RFID Solutions for Assembly Line Management

RFID Solutions For Assembly Line Management

Is managing assembly lines too difficult in the traditional model? Here is the RFID application solution in assembly line management that you may need. RFID makes assembly line management easier and improves assembly line efficiency!

Background Analysis
Introduction to UHF RFID
UHF RFID Equipment Selection
UHF RFID Management Solution
UHF RFID Case Study

Background Analysis

Traditional Pallets:

Counting: Manual counting/barcode scanning.
Distribution and circulation: Employees manually select assembly modes and initiate assembly processes based on information on the pallets.
Handover: Personnel changes, verbal records/damaged barcodes, difficult to view.

Construction objectives:

1. Capable of automatically sensing incoming and outgoing pallets
2. Automatically detect pallets arriving at the production line edge
3. Detect pallets moving to the next process

Solution:

• Based on the on-site situation, Airplux proposes utilizing RFID technology to help production line equipment break free from human constraints, achieving 24/7 automated and intelligent production, improving factory production efficiency, and reducing production downtime and low efficiency caused by human factors.

Phase 1 sensing areas:

1. Entrances/exits of semi-finished product storage areas (2)
2. Finished product storage areas (2)
3. Manual workshop testing assembly lines (2)

Project Value

Real-time collection of product data on the assembly line and real-time transmission of quality data for each individual product through RFID technology. Making production more transparent
Automatic data collection, automatic production statistics, and automatic batch scheduling management help make production more transparent and product management more convenient.

Introduction to UHF RFID

electronic tag

• UHF electronic tags store electronic data in a specified format and are attached to the surface of objects to be identified.

Step 2

•The tag sends its own code and other information to the READER, which then sends the information/data to the host computer for processing.

Step 1

• The READER transmits radio frequency signals of a certain frequency through an antenna. When the tag enters the magnetic field, it generates an induced current to obtain energy

Step 3

• The RFID information processing system (i.e., the backend application support software) integrates RFID tag data collected by RFID readers.

Functions

Automatically identifies target objects and retrieves related data via radio frequency signals, with no manual intervention required, and can operate in various harsh environments.
Real-time data collection, secure data access channels, and access to all product information even in offline mode, etc.

UHF RFID Equipment Selection

Fixed Readers:

Requirements include fast and stable reading speeds of at least 150 successful reads per second, strong anti-collision performance, low power consumption, flexible TCP/IP communication interfaces, and the ability to provide secondary development integration.

Handheld Devices:

Android operating system, fast and stable UHF tag read/write speed, capable of secondary development integration, and equipped with wireless communication options such as WiFi and GPRS.

Desktop Readers:

Used for electronic tag data entry and rewriting.

UHF Antennas:

Moderate gain, small size, thin, and lightweight design, easy to install on workbenches.

Anti-metal Tags:

Required storage capacity: EPC memory: 128 bits, extended memory: 512 bits.

Airplux UHF RFID Antennas for RFID Assembly Line Management

6dBi Circular UHF RFID Antenna

9dbi Circular UHF RFID Antenna

Product Name	Estimated Quantity	Remarks
4/8-channel fixed reader/writer	4 units	Entrance/exit locations2, Production line locations2
PDA handheld device	2 units	Inventory counting in warehouse, Production line data entry, etc.
Desktop reader/writer	2 units	Card issuance
UHF antenna	16 units	Entrance/exit 4*4
UHF antenna	To be determined	Production line location*4
Adapter cable-feeder cable	To be determined	Same as antenna quantity
Anti-metal tags	To be determined	Several
Server	To be determined	Can use your company’s internal equipment
Management software	1 set

UHF RFID Management Solution

Management Plan – Production Line

Use RFID + counters to count the number of products that go through the assembly line.

Management Plan – Entrances and Exits

Real-time monitoring of data going in and out of warehouse entrances and exits and semi-finished product storage areas.