RFID MRO Aerospace Defense Industry ...

RFID expected to enable the MRO process in the aerospace and defense industry. ...

... "By 2011, the A&D RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) market is expected to realize revenue in excess of $2 billion. One area that shows particular promise for the use of RFID in A&D manufacturing environments is MRO: maintenance, repair and overhaul. " ...

Via ABI Research: RFID-Based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Strategies Spell Efficiency and Security for Aerospace and Defense Supply Chains ...

RFID Army Depot MRO Maintenance Repair Overhaul ...

Tobyhanna Depot implements WhereNet's active RFID technology to manage MRO of command and control systems for the military. ...

... "WhereNet Corp. announced that Tobyhanna Army Depot has expanded use of the standards-based WhereNet active RFID, real-time locating system (RTLS) technology to streamline the repair and overhaul of defense electronic systems at the Pennsylvania facility. Tobyhanna Army Depot performs the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems for the Defense Department. Tobyhanna initially contracted with SYS-TEC to deploy the WhereNet system in late 2004 to optimize the refurbishment of the AN/TRC-170 Microwave Communications System and AN/TPS-75 Air Defense Radar System. After extended deployment in rugged environments while supporting America's armed forces, these communications systems are shipped to Tobyhanna, where each system is disassembled, overhauled, and tested before being shipped out to the field again. With assemblies, subassemblies, components, and spare parts spread across the more than 1.9-million-square-foot refurbishment areas, WhereNet's RTLS technology provides each work center with visibility of the AN/TRC-170 and AN/TPS-75 system's work in process. " ...

Via Wherenet: TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT EXPANDS USE OF WHERENET ACTIVE RFID REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY ...

RFID at MRO Conference

Aviation Week's Conferences & Exhibitions

MRO 2005 Conference & Exhibition
April 19-21, 2005
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport/Lake Grapevine, TX

... "Streamlining MRO with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): RFID components imbedded throughout an aircraft will record parts data, installation dates and maintenance and inspection information. This will greatly enhance the MRO community's ability to anticipate and manage routine and long-term maintenance requirements for individual aircraft. The DOD's extensive RFID supply chain integration project now underway will affect virtually every one of its 43,000 suppliers and their ability to compete for contracts. This session help to clarify DOD standards and requirements MRO vendors and providers must adhere to now, and how this technology will ultimately permeate all aspects of aircraft MRO.

Presented by:
Alan F. Estevez, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration
Kenneth Porad, Program Manager, Automated Identification Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes " ...