This presentation covers how organizations of all verticals can benefit from automating equipment tracking processes with RFID.

1. Using RFID to
Track Tools and
Equipment
December 2013

2. Today’s Presenter & Agenda
• Impinj Overview
• OATSystems/Checkpoint
Overview
Nikhil Deulkar
Director of Marketing – Monza RFID tag chips
Impinj Inc.
ndeulkar@impinj.com
• RFID Equipment Tracking
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Why RFID Equipment Tracking?
Who’s Using It, and Why?
What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
What’s the Payback?
• Question & Answer Session
Su Doyle
Head of Industry Programs - Industrial Solutions
OATSystems
sdoyle@oatsystems.com
December 2013

3. About Impinj, Inc.
• Leading provider of
UHF RFID technology
• Innovative product
portfolio
– Tag chips
– Reader chips
– Readers & Antennas
• Enabling numerous
industries
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Retail
Pharmaceutical
Food and beverage
Consumer electronics
December 2013

4. OAT Systems: RFID Solution Innovator & Leader
 RFID Pedigree: Created by co-founders of MIT
Auto-ID Center, 10+ years of focus on RFID
 Breadth & Depth of Resources: division of
Checkpoint Systems (NYSE: CKP)
– $800M RF technology innovator and global services
provider, 5000 employees across 6 continents
 Unmatched technology & Enterprise Scale: OAT
Foundation Suite – the most widely-deployed
RFID Platform
– 200+ customers in A&D, Retail, Industrial, and
Consumer Goods manufacturing
– Pre-Packaged RFID Visibility Solutions
 Solutions that work: Powering the world’s
largest RFID-enabled deployments
– Customers include Airbus, Astrium, ATK, Bell
Helicopter/Textron, Cessna, Cassidian, Eurocopter,
Monsanto, Rockwell Collins, US Veterans Health
Administration
– Selected for A350 Supplier Program
OAT Customer
Speakers at RFID
Journal Live 2013

5. Common RFID/RTLS Applications
WORK-IN-PROCESS
TRACKING
EQUIPMENT TRACKING
YARD
MANAGEMENT
SHIPPING &
RECEIVING
IT ASSET
TRACKING
MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
MRO TRACKING

6. Common RFID/RTLS Applications
WORK-IN-PROCESS
TRACKING
EQUIPMENT TRACKING
YARD
MANAGEMENT
SHIPPING &
RECEIVING
IT ASSET
TRACKING
MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
Equipment Tracking is
quickly becoming a
“high impact”
application for
RFID/RTLS
MRO TRACKING

7. Who’s Tracking Equipment with RFID & RTLS?
CAPITAL GOODS
MANUFACTURING:
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT,
PLANT EQUIPMENT,
WHOLE GOODS
UTILITIES:
PLANT EQUIPMENT,
INFRASTRUCTURE
OIL & GAS, MINING
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
BIOTECHNOLOGY,
RESEARCH & TESTING LABS
LAB EQUIPMENT
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS:
MEDICAL & FACILITY
EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORTATION/
LOGISTICS:
VEHICLE FLEET
CONSTRUCTION:
FIELD EQUIPMENT
CROSS-INDUSTRY
DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT

8. Who’s Tracking Equipment with RFID/RTLS?
CAPITAL GOODS
MANUFACTURING:
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT,
PLANT EQUIPMENT,
WHOLE GOODS
UTILITIES:
PLANT EQUIPMENT,
INFRASTRUCTURE
OIL & GAS, MINING
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
BIOTECHNOLOGY,
RESEARCH & TESTING LABS
LAB EQUIPMENT
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS:
MEDICAL & FACILITY
EQUIPMENT
MORE EQUIPMENT, IN MORE PLACES,
TIES UP WORKING CAPITAL
& INCURS MORE RISK
TRANSPORTATION/
LOGISTICS:
VEHICLE FLEET
CONSTRUCTION:
FIELD EQUIPMENT
CROSS-INDUSTRY
DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT

9. What’s Driving RFID Equipment Tracking?
Increased focus on program
compliance,
customer/patient care
Equipment proliferation,
process transparency,
increased risk
New Programs
Quality, Safety
& Compliance
Process
Efficiency
Cost Pressure
RFID
Adoption
CFO scrutiny on working
capital allocation, asset
utilization
Lean initiatives, pressure to
increase throughput
w/existing resources

