 CAEN RFID Projects |
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CAEN RFID is currently involved in the following funded projects under the Framework Programmes FP6 and FP7 of the European Commission:
a) RLP
RFID Logistic Pilot
CAEN RFID is participating as a technology partner to the "RFID Logistics Pilot", a project coordinated by the RFID Lab at the University of Parma.
The goal of the project is to quantify the benefits of using RFID to trace products throughout the supply chain, and to determine how the use of EPCglobal services - such as Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS), Object Name Services (ONS) and Discovery Services - can optimize supply chain processes. Project members will tag more than 20,000 product cases as they move from the manufacturer to a warehouse or distribution center, then on to one or more retail stores.
(click here for more information).
b) BRIDGE
 Bridge Radio Frequency IDentification Solutions for the Global Environment
The objective of the BRIDGE project is to research, develop and implement tools to enable the deployment of EPCglobal applications in Europe. The BRIDGE project consists of a series of business oriented clusters, technical development clusters and horizontal activities.
(www.bridge-project.eu).
c) EURIDICE
 European Inter-Disciplinary Research on Intelligent Cargo for Efficient, Safe and Environment-friendly Logistics
EURIDICE aims to create the necessary concepts, technological solutions and business models to establish the most advanced information services for freight transportation in Europe. The project is built on the Intelligent Cargo concept.
(www.euridice-project.eu).
CAEN RFID equipment has been used in various RFID UHF pilots and installations in Europe. Here below a short description of a few selected projects:
a) Kanban Boxes tracking
ABB Drives Oy, Helsinki, Finland
The A928 reader has been used in the project at ABB Drives Oy’s factory in Helsinki, Finland, to manage their Kanban process in order to increase productivity and efficiency of industrial materials management (click here for more information).
The system integration was managed by the Finnish system integrator Vilant Systems Oy.
(www.vilant.com).
b) Roll Cages tracking
Finnish Post, Helsinki, Finland
The CAEN RFID A948 reader has been selected to be used in a pilot project of the Finland Post (www.posti.fi) with Capgemini UK (www.uk.capgemini.com) in the role of solution provider. The aim of the project is to trace roll cages used to ship postal boxes and documentation in order to avoid the cages loss after material shipping.
c) Ferry arrival time monitoring
Bornholmstrafikken Ferries, Bornholm, Denmark
A ferry company in Denmark, Bornholmstrafikken, needs to monitor the arrival time of the ferry with regards to the passengers leaving the ship. An UHF RFID reader has been placed in the middle of the ship, linked to the company information system, and the antennas positioned on each side of the ship, while the tags have been placed on shore, in the area where the passengers leave the ferry.
The system integration was managed by Danish integrator BETA Technic ApS.
(www.betatechnic.dk).
d) Books tagging in a bookstore
Boekhandels Groep, Selexyz, Almere, Netherlands
Netherland’s largest book retailer created the world’s first, fully automated, item-level RFID tagged store. Book tagging begins at the distribution centre and the tracking of the books occurs all the way through the shipping process, to the shelves where the books are searchable by the customers at kiosks, to the point of sale where the books ase checked out with RFID readers.
The system integration was managed by Dutch integrator Capturetech.
(www.capturetech.nl).
e) Garbage collection monitoring via RFID
Aspropyrgos Municipality, Greece
The project was initiated by the Technical Department of the Aspropyrgos Municipality. Each waste bucket has an RFID tag with a unique code, and when the garbage collection vehicle raises the bucket in order to turn out the waste, the RFID antenna that is placed at the back of the vehicle reads the code that is stored in the tag. With this information, the municipality can better manage itineraries and manpower, and has a monitoring system for the volume of the waste produced in the region of its responsibility.
The system integration was managed by the Greek integrator CAT Hellas.
(www.cathellas.gr).
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