2018 RFID Journal Live

MRO Company Uses RFID to Increase Efficiency and Productivity (Room 210 C)

11 Apr 18
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Defense/Aviation/Energy

Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd. services more than 200 aircraft in heavy maintenance every year. Most of its mechanics possess their own tools and toolboxes, and at the end of each shift, mechanics are required to carry out inventory checks to ensure no tools were left unattended on any aircraft. The firm is using RFID technology to reduce inventory checking times per mechanic, from 20 minutes to less than three minutes, thereby saving more than 17 minutes per mechanic, per day. Learn how the system contributes to staff productivity, while ensuring that no personal tools are left behind on the aircraft, thereby helping to eliminate the possibility of foreign object damage (FOD), and to manage the maintenance of the tools themselves.