Auto-ID Gathering Momentum
Credit: TWO AIRBUS A320 FORWARD FUSELAGE SECTIONS IN A BELUGA BEING DELIVERED TO THE FINAL ASSEMBLY LINE. AIRBUS’ AUTO-ID PHASE 2 INVOLVES TRANSPORTING SUBASSEMBLIES.
It has been a long journey, but suppliers to Airbus and Boeing are getting ready to put radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on aircraft parts. The technology for fully passive UHF tags has matured, the international data standards are close to publication and, from manufacturers to...
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