RFID improves asset efficiency in gas cylinder industry
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UPM Raflatac and Technology Solution Partners have jointly developed a curved UHF RFID tag, as part of a gas cylinder tracking and production solution called Trakaid CyTrack.
The solution interfaces UPM Raflatac Belt RFID tags, equipped with NXP's U-Code G2XM chips, with a four-part application, comprising tracking, interface, mobile and synchronisation systems.
It was first implemented at Kay Nitro, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial gases, including medical oxygen and nitrogen in Maharashtra, India. The company uses the solution to manage cylinder movement during receipt, filling and issue, and says it reduced operating costs and improved productivity by automating data entry.
Yogendra Chaudhary, manager of Kay Nitro, says the automation also improvef overall accuracy, allowing more efficient use of its plant assets and enabling a faster turnaround of inventory. He also cites increased employee and customer safety and reduced cylinder losses.
"We use RFID technology to shorten the production and turnaround time for cylinders, and to remove costs and downtime from our processes. This also results in improved safety, which shows directly on our bottom line," says Chaudhary, who also says that the implementation proceeded without disruptions.
