Bringing partstraceability to thesupply chain

Using RFID to boost efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction

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Maintenance due diligence

Inventory control and shipping

How Fujitsu prepares you for AIT/RFID take-off

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Introduction

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Why is RFID important to Boeing and Airbus?

AIT explained

Component and asset traceability

Faster, simpler management of repairs

Fujitsu: your one-stop shop for AIT/RFID success

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IntroductionTechnology has enabled quantum leaps in aircraft safety, performance, compliance and time to market for visionary leaders like Boeing and Airbus. However, production cycles are shrinking, putting intense pressure on OEMs and suppliers to deliver materials and parts faster and more efficiently. Can automated identification technology help you catch up?

Over a decade ago, Boeing and Airbus recognized the necessity of electronic part marking for tracking (manual control, bar codes, RFID, etc.) and data storage/retrieval, both internally and across the value chain. They implemented RFID/Automated Identification Technology (AIT) in specific use cases with remarkable results.

Now they want RFID technology on all their aircrafts and need their suppliers and OEMs to get onboard – and gain the benefits of more efficient:

This E-Book outlines key time and cost-saving applications of electronic part marking in your OEM/supplier operations and how the Fujitsu AIT/RFID solution can help you maximize the benefits of alignment with the Boeing and Airbus initiatives.

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Component/asset tracking

MRO (maintenance, repairs, operations)

Inventory control and shipping

Forty years ago, Airbus was building 10 aircrafts per year. In 2015, they built 629. In 2012, Airbus was tracing 1.2 million parts every year. They expect this number to be more than double in the next five years.

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AIT explainedIn a nutshell, Automated Identification Technology (AIT) refers to technologies that have the capability to identify assets and store information about them, making parts management more efficient. Rapidly evolving technologies such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Contact Memory Button (CMB), and linear or matrix barcodes are all forms of AIT.

Here is how they work. Once securely attached, individual RFID tags become a proxy for the part and enable the storage of maintenance and repair history, product specs, location and other pertinent information, making it instantly accessible at the point of use by manufacturers, maintenance teams, suppliers and OEMs, supporting:

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Safety requirements

Standardization ofpaperwork and

information exchange

Asset management

Operational efficiencyimprovement and

cost avoidance

Simplified maintenance

and record keeping

Process understanding,mapping and

“lean processes”

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Why is RFID important toBoeing and Airbus?Was regulatory compliance a driver of the AIT initiative? Sure, but it’s only part of the story. Aerospace companies are leveraging RFID today to produce real benefits above and beyond compliance – including improved supply chain visibility, work-in-process (WIP) tracking, asset management and utilization, improved maintenance tracking and more efficient logistics and manufacturing operations. Simply put, RFID part marking is a smarter way to access and update component data, track shipments, time deliveries, maintain inventories and much more – making processes faster and more efficient, with fewer errors. The goal of the Boeing and Airbus projects is to attach RFID tags to major serialized aircraft components across all plane models, making it possible to confirm manufacturing, maintenance and storage information for each respective component. This, in turn, enables a more efficient resupply process that reduces delivery lead times, avoids redundant procurement, optimizes inventory levels, and enables prompter payment by customers on deliveries.

The following sections outline how adoption of the Fujitsu AIT/RFID solution is a win-win for your aerospace customers and your business.

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Fujitsu: your one-stop shop for AIT/RFID success Fujitsu is your one-stop-shop AIT/RFID solution, offering the most advanced automated identification technology, and the most comprehensive portfolio of integrated products, system integration and deployment services, utilizing our partnership with industry-leading AIT suppliers.

The Fujitsu AIT solution provides all the components you need for automating the tracking of parts in real time – from attaching RFID tags onto the parts to capturing accurate identification data through a network of RFID-enabled control points.

Combines label, barcode and high-memory RFID tags for long lifecycle components

Is AS5678 compliant

Is qualified by Airbus and Boeing for their part marking applications

Tag initialization by RFID printer done in seconds

Fujitsu file system for high-capacity tags to store proprietary documents

A variety of service levels through our 24x7 Global Support Center

The RFID solution for part marking:

Fujitsu’s ATA Spec2000-compliant software for read/write operations on tags with mobile and fixed readers features:

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Structural Components Non-serialized Parts

AvionicsInterior EquipmentEmergency Equipment

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Component and asset traceability

Modern aircrafts contain several million separate components, and each part requires careful management over a decades-long lifecycle. However, while large components are tracked digitally using modern systems, when it comes to individual parts, automation has not yet replaced paper-based processes and error-prone, manual data entry, creating a gap in operational efficiency – thus increasing your overhead and reducing your profits.

