, there are still misunderstanding of what are the real benefit of implementing a program and how do tags and software solution work. RFID (radio frequency identification) is becoming a common word in the aerospace industry, as airlines, aircraft manufacturers and suppliers each day adopt the technology to improve their operations and upgrade their MRO programs using...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK What is a tag and how does it work A tag is the assembly between a microchip and an antenna, operating at international frequencies. It allows data transfer (like part or serial numbers, manufacturing dates, maintenance history) between an item and a reader, simultaneously for multiple tags, whatever the environments could be. The all process is done wirelessly, just by using a handheld reader. Use of RFID tags on parts To be tagged, parts must be: RFID tags can be used in: LRU (Line Replaceable Unit) Repairable or life-limited ■...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK SOLUTION BOOK ISO/IEC 18000-6C Under current international standards, the authorized frequency range for UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) RFID is 860-960MHz, and products must be EPC global Class 1 Gen2 and ISO/IEC 18000-6C compliant (regulations vary from one country to the next). In most cases, tags and readers are designed for wideband use and work in all world areas. Standards compliancy means performance AS/EN/JISQ 9100 All technology suppliers must meet aerospace standards for quality...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK OEMs & Aircraft manufacturers: Chain Visibility, Airbus set first Each company have also developed their own standards, working with aerospace OEM to educate them about the use of RFID. That’s what Airbus did in 2009 for its new A350 XWB aircraft, asking to each supplier to integrate RFID to more than 3000 parts, creating the Value Chain Visibility (VCV) to manage and develop the technology in the life cycle of an aircraft. In November 2009 MAINtag has been selected as the provider for UHF RFID High memory capacity tag for A350 XWB....

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK Airlines: Cabin interiors assets management Time spent in aircraft inspection is tremendous. RFID integrated solutions enables airlines technicians to get this information very simply, just walking in a cabin with a reader, getting the complete information about rotable parts reducing inventory and maintenance lead time by more than 90%. FLYcheck® is a complete solution that allows the tracking and management for missing or expired life limited components (like life vest, oxygen generator, medical kits…) on board. Based on RFID...

RFID Electronic Identification for Aerospace SOLUTION BOOK ATA SPEC 2000 Data exchanges between multiple parties Replacing paper with electronic records: a machine-readable datasheet that includes all information in paper records but can also be digitally signed to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the data content. Standard message formats are essential to facilitate information-sharing among multiple parties. The ATA RFID on Parts technical team has identified fields for birth records, data that need to be collected for various types of maintenance events and data that can be...