Middle East Aviation Services Company uses RFID technology to improve work efficiency
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Airbus has been using radio frequency identification solutions to manage aircraft parts, and now some aviation service companies have also begun to learn from Airbus’s knowledge and experience to create their own solutions.Recently, a third-party aircraft maintenance service provider Abu Dhabi Aviation Technology (ADAT) maintenance and overhaul department began to deployRFIDSystem to better manage the parts repaired by customers including Airbus. This system enables ADAT to reduce turnaround time and improve the company’s work efficiency.
ADAT developed this solution through the Airbus RFID Center of Excellence. The Airbus RFID Center of Excellence is a site that helps airlines simulate, test and deploy RFID technology. ADAT’s RFID system is used to track the location of parts in dedicated receiving areas, repair stations, and customer receiving areas. Through the label reading of each position, ADAT can obtain the real-time maintenance progress of each part. In addition, personnel in several service areas can also use the technology to view the location of parts in real time.
The company’s repair factory is located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, covering an area of 88,000 square meters (947000 square feet). The factory has a component control center receiving area and parts repair workstations. Due to the use of RFID technology, ADAT has shortened the repair cycle of parts. Of course, in addition to ADAT, customers including Airbus will benefit from this technology.
ADAT President Abdul Khalik Said recalled that in November 2010, ADAT and Airbus had a meeting in order to understand the use and deployment of airline RFID. At that meeting, Airbus invited ADAT to visit the RFID team in the Airbus showroom in Toulouse and had a preliminary understanding of the technology. At the same time, in December of that year, ADAT executives also visited Airbus.
Said said: “After visiting Airbus’s RFID technology in Toulz, we knew that RFID technology will bring a lot of improvements to our workflow. It can also improve service efficiency and ensure completion on schedule.” More important Yes, with this technology, company management, customers and employees will also know the maintenance status of related parts in real time.
Soon, ADAT and Airbus discussed the deployment of an RFID pilot project at the Abu Dhabi plant to determine the best way to use it in the actual environment. Said explained: “The team has formulated several plans and deployed pilot plans in several repair stations to track some specific parts. The team is composed of ADAT and Airbus personnel, and they design and develop together. The RFID tracking system and software are integrated with ADAT Oracle Repair and Maintenance (cMRO) software.” In addition, the team also tested and selected suitable readers, tags and LCD screens. In 2010, the initial plan of the project began; in 2012, the company officially began the system deployment phase. This morning, the project was officially completed and put into use.
When the parts arrive at the ADAT factory, the staff enters the order into the system. At this time, the RZ400 RFID printer provided by Zebra will generate an RFID label. The staff attaches this label to the part until the end of the repair process.
In the repair station, each staff member will be equipped with a Motorola MC9190-Z handheld reader. When the part arrives at the repair station, the staff uses a handheld reader to obtain the unique ID number attached to the part. At this time, the time, date and description information contained in the ID code are automatically transmitted to the software. The LCD screen of the repair station will also display these information.
Using this RFID system, ADAT operators save the time of entering data at the repair station, thereby reducing the time required for parts maintenance. In addition, this system can better manage the maintenance schedule for employees.
Staff not only see the real-time location of parts and repair steps, they can also see the historical data of repairs. Through these historical data, the company can better train employees and solve potential bottlenecks.
Said said the technology shortens the maintenance cycle. This means that customers can get back repair parts faster. He said: “The shortening of the maintenance cycle means an increase in production capacity, but also an increase in customer satisfaction. More importantly, this technology can also reduce the probability of employees’ wrong operations.”
In addition, the company will also launch another RFID project with Airbus to mark engine maintenance records. Said said that ADAT will continue to apply RFID technology to work.
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