ImageID to Feature Visidot AIDC Technology as an 'Alternative to RFID' for Automotive Industry, at AutoTech 2005
ImageID Ltd.'s Visidot™ Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) system is an accurate and cost-effective solution for rapid multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking for the automotive industry, with application in both manufacturing and shipping and logistics. At AutoTech 2005, ImageID will demonstrate its Visidot system with partner ToolWorx Information Products, Inc. in booth number 328. (www.visidot.com)
-- Applications include Manufacturing, Shipping/Logistics --
Detroit
(PRWEB) August 19, 2005 -- ImageID Ltd.'s Visidot™ Automatic Identification and
Data Capture (AIDC) system is an accurate and cost-effective solution for rapid
multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking for the automotive industry, with
application in both manufacturing and shipping and logistics.
At
AutoTech 2005, ImageID will demonstrate its Visidot system with partner ToolWorx
Information Products, Inc. in booth number 328.
In the Visidot System,
assets (chassis, engine racks, totes, etc.) are uniquely labeled with standard
2D Data Matrix barcodes. As assets pass in front of the Visidot Reader, the
reader captures hundreds of labels simultaneously in a single read and transmits
the information to an image processing system, which decodes the data from each
label. This asset data is exported to a data management system in XML or other
standard format. Images can be stored in a separate Image Bank, and an
easy-to-use Site Management System controls the entire process.
Ford
Motor Company: Managing Bulky Assets in Manufacturing
Positioning bulky
assets for traditional barcode scanning is often impractical or even impossible,
as is RFID scanning involving metal assets or in metal-heavy environments. The
Ford Motor Company successfully installed a Visidot AIDC System at the Ford F150
plant in Dearborn to improve production speed and increase plant efficiency.
The Ford plant, which produces Ford F150's, uses a fully automated Build
Order system to produce its trucks. With multiple frame types to choose from,
the company was looking for the most efficient way to expedite verification of
the chassis type as it was being placed onto the production line. In December
2004, the company decided to install the Visidot system at the frame entrance to
the plant to identify and verify the correct selection of the chassis type
before it reached the conveyor belt inside. The newly installed Visidot reader
captures a 2D Data Matrix label affixed to each chassis and confirms, in
real-time with Ford's production line controller, that the chassis is correct
and can enter the assembly line. Since installation, the system accuracy has
been perfect -- 100%.
Tracking & Tracing Reusable Assets
IFCO
Systems, a leading supplier of returnable/reusable transport packaging with more
than 260 million rentals per year, was looking for a way to track each of its
millions of containers throughout its network of over 40 distribution centers in
Europe and North America. The Visidot solution is providing IFCO traceability of
labeled crates, real-time views of inventory at depots, views of crate cycle
times, accurate records of customer shipments/returns, and the foundation for
improving customer request response time.
The Visidot system delivers all
the inherent benefits of traditional barcode technology, yet far surpasses it in
terms of speed and efficiency of code capture -- especially for tracking
multiple assets. In addition, at accuracy levels of near-100% in actual
installations, the Visidot solution is both more reliable and more
cost-effective than RFID solutions.
For more information about Visidot
technology, visit ImageID and Toolworx at AutoTech 2005, booth number 328, Aug.
29 - Sept. 1, 2005 at the Cobo Conference Center, Detroit. Or, call toll-free
1-877-VISIDOT (847-4368) or visit the Visidot website at: http://www.visidot.com.
About ImageID
ImageID, the
provider of the Visidot™ solution (http://www.visidot.com), develops and markets advanced
multiple-asset Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) solutions. Based
on imaging technology and sophisticated algorithms, the Visidot solution is
capable of identifying and decoding hundreds of unique standard barcodes
simultaneously in a single read, with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The
Visidot solution is being used in retail supply chains, automotive manufacturing
and reusable assets pool management operations to provide per-asset visibility
and to increase operational efficiencies. ImageID is a multinational company
with R&D facilities in Israel and direct sales and partner networks in the
US and Europe.
Note to Editors:
* High resolution images available at:
http://www.visidot.com/web/page_01.htm
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