10. RFID Equipment Tracking Examples
Composite
Manufacturing
Equipment
Production
Equipment
Medical
Equipment
Construction
Equipment
Multiple Industrial
Manufacturers
Hospital Network,
EMS Service
Heavy Equipment
Manufacturer
Consumer
Electronics
Manufacturer
Inter and IntraFacility Shipments
Supply Chain
Specialized
construction
equipment, yard
trailers and
contents across
multiple locations
Testing equipment Composite
in innovation lab
Manufacturing
equipment in clean
rooms, autoclaves
Specialized
equipment across
multiple
manufacturing &
maintenance
facilities
Line-maintainable
equipment:
engines, landing
gear, oxygen tanks
RFID, Wi-Fi,
Barcode, GPS
RFID, Wi-Fi,
Barcode
RFID, Wi-Fi,
Barcode, GPS
RFID, Barcode
RFID ruggedized
tags
RFID, Barcode
RFID, Barcode
SAP ERP
Internal systems
SAP, Baan ERP
Internal Systems
Solumina, Impresa
MMS
SAP ERP, M&E
Systems
Multiple systems,
ATA Spec2000
Lab Equipment
Aerospace
Manufacturer
Maintenance
Equipment
Aircraft
Equipment
Industrial
Airlines
Manufacturers and
MRO Providers

11. “I am serial number 452TW7
I am owned by your company.
I am due for calibration in 2 days.
I was just used to perform a process step
on work order #8455WQA
I’ve been used 15 times.
You just cycle counted me.”
What RFID Equipment Tracking Does

12. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

13. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

14. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

15. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

16. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

17. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

18. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

19. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

20. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

21. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

22. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

23. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

24. What RFID Equipment Tracking Does
1. Instantly Locate Equipment
2. Automate Inventory Management
3. Track Maintenance/ Calibration/
Compliance Status
4. Alert for Process Errors, Exceptions

25. Where’s the Payback?
New Competencies = New
Revenue Streams
Reduce Make Goods, Contract
Renegotiations
Reduce Fines, Audits
Prevent Contract Breach
Reduce Liability, Legal Fees
New Programs
Quality, Safety
& Compliance
Process
Efficiency
Cost Pressure
Reduce Working Capital
Reduce Redundant Inventory
Reduce Expedite Costs
RFID
Adoption
Increase Throughput
(Revenue)
Increase Profitability

26. Calculating Payback
New Competencies = New
Revenue Streams
Reduce Make Goods, Contract
Renegotiations
Reduce Fines, Audits
Prevent Contract Breach
Reduce Liability, Legal Fees
New Programs
Quality, Safety
& Compliance
Process
Efficiency
Cost Pressure
Reduce Working Capital
Reduce Redundant Inventory
Reduce Expedite Costs
RFID
Adoption
Increase Throughput
(Revenue)
Increase Profitability

27. ROI Metrics for Equipment Tracking
ROI Metric
Related to
How They are Calculated
Reduction in
Equipment/Tooling/Indirect
Material Inventory
 Working Capital Allocation
 Buffer inventory of tooling, equipment to compensate for missing or out-of-spec tools, as
Reduction in FOD (Foreign
Object Debris)
 Quality, Safety & Compliance
 Cost Pressure
 Process risk reduction/capital allocation reduction by finance
 Reduction in fines,
 Process KPIs (incl. time in service)
Increase in Labor Utilization
 Process Efficiency
 Cost Pressure
 Average labor rate and # of employees involved with equipment tracking,- multiplied by
Improved Asset Utilization
 Working Capital Allocation
 Redundant inventory of capital assets, assets that have not been used in >6 months or
Improved On-Time
Performance
Reduced Schedule Risk
 Process Efficiency
 New Programs
 Reduction in days outstanding for accounts receivable
 Reduction in revenue recognition delays
 Customer make-goods, discounting to make up for late orders
 Fines for breach of contract
Improved Process Tracking
Reduced Quality Risk
 Process Efficiency
 Quality, Safety & Compliance
 Reduction in rework costs
 Customer make-goods, discounting to make up for quality issues
 Reduction in out-of-spec equipment and tooling
 Fines for non-compliance based on quality errors
a percentage of overall inventory
% of non-value added activities - locating tools, locating service history and specific
work instructions
duplicate inventory
 Percentage of capital assets not being utilized - missing or under repair

28. Thank You
Nikhil Deulkar
Director of Marketing
ndeulkar@impinj.com
Su Doyle
Industry Programs
sdoyle@oatsystems.com
December 11, 2013
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