Vilant: RFID tracking system for rail (2. strana)
Vilant RFID tracking and database system for railway vehicles
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with connection to the user's or owner's
ERP system. UHF RFID technology and
the robust Vilant Railroad units have pro-
ven 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 Vi-
lant system for cargo tracking and tran-
sport security. Finland today has a count-
ry-wide railway network (5,919 km)
covered not only with HABD and WILD
detectors, but also with RFID reading sta-
tions that help identify individual wagons.
Even in the harsh Nordic conditions, the
whole system of this railcar tracking is ve-
ry durable. Since it requires no direct visi-
bility for operation, there is no problem
with high speed. UHF RFID tags are cost-
effective and require no maintenance
(such as battery replacement). Full use of
the recorded data enables preventive ma-
intenance to improve rail safety, as well as
cargo tracking and forwarding to target
customers. The RFID system tracks the mi-
leage of each vehicle and helps identify
when service is needed. Moreover, the
washing lines use RFID to identify the wa-
gons and automatically select the correct
washing programme.
RFID Vilant
for the underground railway
After successful use on the railways, Hel-
sinki City Metro (HKL) decided to imple-
ment a similar RFID system for arrival de-
tection. The company Turck Vilant
Systems helped HKL install RFID tags on
the sleepers of the metro line. Each un-
derground 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 di-
rection of the train, daily and total milea-
ge. This data is then used by various other
companies, for example in their travel
planning apps.
Worldwide operation
Turck Vilant Systems is one of Europe's le-
ading 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 ma-
nagement, operational safety and operati-
onal monitoring (HABD/WILD detection),
or cargo tracking.
Turck Vilant systems are already used by
more than 1,000 companies in 30 count-
ries, including large multinationals, and
offer up to 15 years of experience.
www.turck.cz
rail transport
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
CARGO tracking
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