Know where every bag, tool and part is

An aircraft waits for one missing tool. A bag misses its connection. A component is installed with the wrong paperwork. Aviation runs on tight schedules, and finding things fast is part of safety.

What slows the operation

Bags that go astray

A bag that goes to the wrong flight costs a claim, a delay and a passenger who does not forgive it.

Tools and parts in the hangar

Tools leave the crib and do not come back, and a search takes time the aircraft does not have.

Records for maintenance

The history of each component has to be complete and easy to prove during an audit.

How RAIN RFID changes it

1
Tag the bag, the tool or the part
A standard RAIN RFID tag goes on the bag, the tool or the part. You choose the tag for the material and the environment.
2
Read at the points that matter
Check-in, sorting, the tool crib and the hangar door are the places where a read tells you what moved.
3
Know where it is, live
Alerts show when a tool is not returned or a bag heads to the wrong flight, while there is still time to act.
4
Keep the history
Every read is recorded with time and place, ready for maintenance records and audits, in GS1 and EPCIS formats.

Recommended setups

Two Identix EZ series readers in black metal enclosures, one showing four RF connectors and one showing the rear panel

Front view of the Identix far-field antenna panel with the SMA connector

Identix ID50 handheld data collector with pistol grip, trigger, touchscreen and RFID antenna panel, angled view

Baggage handling

Readers at the sorting line and the gates confirm each bag. An EZ700 with 85C7070 antennas reads at high speed, and ID50 handhelds cover the exceptions.

EZ series 85C7070 ID50

Identix articulated support mounting an antenna on a pole

Tool crib and hangar

A reader at the tool crib and an antenna at the hangar door show which tools left and which came back. Articulated supports aim the antennas at the door.

EZ series 85C7070 Universal Articulated Support