Fujitsu targets aviatio n sector with high capacity RFID Tag

Logistics Insight Asia, 1/1/2008

Fujitsu has reportedly developed the world’s first 64-kilobyte UHF RFID tag with enough memory to store volumes of aircraft part and maintenance history data. The tag supports a number of different radio frequencies, allowing traceability worldwide. The company believes that this will have the capacity to transform globalaircraft maintenance operations.

Equipped with 64 kb of FRAM memory – the world’s highest capacity to date – Fujitsu’s new RFID tag will enable highly efficient global aircraft maintenance operations by ensuring precise and rapid management of each aircraft part. The tag complies with the EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 standard and supports a variety of radio frequencies, which vary by region, allowing for global traceability.

In recent years, the aviation industry has aimed to raise the quality and efficiency of aircraft maintenance by improving traceability of parts – between companies and across nations. The parallel need has also arisen for high capacity RFID tags which can store both part identification codes but also product and part-maintenance history data.

Overall, customers should expect to realize improved supply chain management through shorter cycle times and lower costs. Sales of the RFID tag are scheduled to begin in April.