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With the development of the automobile industry, people’s expectations for the comfort, safety and environmental performance of automobiles have gradually increased. Competition in the global automotive industry is intensifying, and automakers urgently need to find new solutions. This not only includes optimizing the internal production process of the enterprise, but also requires intelligent control of automobile production and management of the value chain on a cross-enterprise basis. The automobile industry is Germany’s largest industry. Some German automobile manufacturers have begun to use RFID technology to improve the transparency of the entire value chain and save production and circulation costs.
1. Coordinated management and safety tracking of production and supply with the help of RFID
On the production line, effective regulation of production is one of the challenges facing the automotive industry. With the help of advanced RFID systems, complex production processes and supply processes can be coordinated. Through the RFID reader installed on the container or pallet, the system can automatically grasp the information of different components in the entire value chain, and carry out safety regulation and seamless tracking on it.
Installing chips on motors and camshafts helps to achieve product safety management and improve the transparency of the product market life cycle. With its clear identification number and other special information, auto parts can be identified and inspected. Falsified or substandard parts will lose the opportunity to enter the value chain.
Two RFID applied to parts logistics management
Volkswagen is in a leading position in the application of RFID technology in the automotive industry. In 2007, Volkswagen’s manufacturers and suppliers have implemented RFID technology application testing in the material logistics field. At the Wolfsburg plant, Volkswagen has equipped 3,000 containers with electronic tags. The antennas on the lobby and forklifts can correctly identify the container and the cargo in the container. When products are put into storage, RFID technology can also effectively save energy. In just a few seconds, four pallets can be immediately identified and entered into the inventory management system. In the project test, advanced reading and writing technology can also eliminate interference factors and accurately identify metal containers. The long-term goal of applying RFID technology is to automate the flow of materials between suppliers and manufacturers through RFID technology, and to enable the integrated production and marketing group to achieve paperless management.
In Daimler Group, RFID technology is also used as a powerful tool to improve efficiency. As a member of EPC International, the company has participated in the international standardization of RFID technology and has now applied RFID technology to various fields. From the end of 2009, the Berlin factory began to apply the management system based on RFID technology to the carrier of the transportation engine. In this way, the operation of the engine in the factory, the process of transporting the engine to the body factory, and the process of returning the transport carrier to the factory can be tracked automatically.
Three RFID application in automotive testing
The technical potential of RFID does not only exist in the logistics field. Daimler announced in early 2010 that the company has developed a new program for automotive testing and quality assurance. Before the product is delivered to the customer, the company will conduct a thorough inspection of the new model. For example, a Mercedes-Benz E-Class car has to complete a test mileage of 36 million kilometers, which is equivalent to circling the earth 900 times. Since different components must be included in the test scope and need to be improved, the recording and evaluation of such tests are expensive. Through the use of RFID technology, the entire process will become very simple and transparent in the future, and it will be possible to realize automatic tracking of test results. In a vehicle test, 135 plastic parts inside Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks and 58 metal parts inside the engine compartment of Mercedes-Benz C-class cars have been equipped with RFID readers. These information carriers can Store all necessary technical details and read them without contact. In the first test, after the car was installed with an antenna and a reader, it was able to automatically identify 130 car parts anytime and anywhere, and make corrections to the data system.logistics industry
In the DHL Innovation Center exhibition hall, the process of parcel delivery from point A to point B is eye-catching. Through the demonstration of the entire process from cargo reservation to delivery, visitors can witness the future logistics world. In the whole process, RFID technology is crucial. With the RFID chip installed, the package can be safely managed and seamlessly tracked. Moreover, this technology has great potential in customer service and climate protection. The Innovation Center and technical experts from the scientific and business circles have developed specific designs and implementation plans. The “smart truck” is an example. Future smart vehicles will use RFID technology, combined with GPS-based route navigation systems to optimize transportation routes and improve vehicle carrying capacity. This can not only reduce transportation costs, but also reduce carbon dioxide emissions. At the same time, logistics service providers can also respond flexibly to customers’ wishes in a timely manner.
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