Toulouse in September? Fall is a beautiful time to visit France. Throw in the International RFID Congress being held Sept. 14-15 and what’s not to like? The Congress is billing this event as the first event focused on RFID applications in the aeronautical, shipping, railway and automotive industries.
The event will include keynote speeches by decision makers and world leaders in the aeronautical, automotive, railway and shipping industries; business meetings and demos from providers of innovative RFID solutions; and a unique opportunity to meet and mingle with international experts and ISO officials, and to find out the latest news on ongoing work. The event will also feature a tour of the Airbus Industrial Showroom & Innovation Centre, which will demonstrate the use of Auto-ID technologies in the aeronautical industry.
The following specific topics will be discussed for each vertical:
Aeronautics
- In-service parts monitoring and maintenance with reliable, hard-wearing tags specially designed for harsh environments
- Development of human and material solutions that can be adapted for either in-house or outsourced maintenance operations
Automotive
- Vehicle fleet management
- Optimisation of assembly line flows
- Prevention of parts counterfeiting
- Assembly line automation
Railways
- Automatic wagon scanning for stock-taking purposes
- Ensuring safe management of train journeys through sensing controls
- Maintenance of sensitive part
Shipping
- Securing containers
- Assistance for transferring responsibilities in maintenance operations