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rail transport

with connection to the user's or owner's

ERP system. UHF RFID technology and

the robust Vilant Railroad units have proven useful in this area.

For example, Finnish Railways has been

RFID tagging all its wagons since 2010 so

that they can then be registered in the Vilant system for cargo tracking and transport security. Finland today has a country-wide railway network (5,919 km)

covered not only with HABD and WILD

detectors, but also with RFID reading stations that help identify individual wagons.

Even in the harsh Nordic conditions, the

whole system of this railcar tracking is very durable. Since it requires no direct visibility for operation, there is no problem

with high speed. UHF RFID tags are costeffective and require no maintenance

(such as battery replacement). Full use of

the recorded data enables preventive maintenance to improve rail safety, as well as

cargo tracking and forwarding to target

customers. The RFID system tracks the mileage of each vehicle and helps identify

when service is needed. Moreover, the

washing lines use RFID to identify the wagons and automatically select the correct

washing programme.

CARGO tracking

RFID Vilant

for the underground railway

After successful use on the railways, Helsinki City Metro (HKL) decided to implement a similar RFID system for arrival detection. The company Turck Vilant

Systems helped HKL install RFID tags on

the sleepers of the metro line. Each underground train carriage is then fitted with

a specially made RFID reader that scans

RFID tags along the route and the system

sends the data to a special server to track

the positions of the carriages. The system

also reports the train arrangement and direction of the train, daily and total mileage. This data is then used by various other

companies, for example in their travel

planning apps.

Helsinki Metro – accurate real-time location tracking across the entire network

The washing lines use RFID to identify the wagons and automatically select the correct washing program

Worldwide operation

Turck Vilant Systems is one of Europe's leading suppliers of turnkey RFID solutions

for logistics, asset tracking and inventory

management. The same solutions also

monitor and manage maintenance on

the railway, such as car wash cycle management, operational safety and operational monitoring (HABD/WILD detection),

or cargo tracking.

Turck Vilant systems are already used by

more than 1,000 companies in 30 countries, including large multinationals, and

offer up to 15 years of experience.