Xerafy Case Studies RFID Cuts Asset Tracking Time by 70 percent at Nuclear Power Plant

	RFID Cuts Asset Tracking Time by 70 percent at Nuclear Power Plant Xerafy

RFID Cuts Asset Tracking Time by 70 percent at Nuclear Power Plant

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM) Networks & Connectivity - RFID Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network Sensors - Level Sensors Sensors - RFID Readers
Applicable Industries	Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Track & Trace of Assets
Challenge	In the CNPE power plant there are numerous large, portable metal containers that house sensitive equipment and have to be subject to regular internal and regulatory inspections for safety and security. As a result, a facility operator has the challenging task of keeping track of the movement of these containers at all times. Read More
About Customer	Nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, Alsace France. Read More
Customer Name	Centre Nucléaire de Production d’Electricité Read More
Solution	CNPE integrated RFID readers and Xerafy MicroX II tags to identify and audit storage containers, record all movements and locations, provide picking and putaway instructions to workers over a wireless LAN connection. management, tracking and reporting processes. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Asset Location, Equipment Status, Fill Levels Of Containers, RFID , Tracking Of Assets Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)

Networks & Connectivity - RFID

Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network

Sensors - Level Sensors

Sensors - RFID Readers

Applicable Industries

Renewable Energy

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Track & Trace of Assets

Challenge

In the CNPE power plant there are numerous large, portable metal containers that house sensitive equipment and have to be subject to regular internal and regulatory inspections for safety and security. As a result, a facility operator has the challenging task of keeping track of the movement of these containers at all times.

About Customer

Nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, Alsace France.

Customer Name

Centre Nucléaire de Production d’Electricité

Solution

CNPE integrated RFID readers and Xerafy MicroX II tags to identify and audit storage containers, record all movements and locations, provide picking and putaway instructions to workers over a wireless LAN connection. management, tracking and reporting processes.

Data Collected

Asset Location, Equipment Status, Fill Levels Of Containers, RFID , Tracking Of Assets

Impact #1	[Data Management - Data Collection] The system was able to collect location and status data for reports and regulatory filings and support materials management and maintenance operations.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Productivity] In the process of automating manual processes in the energy industry, that CNPE is in, safety and productivity are inevitably improved.
Impact #3	[Efficiency Improvement - Operation] Xerafy's RFID tags along with the Nexess RFID integrator system have aided in the development of specific processes at the CNPE plant such as asset management, tool tracking, foreign material exclusion, inspection automation, compliance support and more.

Impact #1

[Data Management - Data Collection]
The system was able to collect location and status data for reports and regulatory filings and support materials management and maintenance operations.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Productivity]
In the process of automating manual processes in the energy industry, that CNPE is in, safety and productivity are inevitably improved.

Impact #3

[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]
Xerafy's RFID tags along with the Nexess RFID integrator system have aided in the development of specific processes at the CNPE plant such as asset management, tool tracking, foreign material exclusion, inspection automation, compliance support and more.

Benefit #1	Reduce the time spent looking for containers by 70%
Benefit #2	Reduce the time needed to prepare regulatory filings by 80%
Benefit #3	Improve forklift driver productivity by 60% and improve storage space efficiency by 50%

Benefit #1

Reduce the time spent looking for containers by 70%

Benefit #2

Reduce the time needed to prepare regulatory filings by 80%

Benefit #3

Improve forklift driver productivity by 60% and improve storage space efficiency by 50%

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Overview

RFID Cuts Asset Tracking Time by 70 percent at Nuclear Power Plant

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