RFID traceability in the Aeronautics sector

Challenges in the Aeronautics industry

Safety / FOD

100% RFID detection = 0% Foreign Object Damage (FOD).
Find lost tools easily

Operational efficiency

The reassurance of having a comprehensive roller cabinet.
Track tool calibration.
Forget end of day inventories and inspections: NEXCAP® does it for you.

Quality

Reduce non-quality costs.
Manage calibration dates (torque wrenches, metrology, etc.)
Improve zero-defect performance.

Reduce costs

Minimize overstocking and streamline your fleet.
Prevent production stoppages.
Avoid shrinkage and inconvenient repurchases.

Logistic

Maintain an overview of cabinet and roller cabinet completeness via the online platform.
Monitor automated inventory status in real time.

Management

Minimize tool inventory shrinkage in your roller cabinets and cabinets.
Tool tracking via loan history.

Aerospace : tool FOD (Foreign Object Damage) prevention solutions

Foreign object damage (FOD) refers to the risk of foreign bodies being present in the Aeronautics sectors. FOD includes all devices, tools, equipment, and miscellaneous items that may impede the correct operation of aircraft or control mechanisms. The damage caused may be minor or major, but will most often prove costly. Indeed, repair costs can easily exceed 20% of the original price of the damaged part. The National Aerospace FOD Prevention body estimates the cost of FOD, across the entire Aeronautics and Aerospace industry, at $4 billion per year. This is a substantial cost that can be greatly reduced through the use of RFID tracking technology.

Features of our solutions

Equipment

Tool identification and usage
Tool location
Special equipment inspections (calibration, maintenance, compliance with safety standards)
RFID technology based equipment search and inventory
Automated distribution of tools, measuring equipment and spare parts for protective equipment

Inventory

Automated, real-time stock inventory
Alert notifications (low stock, validity date, etc.)
History and traceability of tool movements
Control report
Data export

What about your keys?

Hangars, ground support equipment, tool rooms, restricted areas: keys open your most critical assets, and quality audits require knowing who has them. The NEXCAP® KeyCab electronic key cabinet applies the way our cabinets work to keys: badge or PIN sign-in, access rights by group, every checkout and return logged in NEXCAP®. Read our key management system guide.