Auto-ID in AirbusDeployment & Future Plans

IATA 2nd RFID & Paperless Technical

Operations Conference

Value Chain Visibility, Auto-ID & IoTTrevor STONE (IMCV)

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Agenda

Auto-ID in Airbus1

Auto-ID for Flyables2

Deployment Experience3

Future Plans4

• Provide an Overview of Auto-ID activities in Airbus.

• Identify the next steps to leverage Auto-ID in the industry.

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Auto-ID in Airbus – Value Chain Visibility

VisionConnecting the physical reality to digital with appropriate technologies across Value Chains

MissionIdentify & innovate Auto-ID opportunities enabling IoT business transformation across the Airbus

Group Value Chain. Develop and implement a catalogue of enhanced process solutions that increase

visibility in order to provide benefit to our business partners.

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Agenda

Auto-ID in Airbus1Auto-ID for Flyables2

Deployment Experience3

Future Plans4

• Provide an Overview of Auto-ID activities in Airbus.

• Identify the next steps to leverage Auto-ID in the industry.

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Auto-ID for Flyables

The project organisation is similar to and supported by VCV, led by

Patrice Marin and his Transversal Airbus team.

ObjectiveAutomate data capture via Auto-ID to produce high data quality stop CT176.

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Global Planning

WAVE 2

Part marking with RFID integrated label for all traceable items (where possible)

A350XWB (WAVE 0)

2000 parts on A350XWB

+ all Seats/Life-vests across the fleet

WAVE 1:

Part marking with RFID integrated label

• High quantity items in A.I.R

• Items requiring complementary data

• Rotable CAs

RFID tags on A350

equipment

Done

Work In Progress

2014 2015 2016 2017

SW development

Several SW releases

Automated Data Capture

Deploy the new Auto-ID based Traceability process to deliver high quality Inspection Reports

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Tags on Parts & the suppliers

• All Traceable parts (where possible) enabled.

ObjectivesAutomate data capture via Auto-ID to produce high data quality stop CT176.

Wave 1 KPI

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Print Solutions

• Industrial print solutions are a key requirement in deploying Auto-ID.

• Two step approach, stand alone then integrate.

Step 2

Step 1

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Airbus Tag Control (ATC)

• Provide an automatic validation of the Auto-ID part marking solutions

• Improve the Auto-ID deployment Visibility and Quality

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Airbus Tag Control (ATC)

• Provide an automatic validation of the Auto-ID part marking solutions

• Improve the Auto-ID deployment Visibility and Quality

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Traceability Automation

• Traditional Handheld application available.

• Bluetooth reader application available.

• Smart Phone application and ‘sledge’ under review.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)1Barcode2Selection via touch screen3

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Agenda

Auto-ID in Airbus1

Auto-ID for Flyables2Deployment Experience3

Future Plans4

• Provide an Overview of Auto-ID activities in Airbus.

• Identify the next steps to leverage Auto-ID in the industry.

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Auto-ID for Flyables – Deployment Experience

It’s all about people, not just process and technology

A technologically good project will not implement itself

Airbus Head of product & process quality improvement is here.

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Agenda

Auto-ID in Airbus1

Auto-ID for Flyables2

Deployment Experience3Future Plans4

• Provide an Overview of Auto-ID activities in Airbus.

• Identify the next steps to leverage Auto-ID in the industry.

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Better traceability

Better data quality, less errors

Improve stock management

Future Plans – Immediate Future

• What else can we identify together?

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Future Plans – Future Ideas (Intelligent Cabin)

Automatic flying configuration capture

Reduce errors, time & effort

Provide fast equipment inventory

Avoid early equipment replacements

Innovation Vision

Existing Auto-ID Contribution

Deployment of RFID tags on traceable parts

across the fleet

Reading infrastructure Proof of concept

completed and passed

Fully automated cabin inspection possible

Tags fitted items

PoC Conducted

• What else can we identify

together?

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Auto-ID in Airbus – (Summary)

• We encourage you to work with us to consolidate future plans.

Auto-ID in Airbus is continuously evolving with the technology1

Auto-ID for Flyables is a dedicated industrialisation team 2

Airbus has deployment experience to be capitalised on3

Future Plans need to be identified collectively4

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