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MWU2060SFU Light Module with built-in UHF RFID Reader

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6-digit digital picking indicator with RFID reader (MWU2060SFU)

More detailed dynamic data, such as the number of miss picking and working hours, can be obtained, enabling the study of work improvement plans for the realization of DX.

Challenges and Solutions

  • Need to visualize operations and improve operations
  • Need to identify operators and manage operation history
  • Need to streamline picking and sorting of apparel and other products with RFID TAGs
  • Need to have multiple operators working at the same time without mistakes.
  • Need to speed up picking and sorting operation by removing CONFIRM button press action.

Light Module with built-in RFID Reader can solve these on-site problems.

 

MWU2060SFU Case Study 1: Identification of Operator

RFID can be used to identify the operator at the light module of each location.
The following can be done using the operator’s ID

  1. Identification of the operator who performed the picking operation
  2. Multiple operators in the same block

  3. Operation history and tracing of operators by ID

    ・If Kanban system is used, RFIDs on Kanbans can help prevent mistaken placement.
    ・If you use Shutter Light Module and put UHF RF-ID on the item box, you can make perfect check system.

 

MWU2060SFU Key Features

  1. No need to press CONFIRM button to speed up operation.（RFID Reader in Light Module detects operator’s RFID and judge the operation is completed.）
  2. Poka-yoke (Foolproof) can be set up by using ID TAG.（In case an undesignated operator performs operation, an alarm is issued. Poka-yoke (Foolproof) is performed.）
  3. In case the items have RFID tag, RFID Reader in Light Module can count the quantity of items automatically and detect operator picks or sorts correct quantity of items.
  4. Easy network installation with AIOI’s original wiring-saving system

Equipment Configuration

 

MWU2060SFU　     Specifications

Display 6 digit 7-segment Display
RF-ID Frequency 840-960MHz(*1)
RF-ID Standard ISO/IEC18000-6 Type C(EPC C1G2)
Dimensions 180(W)ｘ49(H)ｘ20.5(D)mm
Weight 85[g]
Operating Conditions Temperature 0 to 35 degree C,Humidty 20 – 80%（Non-condensing）
  1. RFID Frequency depends on the standard of each country

AIOI conducts operation test of Electronic Baggage Tag for airline baggage in Japan.

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AIOI Systems Co., Ltd. (AIOI) has been working with Off Airport Check-in (OAC) Promotion Project (All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan Airlines (JAL), Central Japan International Airport Corporation, Hokkaido Airport Corporation, Nagoya Railroad, Airporter, Inc., AGP Corporation, NPO Alliance of Research for advanced Technology at Airports (ARTA), etc.), and conducts operation test of Electronic Baggage Tag (EBT) using “Visible RFID” Smart Card equipped with electronic paper from February 4th through February 11th, 2024.

With the proliferation of web check-in by Airline companies, smartphone QR boarding passes have become common, but passengers with check-in baggage still need to wait in line at airport counters.　With EBT, in the future passengers will be able to generate their own baggage tags and EBTs from their own smartphones or computers during web check-in.　Passengers will be able to drop off their baggage with EBT attached at the airport drop area and pick up their baggage at the arrival airport without having to stop at the check-in counter at the departure airport.
In this EBT operational test, EBT is attached to the baggage of a limited number of passengers, and during the OAC demonstration period, two round trips per day will be made to confirm the practicality and durability of the tags.
EBT operation test is supported by OAC Promotion Project companies and Denso Wave Corporation and Saitama University Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Manabe Laboratory for technical cooperation.

About EBT

  • Equipped with E Ink e-Paper
  • Battery-free and rewritable more than 1 million times
  • Contactless NFC (Near Field Communication) and UHF communication functions
  • Airport code, flight number, date, time, name, tag number and barcode on electronic paper
  • Tag-specific RFID code in the smart card’s internal memory tied to passenger information

EBT Electronic Baggage Tag

Off Airport Check-in (OAC: Off Airport Check-in) is a service that simplifies airport procedures by allowing baggage to be checked in at non-airport locations.　Proof of Concept of OAC is conducted at Central Japan International Airport and New Chitose Airport for eight days from February 4 to February 11, 2024. This experiment is designed to address the following issues: congestion caused by baggage carried by tourists, unexpanded tourism consumption in a wide area due to the limited range of activities caused by baggage retention,
and difficulties in maintaining routes and controlling fares due to a decrease in the number of users of public transportation in the area. The purpose of this service is to reduce congestion on regional public transportation to the airport by separating passengers’ baggage from that of tourists, and to increase convenience of sightseeing tours in a wide area and tourism consumption by realizing “Hands Free Travel” sightseeing. This simplifies the procedures at the airport. Passengers will also be able to enjoy sightseeing without baggage, improving the convenience of travel from the Nagoya and Sapporo areas to the airport. The OAC application, which is linked to the airline’s smartphone application, provides information on traffic and sightseeing information and baggage status to OAC users’ smartphones based on the location information of baggage and passengers to support safe and secure sightseeing trips.

Nagoya Railroad Check-in Counter board

Full Dot Display (MWU2404F)

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This new model is equipped with electronic paper on the display screen and has a 2.9-inch display area that is larger than before and has increased display speed as well.
By displaying additional information such as product name, product code, etc., it brings better and further accuracy to the entire workflow.
Orders can be placed after December 2023.
We will exhibit our new product at 2023 INNOVATION EXPO in Tokyo starting September 13. Please come and visit us at AIOI Booth.

Notice of Japan HQ Office Relocation

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It is our pleasure to announce that our office will be moving to a new location on August 28, 2023. Our new facility will allow us to have showrooms, meeting spaces, labs, and offices, all on one floor. This new and improved AIOI Headquarter offers us the opportunity to better serve our customers and work with our valued business partners. We look forward to seeing and serving you at our new facility.

  • New office address

Omori Bellport Bldg. #E 9F, 6-22-7 Minami-Ooi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
(〒140-0013)

  • New Location Effective Date
    Monday, August 28, 2023

※Please note that the last day for our business at current location will be Friday, August 25, 2023.

“Aioi” is now “AIOI”

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AIOI Systems is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.   We develop and send our unique systems based on our innovative ideas and novel concept to all over the world from here in Japan.

As AIOI philosophy says, “We contribute to the evolution of the logistics system in the manufacturing sites and distribution centers that sustain people’s daily life,” we tried and did our best to come to where we are today.  As a result, we have expanded our products into various manufacturing and logistics sites, working with many people around the world.

As we celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, we are pleased to announce that we have renewed our logo.

While inheriting the value and thoughts of the AIOI founder, we continue to listen to the people in the worksites and deliver surprises and excitement to our customers!

Message

From “Aioi” to “AIOI”

As a global AIOI, not an AIOI from Japan only, we will make the future of all logistics and manufacturing industries with innovative ideas and technologies.  Listening to our customers at the sites, we can learn and understand their needs, that makes us possible to deliver more surprises and excitement to all the customers around the world.  We will bring the “AIOI Revolution” to both the logistics/manufacturing industries and their workplaces.

Surprising the World
with Innovative Ideas!
AIOI Makes the Future!