EPAL presentation at RFID Journal Live Europe
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Adopting EPC RFID Technology for the European Pallet Association (EPAL) In 2007, the European Pallet Association (EPAL), the association behind the Euro pallet, launched a major EPC RFID pilot. The project\'s primary objective is to identify each pallet individually, improve the control of production and repair, offer clear authentication and provide better asset management. EPAL also expects to reduce administration costs by automating the licencing fee, reduce the amount of counterfeit pallets, improve the identification of black markets and increase customer satisfaction. In this session, hear how this project will change the logistics world and boost the adoption of RFID in Europe. Gain an understanding of the importance of GS1\'s RTI pallet-tagging guidelines, and learn how EPAL has assumed a leadership role in their creation and implementation.
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- 1. Adopting EPC/RFID Technology for the European Pallet Association Thomas B?gli, EPAL RFID Project Leader Stephane Pique, RFID Expert
- 2. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System EPAL movie
- 3. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. Introduction & vision 2. Project organisation 3. Presentation of the EPAL RFID system 4. Standardisation activities 5. Conclusion Agenda
- 4. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System ? Open pool with more than 400 mio wooden pallets ? Producing more than 70 mio new pallets per year ? 400 production partners in more than 30 countries (under licence) ? 1000 repair centers (under licence) ? 30 traders EPAL - European Pallet Association
- 5. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Why RFID?
- 6. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Vision Each EPAL pallet can be uniquely identified Pallet users will gain new possibilities within the Supply Chain Management Pool user will gain a valuable tool to control flow and ownership of the pallets Improves the control of production and repair process and will allow a clear authentication
- 7. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System ? The European Pallet Association (EPAL) started beginning of 2007 the project ?EPAL RFID System¡°. Goal of the project is the full integration of the RFID technology into EPAL pallets. ? During the first project phase in 2008, a pilot has been realised showing the technical and practical realisation of such an integration. ? In the second phase the final processes, hardware and software components will be defined. Goal of this phase is to develop an integration plan for the roll-out. EPAL RFID System
- 8. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System For EPAL pallet user ? Automated identification ? Possible quality check of each pallet ? Asset management ? Use of RFID in the complete supply chain For the EPAL organisation ? Reduction of the administration through the automated invoicing process of the licencing fee ? Worldwide transparence of the EPAL licencee ? Secured high quality system for EPAL pallets ? Expected reduction of counterfited pallets ? Expected identification of black markets ? Fulfillment of customer expectations Potential benefits
- 9. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. Introduction & vision 2. Project organisation 3. Presentation of the EPAL RFID system 4. Standardisation activities 5. Summary Agenda
- 10. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System EPAL Board EPAL Working Group RFID Project team EPAL RFID System EPAL Coreteam ? NK Switzerland ? NK Germany ? NK Nederlands ? UIC representatives GS1 ? GS1 in Europe ? GS1 Switzerland ? GS1 Germany Pre Rollout Partner ? EPAL producer ? Retailers Technology Partner ? Swisscom Auto ID ? Label producer Project organisation
- 11. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Decision EPAL Board Phase I: Proof of concept Realisation of pilot Phase II: Prototype Pre Rollout Decision EPAL General Assembly Phase III: Preparation of roll-out Phase IV: installation infrastructure Start producing RFID pallets Full implementation Phase 2010 20122011200920082007 2013
- 12. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. Introduction & vision 2. Project organisation 3. Presentation of the EPAL RFID system 4. Standardisation activities 5. Summary Agenda
- 13. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System EPAL General Secretary Manufacturer lincencee Quality Control Company User Repaircenter licencee EPAL Information Network National Committees Distributor Sorter Participants in the EPAL RFID eco-system
- 14. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Overal architecture
- 15. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Repair Production Recycling Sorter Exchange ?X¡° => ?Q¡° ?Q¡° ?U¡° => ?Q¡° ?Q¡° => ?U¡° ?Q¡° => ?U¡° ?U¡° => ?D¡° X = Not initialised Q = Qualified U = Unqualified D = Destroyed Status
- 16. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Static tests Dynamic tests and simulation of the retail environment Pallet tagging
- 17. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Empty pallet Pallet loaded with coffee products (aluminium) Pallet loaded with WC cleaner (liquid) Dynamic tests
- 18. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Pilot project in 2008
- 19. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System EPCIS and Queries
- 20. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System ? Which technologie? - aktiv / passiv / UHF / HF ? Which standards? - GS1 EPCglobal / DIN / ISO ? Which data content? - Data on Tag or Data on Network - Barcode as backup? ? Amount of tags? - 1,2,3 or 4 Tags ? Which placement? - Where should the tags be placed? ? Tag mounting? - Nailing, glueing, welding? Some major points needed to be confirmed
- 21. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. Introduction & vision 2. Project organisation 3. Presentation of the EPAL RFID system 4. Standardisation activities 5. Summary Agenda
- 22. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System ? In 2009, GS1 EPCglobal launched a working group to create a guideline called ?Pallet Tagging¡°: ¨C Over 50 companies including manufacturers, retailers and service providers around the world have been working together on this guideline ¨C Co-authors coming from EPAL, CHEP, LRP, Korea Pallet Pool, SmartFlow Pooling ¨C The guideline has been officially approved Standardisation
- 23. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. GRAI is the GS1 identification key to identify pallets. 2. GRAI data structure (GRAI 96 only) has to be used. 3. A minimum of 2 tags are sufficient ¨C the exact placement of the tags still needs further definition and clarification at a later stage. Storage of the SSCC code in the user memory is optional. 4. Wooden pallets should have one RFID tag on the longer side and one RFID tag on the shorter side of the pallet. 5. Advisable and therefore optional that the GRAI is also made available in a barcode and/or a human readable form on the pallet. Key elements of the guideline
- 24. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 120 x 17 x 2 mmEPALRFID System EPALRFID System Middle cross board Middle uper board UHF, EPC Gen 2 Realisation of the guideline at EPAL
- 25. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. Introduction & vision 2. Project organisation 3. Presentation of the EPAL RFID system 4. Standardisation activities 5. Conclusion Agenda
- 26. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System ? Which technologie? - aktiv / passiv / UHF / HF ? Which standards? - GS1 EPCglobal / DIN / ISO ? Which data content? - Data on Tag or Data on Network - Barcode as backup? ? Amount of tags? - 1,2,3 oder 4 Tags ? Which placement? - Where should the tags be placed? ? Tag mounting? - Nailing, glueing, welding? Some major points needed to be confirmed Passiv / UHF Gen 2 GS1 EPCglobal GRAI 96 + User Memory Data on network Barcode GS1 128 Min. 2 tags One on the short side and one on the long side Open
- 27. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System Challenges ? Wood as ?living¡°material ? High environmental stress ? Automated mounting process required Evaluation ? Nailing: first experiences exist ? Glueing: a soft-tag with ?organic¡° glue ? Welding: in deep evalution Tag mounting ? Praticality not proven by now
- 28. EPALRFID System EPALRFID System 1. The aodption of RFID in the market is slower than expected. The focus lays in the management of returnable assets ¨C but the market demand remains low. The time of implementation is critical as the market needs to be ready to adopt. 2. The cooperation with GS1 assures that the EPAL RFID System remains compatible with other supply chain related RFID solutions. 3. The EPAL internal process have been defined and the realisation has been proven. Some questions related to the tag on the pallet remain and need to be clarified. 4. The infrastructure at the licencees can only be defined after the final decision concerning the tags on the pallets. 5. The tag mounting process and technology remains undefinied ¨C good concepts exist but still require further investigation. Conclusion