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Tracking documentation with
Rolls Royce Aerospace

Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace, a long-standing customer of Pathfindr, uses a range of our technologies. Notably, they first implemented our BLE Tags and infrastructure to track ACR Cards (job cards) within their Derby facilities.

CASE STUDY:DOCUMENT TRACKING

Background

ACR cards are critical documents that follow engines throughout the manufacturing process. They provide vital information for quality, production and compliance control. However, due to their physical nature, these job cards are prone to getting lost. When combined with the scale of Rolls-Royce and their facilities, it’s clear how much time could be wasted searching for misplaced paperwork.

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CASE STUDY:DOCUMENT TRACKING

The challenge & solution

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DOCUMENT VISIBILITY

The costs associated with misplaced job cards include significant employee time wasted searching for them, delays due to reprinting and recertification, potential reverse engineering of the production process, and possible product delivery delays. The opportunity cost can be substantial, with an estimated £100 per hour per person spent searching for lost cards.

BLUETOOTH TAGS

We proposed a cost-effective and minimally disruptive solution by attaching small BLE tags to job cards, installing a network of Detectors throughout the Rolls-Royce facility, and connecting these Detectors to a central Cellular Gateway.

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CASE STUDY:DOCUMENT TRACKING

The results

Efficiency improved with a 94% reduction in search times, and disruption to other personnel was minimised. This success has led Rolls-Royce to use Pathfindr’s technology across many of its UK and global locations for tracking additional assets like tooling and high-value equipment.

Pathfindr helped speed up the time of locating assets, improving asset efficiency and procurement requirements.

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James Ayre

Manufacturing Services Executive

Rolls Royce - Civil Aerospace

CASE STUDY:JOB CARD TRACKING

Before & after tracking

Rolls-Royce was able to achieve significant improvements in several key areas:

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Before Pathfindr
With Pathfindr
Number Of Search Events Per Month
55
55
Average Search Time
1 hr 10 min
5 min
Annual Cost of Searching For Job Cards
£77,022
£5,497
CASE STUDY:JOB CARD TRACKING

Investment vs ROI

18 Detectors + 600 Ble Tags

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ROI

Cost Savings - Investment

Investment

£53,765

Per Year

£1,480

Solution Cost Per Month

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This results in an annual saving for each tracked job card of

£89.60

To cover the facility area, 18 Detectors were installed and 600 Tags placed onto Job Cards.

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