PTW111: Integration of RFID technology in Progress based solutions

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PTW-111 Integration of RFID technology in
Progress based solutions

• Reinhard Becker
• Director Development

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Agenda

• Why RFID solutions in WMS and ERP
• openID Center Dortmund, Germany
• RFID Basics
• Choosing the right technology
• Architecture
• Challenges
• Components
• Functionality
• Demo
• A look inside
• Questions

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OpenID-Center
Demonstration of process automation through
decentralized dynamic information using RFID
technologies
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an
ideal method to link the material flow with the
information flow on a realtime communication
level.
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OpenID-Center

• Overview

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Optimization potential

• Example for optimization potential through the
  use of RFID
• solutions in warehouse management systems
• Simplification of complex centralized control
  infrastructure through decentralized self
  governed devices
• Achieving fault tolerance through self-governed
  transportation processes
• Easy and cost effective redirection and
  reengineering of existing processes

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Warehouse-Management-SystemApplication Examples

• Example processes which could be optimized with
  RFID
• solutions
• Reusable Containers, multi path management
• Bulk reading and identification at the warehouse
  ramp through reader gates
• Operation of self-governed transport vehicles
• Quality control in picking processes
• Automatic warehouse entry booking
• Printing and writing smart labels
• Automated inventory control by request

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Example 1 Reusable containers

• For the multi-path management the RFID -
  technology offers
• thus substantial advantages
• cause-fair and accurate determination of
  utilization periods (- rotating payment)
• Passes of containers through the process (repair
  and renewal intervals)
• accelerated and automated collection and
  assortment transparent existence over all stages
  of the logistics chain
• information about the previous use from
  multi-path containers
• the improved reconditioning/cleaning regulation
  of ownership structures in open pool systems
• overview of possible third-party use of the
  containers

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Example 1 Reusable containers

• Step 1 Delivery of empty boxes and bulk reading

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Example 1 Reusable containers
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Example 1 Reusable containers

• Step 2 Quality assurance, Status is written on
  the tag

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Example 2 Multi level identification

• The different properties of the various RFID
  technologies can
• be used in different ways
• Long rage readable passive tags (UHF) can be uses
  for pallet tracking and multi path containers
• High frequency passive tags (13,56 MHz) can be
  used on packages or one way containers
• Low frequency passive tags (125 KHz, 134 KHz) can
  be used for item tagging
• Dynamic information
• Through the writing capabilities and data storage
  on tags, it is
• possible to write the actual content of each
  tagging level on the tag
• The pallet carries the list of the box tags, the
  box carries the list of
• the item tags

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Example 2 Multi level identification
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Example 3 self governed transport and dynamic
routing

• The tag on boxes or containers carries the
  destination and the job number beside to the
  unique id
• Self governed transport devices are picking the
  containers on defines locations, read their
  destinations and deliver them without the need of
  central control
• Transports devices read the destination and route
  the containers independently to their destination

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Example 3 self governed transport and dynamic
routing
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Example 4 Quality control

• Automatic quality assurance at the shipping gate
• The box or container tag holds the order number
  and the number of the picking list
• Through item level tagging all items could be
  identified and verified against the picking list
  at the shipping gate

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Example 5 Shipping / Receiving

• Automatic control through shipping and receiving
  gates
• Control of identity, quantity
• Automatic date/time of receiving / shipping

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Example 6 Printing and writing smart labels

• Marking of the goods (pallet, container) after
  goods receipt through a specific RFID-tag, which
  can be fixed on the goods
• Every tag (and thus the goods) gets a unique ID
  which identifies the good gt attribution stored
  in RFID database

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Example 7 Inventory control

• Automatic stock control
• If the quantity of a particular good drops below
  a specific value, the database recognizes this
  immediately
• Automatic bin location management
• At each specific bin location, antenna and RFID
  reader are installed reader registers the
  quantity (availability) of the particular goods

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Example 7 Inventory control
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the technology...

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) with
  PROGRESS
• Technologies

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Choosing the right technology

• Frequency
• Low frequency
• High frequency
• Ultra High Frequency
• Dual frequency
• Energy source
• Active Tags
• Passive Tags
• Information processing
• Read only
• Read / Write

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RFID Basics Frequencies

• Frequencies to use

Item level tracking 125 134
Package level tracking
Pallet level tracking
Vehicle tracking
915
2,45
13,56
869
ISO
ISO
EU
USA
ISO
100kHz
1MHz
1GHz
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RFID Basics Energy source

• Active
• Internal power source (battery)
• Sensor integration
• Long reading range
• Limited economic lifetime
• Bigger overall size
• High price
• Passive
• No internal power source
• Long economic lifetime
• Smaller overall size
• Low price
• Only active within external electrical field
• Shorter reading range

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RFID Basics Information processing

• Read only
• quick data access
• privacy
• minimized interference
• Bulk processing capabilities
• Centralized information processing
• Read / Write
• decentralized information
• higher fault tolerance
• possible data loss
• slow writing process

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RFID Basics Information processing

• (examples from various passive tags)
• Serial no. 32 Bit 64 Bit
• Memory
• 125 / 134 KHz 16 Bytes 256 Bytes
• 13,56 MHz 32 Bytes 1024 Bytes
• Bulk processing 125 kHz 13.56 MHz
• Reading speed 26 106 kbit/s
• Writing speed 1 26 kbit/s

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RFID Challenges

• Overwhelming amount of data
• Real-time processing
• Bi-directional communication
• Decentralized data
• 24/7 availability of the middleware
• Technological and physical limitations
• Premature standards

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RFID Components
RFID Hardware
RFID Connector / RFID Site Server
RFID Manager
RFID Gateway
PROGRESS Application
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DEMO and a look in the source code
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RFID Connectors / RFID Site Server

• Abstraction layer for the middleware from the
  individual
• hardware components
• Serial interfaces
• Sonic ESB container
• IP connectivity
• Socket communication
• Industrial bus systems
• Converter to IP or serial
• Signal processing to standard data formats (XML)

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RFID Manager Database Architecture
Mobile During Logistic Process
Enterprise Service Bus
ObjectStore RFID Database
RFID Collection
Validation, Compression Routing, Tracking,
Tracing
Cache
RFID Reader
RFID Tags
Cache
Immobile In Plant And Industry
RFID Accelerator
RFID Reader
RFID Tags
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RFID Manager Functionality and Modules
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RFID Gateway Connector to the middleware
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RFID Gateway Connector to the middleware
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DEMO of a logistic processand a look in the
source code
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Thank you for your time!
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