The complete information on all advantages that RFID offers tire industry. This speeding technology makes production rolling forward and going straight into shops and dealers. It also increases drivers' security and helps in managing the fleet of trailers. This presentation is mandatory for producers, salesmen and distribiturs as well as fleet managers.

1. ROLLING WITH NO RESISTANCE:
RFID FOR TIRES

2. RFID: THE NEXT STEP IN EVOLUTION
RFID technology uses radio waves
for instant, precise identification
of even hundreds tags at once.
This is the last and most perfect
chain in the history of
identification.
Deprived of faults of previous
solutions, RFID offers completely
new quality for identification.

3. RFID allows for identification of objects or items moving with speed up to tens of
kilometers.
WORK DONE QUICKLY
This feature makes RFID a perfect tool for tires identification.

4. Eliminate losses/mistakes (automatic verification of completion, packaging, shipping and
Logistics between shops, distribution centers, warehouses).
Make savings (human resources, transport).
Increase sales – loyalty systems improving turnovers (info-kiosks, smart signage).
RFID implementations all over the World in manufacture, warehouse
management, transport, logistics and retail prove that due to RFID it is
possible to:
Optimize key processes (quicker identification, stock-taking, completion,
products tracing).
HERE COMES RFID AGE

5. AS BRILLIANT AS WHEEL
What RFID can offer for tire industry?
RFID advantages have been already experienced by such brands as:

6. RFID is used by tire manufacturers, dealers, fleet managers and retread companies.
Thanks to its flexibility RFID generates advantages for producers, fleet managers, professional
drivers and all road users.
All you need for a fully functional RFID system is:
RFID tags assembled in tireRFID reader (fixed and mobile) RFID antennas
AS BRILLIANT AS WHEEL
What RFID can offer for tire industry?

7. RFID tags can be attached to tire in 4 different ways:
• encapsulated in a patch and bonded to the inner liner or outside surfaces;
• adhered directly to the inner liner;
• cured in the tire during the manufacturing process;
• a sticker-applied tire label.
AS BRILLIANT AS WHEEL
What RFID can offer for tire industry?

8. What information may be stored in a tag?
• information for asset control and tracking purposes;
• information for storing and retrieving information useful for tire service management, as
well as tracking.
AS BRILLIANT AS WHEEL
What RFID can offer for tire industry?

9. GOOD PRACTICES
Production rolling forward
Attaching RFID for tags improves production flow
as well as flexibility of chain supply.
This is what brought Kumho to RFID. All Kumho
tires (35 millions tires manufactured per year)
have tags. Company saves 9 million dollars.
How is it possible?
RFID allows for elimination of human mistakes at
assembly lines, faster identification and tires
tracking. Losses caused by lost tires are reduced,
too.

10. With RFID, Kumho may monitor in a real time the level of use
of rubber for manufacturing specifing tire models.
Thanks to that, brand can take instant actions when some
difficulties are spotted. The use of supplies has been
optimized as well what brought serious savings.
Kumho does not throw away out-of-date or unused rubber.
Employees monitor supplies and know perfectly which
rubber batch should be used as a first.
Quality of Kumho tires has been improved as well. RFID
allows for selecting the newest batch when rubber is the
softest and pliant.
Rubber in Kumho factory.
GOOD PRACTICES
Production rolling forward

11. How does Michelin use RFID?
Tag attached to tire makes it possible to identify tire instantly
and retrieve such crucial information as:
• where and when it was manufactured;
• what is its maximum inflation pressure;
• what is its size.
RFID tag includes car ID number – it is easy to link tire with a
specific vehicle.
RFID-equipped tire allows for effective recall when some
problem occurs with a tire model. Informing drivers about
recall takes less time and is cheaper. Security on the road is
improved as well, according to TREAD (Transportation,
Recall, Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation)
Act passed by the US Congress.
RFID tag attached to Michelin tire.
GOOD PRACTICES
Production rolling forward

12. Going straight to shops and service stations
RFID makes great job in shops, service stations and for
distributors.
Tires with RFID tags attached to them can be inventoried
in a flash. Specific models can tracked and traced much
faster than ever.
Staff effort is more effective and customers – more
satisfied.
That is how RFID is being used by Bridgestone America.
Stock-taking with RFID.
GOOD PRACTICES (IN SHOPS)

13. Speeding technology
What is a difference between stock-taking with RFID and with barcodes?
GOOD PRACTICES (IN SHOPS)

14. Nice and pleasant stock-taking:
no visual contact between tag and RFID reader
tags are identified from several meters
while barcode can be read from 50 centimeters
no more scanning from a close distance
great time savings
comfort for employees
GOOD PRACTICES (IN SHOPS)

15. Good news:
stock-taking precision: 99,7%
duration: shorter by 96%
number of scanned products: up to 300 in a second
turnover increase: up to 10%
GOOD PRACTICES (IN SHOPS)

16. GOOD PRACTICES
Tires with RFID are a great suport for fleet managers.
And Goodyear knows something about it.
Goodyear’s tire, Regional RHT II RFID 435/50R19.5 has an
attached that which is integrated with
FleetOnlineSolutions, on-line application for tire
management.
Fleet operators now may reduce downtime. Drivers’
security is much greater as well.
RFID transports convenience

17. Ewals Cargo Care is one of the brands that experienced
RFID advantages in fleet management. It operates in 18
countries and own 4 300 trailers.
„Such tires incredibly accelerates management proces:
we can quickly and precisely identify specific products
and assign them to trailers in our software. Tires thefts
have been reduced as well” - Bart van Rens, Fleet
Control Manager w Ewals.
GOOD PRACTICES (FOR USERS)
RFID transports convenience

18. You will not get away with stolen tire
Transit companies suffer serious losses due to
frequent tires thefts.
Even if police officers find criminals, it is very
difficult to prove where tires have been stolen
from.
Thieves rub off identification number and brand
logos.
RFID tag allows for identification in every
situation: apart from that when tire was destroyed
and tag removed.
Stats show that thieves avoid tires marked with
RFID logo.
GOOD PRACTICES (FOR USERS)

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