UHF RFID based tracking of logs in the forest industry

Häkli, Janne; Jaakkola, Kaarle; Pursula, Pekka; Huusko, M.; Nummila, K. K.

doi:10.1109/rfid.2010.5467272

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“…RFID has been previously been applied for forest industry, in wood log supply chain [1]- [4]. Also, promising results in use of RFID technology in paper industry have been achieved [5].…”

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Automated Identification of Plywood Using Embedded Inkjet-Printed Passive UHF RFID Tags

Virtanen

Virkki

Sydänheimo

et al. 2013

IEEE Trans. Automat. Sci. Eng.

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The use of passive ultra high-frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated into plywood boards is proposed to enable the identification and tracking of individual plywood boards and end products of plywood. For the first time, tags are embeddable inside plywood by direct inkjet-printing tag antennas on pure birch veneer. The use of passive UHF RFID technology in the applications of plywood industry is discussed, two tag antenna designs for plywood are presented and the tag fabrication procedures are described. Furthermore, results from tag performance measurements performed in the authentic application environment as well as in anechoic conditions are presented and discussed. Measurements show that tags printed on veneer and embedded inside 2 mm thick plywood board exhibited theoretical read ranges from 7.9 to 10.1 meters. The read ranges obtained meet the demands of the plywood industry and offer reliable identification even in challenging environments.Note to Practitioners-The use of integrated UHF RFID technology embedded inside plywood could bring significant benefits to the plywood industry. At the moment, identification and tracking are done manually or by using bar codes on large shipments of plywood. Manual identification can lead to misreads and external bar codes are easily detached or damaged. In this paper, we propose a solution to directly inkjet-print RFID tags on veneer. After printing, they can be embedded inside plywood. As a result, individual plywood boards are identifiable and traceable during their whole lifetime, even in their end product form. This paper discusses the benefits and challenges of passive UHF RFID technology in the plywood industry, explains the tag fabrication procedures and presents the measurement results of plywood-embedded tags. Results show that the tags are readable from several meters, even inside thick plywood boards. Thus, embedded RFID technology could be utilized by the industry as well as by the end users of plywood as an efficient and reliable automated identification method for plywood boards and plywood-made products.Index Terms-Plywood industry, radio frequency identification (RFID), inkjet.

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“…RFID has been previously been applied for forest industry, in wood log supply chain [1]- [4]. Also, promising results in use of RFID technology in paper industry have been achieved [5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automated Identification of Plywood Using Embedded Inkjet-Printed Passive UHF RFID Tags

Virtanen

Virkki

Sydänheimo

et al. 2013

IEEE Trans. Automat. Sci. Eng.

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“…This paper is based on the product's supply chain perspective, considering particularly the case of wood supply chain (Björk et al 2011;Häkli et al 2010Häkli et al , 2013Saikouk 2015;Mtibaa 2015). The forest supply chain presents a divergent configuration (Vila, Martel, and Beauregard 2006), characterised by one entry point of raw materials and several exit points giving access to five branches in the wood industry (timber, paper pulp, panels, high added value products and biomass) ( Figure 1).…”

Section: The Role Of Traceability In the French Forest Supply Chainmentioning

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Review, typology and evaluation of traceability technologies: case of the French forest supply chain

Saikouk

Spalanzani

2016

Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal

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The use of supply chain management and traceability systems are increasingly important in the forest industry. The adoption of traceability technologies and labelling procedures has become key element to promote the principles of sustainable development in the French forest. This later suffers from a misuse of resources, which negatively impacts the forest ecosystem including the economic competitiveness and biodiversity. However, opting for a suitable technology that resists to the forest environment and does not require a major organisational change is a major challenge for the entire forest supply chain's partners. For this reason, throughout this paper, we suggest a multi-criterion assessment grid to better choose an effective and efficient traceability system, which might include one or more technologies. Thus, our main objective is to review, typologise and evaluate six technologies that could be used in the forest supply chain.

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“…The design of the transponder antenna was developed using electromagnetic simulations, laboratory tests and tests in production conditions in saw mills [14]. For electromagnetic simulations, Ansoft HFSS was used.…”

Section: Rfid Transponder For Log Marking In Sawn Timber Supply Chainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The forestry harvester represents the most challenging environment for the RFID readers in the wood supply chain; the reader is subjected to difficult electromagnetic and physical environment in outdoor conditions with rain, snow and ice, vibration, shocks, Nordic four season temperatures and also to occasional impacts. The developed prototype of a vibration and shock resistant RFID reader is described in [14,15]. The RFID reader features a robust impact resistant IP67 casing, adaptive RF front end for cancellation of reflections from large metal surface in the harvester head and EPC Global Reader Protocol v.…”

Section: Rfid Readersmentioning

confidence: 99%