Automated Identification Technology (AIT) and RFID from Fujitsu enable cradle-to-grave part traceability, information exchange, and continuous process improvement across your aerospace book of business.

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With our customized services approach, the potential of the Fujitsu AIT and RFID solution to improve traceability, streamline processes and reduce labor costs, is virtually unlimited. Have an application in mind? Schedule your online demo today.

RFID implementations can be designed to target the following types of benefits:

Internal traceabilitywithin your inventory

and shops

Aircraft configurationcompliance

External use traceabilityas parts move through

lifecycle processes

Increased maintenanceefficiency

Efficient andupdated record keeping

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Maintenance due diligence

The Fujitsu RFID and Sensor solution resolves the most disruptive and costly part maintenance and repair challenges your business faces today. By logging the maintenance history and related data on high-memory RFID tags attached to aviation parts and automatically transferring this data to maintenance systems, we can ensure gap-free maintenance history for you and your customers.

The Fujitsu solution also increases data accuracy and speeds up data collection and transmission, reducing administrative and logistic costs by making the entire data entry/collection process more efficient.

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Operators can reduce costs and inspection time and: Minimize unplanned maintenance

Manage revisions

Optimize inventory

Quickly identify the right parts and the optimal location

Access document, task and parts information through RFID HH devices, and locate and track approved spare parts

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Contact Fujitsu to learn how RFID technology can help you achieve maintenance due diligence and peace of mind.

Mechanic’s Notes

PhotographsMaintenance History

Additional NotesParts Information

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■ Storage and manage several data on AIT

Automatically identify, track, and manage maintenance parts

Increase the efficiency of maintenance operations dramatically

Maintenance Operation with AIT Solutions

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Faster, simpler management of repairs

Modern aircraft maintenance and repair functions involve global organizations and multiple players (e.g., MRO, parts OEM/supplier, assembly shop and operator). With up to 70 percent of mechanics’ time spent just locating the right parts, the processes are riddled with inefficiency and waste.

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In addition to manual data entry/collection and mountains of paperwork, there is typically no shared database of component data. As a result, incomplete or missing maintenance paper trails create bottlenecks, making maintenance for both you and your customers more difficult and presenting serious safety issues that may go undetected, until a failure occurs.

Fujitsu RFID tags provide easy reader access to component data. Technicians can read and update RFID information wirelessly using a Fujitsu handheld scanner. This information then becomes an electronic record that travels with the airplane, providing:

When a component needs repair, RFID tags on tools and equipments provide instant asset location, calibration/maintenance tracking and history data, and help ensure the right tools are used for that part.

Find out how RFID-enabled assets will help your business take the first big step in reducing reliance on paper-based processes and achieving a higher level of repair automation.

Birth record, pedigree and identity

Current record, including changes in configuration, identity or characteristics (such as hazardous materials or weight)

Maintenance history, including actions taken and conditions noted; change in custody, accountability and location; utilization and consumption; and trends (such as no fault found)

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Inventory control and shipping

The same Fujitsu RFID solution that makes it possible for you to provide tagged components to your aerospace customers can be extended to manage inventories by providing real-time tracking of goods as they move in and out of a warehouse. This enhanced inventory visibility drastically improves ordering, scheduling, procurement and forecasting accuracy and can be shared with other trading partners for real-time coordination and problem solving.

RFID can guide individual components through assembly processes, and provide real-time work-in-process (WIP) tracking data, which can be used to drive just-in-time inventory replenishment and update customers on jobs status.

Finally, RFID tags can also be assigned to assets for distribution to stations, warehouses or maintenance bases. Information regarding what components were sent, received or are in transit, as well as their description, part number, serial number and lots can thus be maintained and recorded quickly and accurately.

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How Fujitsu prepares you for AIT/RFID take-offYou may have already received a request from Airbus and/or Boeing about putting RFID tags on your products. If you haven’t already launched your RFID initiative, you may be wondering whether adoption would be disruptive or costly, or if it’s even necessary. Perhaps you’re confused about how to move forward in the best way.

We are pleased to tell you that commissioning RFID tags is relatively easy with Fujitsu, and we hope that after reading this E-Book you realize how timely adoption can benefit your aerospace business.

Here are the first steps we take when you engage with us:

Conduct an online demo for your team

Develop customized sample tags with you for your response package to your Airbus/Boeing request

Address the technical requirements specific to your products

Work with you to develop timelines and prepare an action plan

And remember, as a one-stop shop for your AIT needs, Fujitsu offers a wide variety of service levels through our 24x7 Global Support Center. Our experts are always available to help.

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