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Air Canada Cargo expands piece-level RFID tracking
CARGOAWARE, a division of Franwell, a major provider in radio frequency identification (RFID) track and trace technologies, has announced that Air Canada Cargo is extending its network of stations to be covered by its end-to-end air cargo and mail tracking solution
Initial implementation and solution validation was agreed to in September of 2015, with Montreal and Frankfurt being the first two stations to be equipped with the system.
"Boston is now on-line, with Chicago being installed. Franwell will be partnering with Jamison RFID, View Technologies and other strategic partners to provide the air cargo services provider with a complete, end-to-end RFID RTLS tracking solution," according to a company release.
"By integrating our Echo smart antennas and inView platform with Franwell's solution, Air Canada can continuously and confidently monitor cargo pieces for complete traceability inside their facilities," said the release.
The company will use the RFID solution, developed and implemented by Franwell, to track cargo at the piece level associated to a RFID-tagged ULD.
Freight is tracked as it moves through the warehouse and to and from the tarmac using RAIN RFID (passive UHF) labels, providing real-time, hands-free shipment location updates.
"The RFID solution establishes Air Canada Cargo as an industry leader, and sets a new standard for quality," said Air Canada Cargo vice president Lise-Marie Turpin.
"Tracking shipments at the piece level with this solution will provide us with gains in process efficiency and valuable edge data that will generate enhanced metrics and business intelligence.
"We can use that information to improve our own operations, and also to provide improved service and shipment visibility to our customers," she said.
As a result of the RFID deployment, Air Canada Cargo expects a marked increase in productivity and higher customer satisfaction levels where the system is deployed.
Said CargoAware director Mike Nicometo: "Air Canada has defined key benefits, ranging from quality, efficiency and best practice modifications to operations, which also yields a significant ROI.
"The potential for the visibility provided by the CargoAware solution is amazing, and air cargo is not the only industry it is applicable to," he said.
Said Jamison RFID president Monte Lucas: "By combining our intelligent RFID portals with Franwell's solutions, Air Canada Cargo has created a system that will generate a long-term ROI and provide new levels of service for their customers, bringing a higher degree of automation to the air cargo and aviation industry."
Initial implementation and solution validation was agreed to in September of 2015, with Montreal and Frankfurt being the first two stations to be equipped with the system.
"Boston is now on-line, with Chicago being installed. Franwell will be partnering with Jamison RFID, View Technologies and other strategic partners to provide the air cargo services provider with a complete, end-to-end RFID RTLS tracking solution," according to a company release.
"By integrating our Echo smart antennas and inView platform with Franwell's solution, Air Canada can continuously and confidently monitor cargo pieces for complete traceability inside their facilities," said the release.
The company will use the RFID solution, developed and implemented by Franwell, to track cargo at the piece level associated to a RFID-tagged ULD.
Freight is tracked as it moves through the warehouse and to and from the tarmac using RAIN RFID (passive UHF) labels, providing real-time, hands-free shipment location updates.
"The RFID solution establishes Air Canada Cargo as an industry leader, and sets a new standard for quality," said Air Canada Cargo vice president Lise-Marie Turpin.
"Tracking shipments at the piece level with this solution will provide us with gains in process efficiency and valuable edge data that will generate enhanced metrics and business intelligence.
"We can use that information to improve our own operations, and also to provide improved service and shipment visibility to our customers," she said.
As a result of the RFID deployment, Air Canada Cargo expects a marked increase in productivity and higher customer satisfaction levels where the system is deployed.
Said CargoAware director Mike Nicometo: "Air Canada has defined key benefits, ranging from quality, efficiency and best practice modifications to operations, which also yields a significant ROI.
"The potential for the visibility provided by the CargoAware solution is amazing, and air cargo is not the only industry it is applicable to," he said.
Said Jamison RFID president Monte Lucas: "By combining our intelligent RFID portals with Franwell's solutions, Air Canada Cargo has created a system that will generate a long-term ROI and provide new levels of service for their customers, bringing a higher degree of automation to the air cargo and aviation industry."
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