Xerafy RFID tags help French nuclear power plant automate container tracking
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Recently, SPIE DEN, a branch of SPIE nuclear power plant in Fessenin, France, adopts Xerafy passive ultra-high frequencyRFIDtags to automate the tracking of all containers in a nuclear power plant. The project selected Xerafy’s flagship product Micro XII metal tag, which is an ultra-high-strength tag with a read and write distance of up to 10 meters. Micro XII is permanently installed on the container used to store and transport raw materials and equipment. The project has already Deployed in the third quarter of 2014, such applications will be recommended for other nuclear power plants.
Nuclear power plants have formulated many regulatory measures and specifications for container safety management. Staff must always know the specific location information of each container, track and record the transportation information of each container, and establish relevant files for auditing and inspection. Before using RFID, nuclear power plants managed these containers by manually collecting data and entering it into a computer. SPIE Nuclear provides facility maintenance and management services for the entire nuclear power plant. In order to manage containers more efficiently and safely, they chose the NexCap® RFID solution developed by Nexess. Nexess is a French company specializing in the development of RFID solutions for the energy and aviation industries, located in the high-tech city of Sofia.
The NexCap handheld asset solution is composed of Nexess software system, Motorola Workabout Pro3 handheld computer with integrated RFID read-write module, and Xerafy Micro XII tags. Container location information, usage status, material management and maintenance operation information, etc. This set of solutions has helped the entire nuclear power plant achieve:
Container search time reduced by 70%;
80% reduction in regulatory document preparation time;
Forklift driver work efficiency increased by 60%;
Warehousing efficiency increased by 50%.
These containers are basically used to store tools, equipment and production supplies and are moved by forklifts. Therefore, RFID tags used to track containers must be able to withstand shock and vibration, and maintain good performance even when exposed to frequent inclement weather.
Olivier, Product Marketing Manager at Nexess, said: “The Xerafy Micro XII was the best choice for this project because not only does it have a long enough read and write distance, but the tag is very suitable for loading on containers, and more importantly, the tag can withstand indoor and outdoor nuclear power plants. harsh environments.”
Micro XII is an ultra-high frequency passive metal tag compatible with ISO 18000-6C and EPCglobal Gen2 standards. The tag has passed ATEX certification and is suitable for use in flammable and explosive environments. Micro XII can be permanently installed on assets by means of rivets or high-strength adhesive backing. The tag weighs only 26 grams, measures 51 x 36.3 x 7.5 mm, and has a read and write distance of up to 10 meters.
Xerafy has a comprehensive range of industrial-grade RFID tags, of which the Pico Plus series and Data Trak are used in other nuclear power fields. These nuclear power applications include foreign object removal, asset tracking, inventory management and asset maintenance management, among others. In many industrial facilities, Xerafy tags are used for item-level tool tracking and asset management.
Dennis Khoo, founder and CEO of Xerafy, said: “In the oilfield industry, any workflow with a high level of human involvement can greatly improve production safety and efficiency through RFID technology. There are many technical and regulatory challenges in the management of automation in the nuclear power industry. “We are very excited to partner with industry experts like Nexess to research and develop solutions that improve industry processes, such as asset management, tool tracking, foreign object removal, automated inspection, compliance with industry regulations, and more.”
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