CUSTOMER IMPLEMENTATION / CYLINDER MANAGEMENT
Knowing where every gas cylinder is, in real time
At Baosteel Gas’s Shanghai plant, Thingple provides a complete cylinder management solution covering inventory, tracking and data measurement, built on UHF RFID tags designed for steel cylinders. It has been in use for more than three years.
- Customer
- Baosteel Gas
- Industry
- Industrial gases
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Solution
- RFID WMS
THE CHALLENGE
A world-class cylinder system for a growing business
As Baosteel Gas grew, it needed a cylinder management system that could keep pace with the industry. Management needed to:
Track every cylinder through production and delivery. Receive an alert when a cylinder is approaching the end of its service life. Know each cylinder’s location and keep accurate inventory around the clock. Rank customers by cylinder turnover so service can be tiered. Share data across purchasing, production, sales and logistics to raise operating efficiency.
THE SOLUTION
The whole cylinder lifecycle, on one record
Thingple’s i.o. Cylinder solution relies on patent-pending UHF RFID tags made for steel cylinders, and covers the full life of each cylinder.
Identify cylinders in bulk
RFID gates at the plant read and count all cylinders as a truck drives through.
Link gas to each cylinder without errors
RFID readers on the filling line link the gas and contents to each cylinder automatically.
Simpler quality control
Handheld RFID readers record filling check-in and check-out, inspection, delivery, pick-up and maintenance.
One portal and a mobile app
A cloud portal gives an overview and reports, and a mobile app lets managers see and share assets, processes and economic analysis.
Thingple’s built-in alerts raise the safety standard of every cylinder and significantly improve operating efficiency.
Matt Zhang, Packaged Gases Director, Baosteel Gas
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