News Facts:
- Omni-ID, the leading supplier of
high-performance passive UHF RFID tags, today announces that Saipem, a worldwide leading provider
of construction and subsea engineering services to the offshore oil and gas
industry, selected the Omni-ID Max™ passive RFID tag to efficiently and
safely track its high-value metal assets. The Omni-ID and Saipem
partnership, with support from integrator ACM-e SRL, brings the cost,
productivity and tracking benefits of passive RFID technology to the
offshore oil industry.
- Saipem required a solution that could automate location tracking for
its investment in large industrial equipment such as cranes and drilling
rigs; ensure safety for Company personnel; and perform successfully in an
environment surrounded by steel and saltwater. ATEX-compliant Omni-ID Max passive
UHF RFID tags provide a solution for Saipem which meets all of these
needs. With Omni-ID Max tags, Saipem can accurately track the location of
valuable assets, saving time and money and also improving control of
certificates for better insurance reporting purposes.
- As a passive tag, the Omni-ID Max offers a standard read range of eight
meters or more and a two meter read range with hand palm PC readers, all
without the use of a battery. Most importantly, the tags can be read
successfully even in offshore applications -- and eliminate the safety risk
of personnel climbing huge oil pipes stacked in a facility to find an
identification tag.
- In addition to meeting Saipem's basic challenges, Omni-ID Max tags
work on metal, plastic, or a combination of the two. Saipem needs to
tag items such as floaters and buoys in addition to the vessels, cranes,
pipes, and drilling equipment. Using a one-tag system for all equipment
types enables greater cost savings and better productivity.
- Omni-ID tags have also tested successfully in challenging environmental
conditions. Saipem's bases around the globe can vary from -60° C to +50° C,
and tags must work in all these conditions. Omni-ID tags have successfully
been tested on large pipe stacks, a key component of future drilling
projects, and can be used to monitor pipes using RFID from production until
completion of the pipe-laying operations.
- Omni-ID's established
partnership with ACM-e played an integral part in the Saipem
implementation becoming a reality. As a consulting company based out of
Milan, Italy, ACM-e operates as a technical-engineering and managerial
advisor in the field of maintenance engineering, logistics and other
operations processes of business.
- "The oil and gas industry has long been plagued as 'un-taggable' due to
the presence of water and metal. However, at Omni-ID, we are driven to
offer a passive RFID solution that has the ability to work in the harshest
of environments -- even steel objects that live within large quantities of
salt water," said
Tom Pavela, President and CEO, Omni-ID. "Partnering with ACM-e and
working with Saipem will enable greater visibility for RFID within this
important market and will showcase how passive RFID is ready to meet the
unique asset tracking challenges of the oil and gas industry."
- "As a consulting leader in the area of logistics and maintenance
engineering, ACM-e has its finger directly on the pulse of the EMEA oil and
gas industry," said Mauro Bianchi, Direcotr, ACM-e. "After identifying and
understanding what Saipem needed to successfully move its business forward,
we knew that Omni-ID was the perfect fit. We feel confident that this
collaborative solution will mark a significant shift in not only how Saipem
achieves success, but will demonstrate the future of inventory control
capabilities for the entire oil and gas market."
Omni-ID is the leading supplier of high-performance passive UHF RFID tags that deliver near-perfect read rates on, off and near metals and liquids. Using a fundamentally different approach to RFID design, Omni-ID created a patented technology structure that allows for continued innovation and product development. Omni-ID has built a global partner ecosystem with leading RFID technology companies to deliver complete RFID asset tracking, supply chain management, work-in-process and cargo and container tracking solutions. To complement its product line, Omni-ID has a full service bureau offering to ensure efficient and seamless deployment of RFID implementations. With offices in Foster City, Calif. and in the UK, along with a manufacturing facility in China, Omni-ID's mission is to drive the widespread adoption of RFID technology as the optimal tracking and identification solution. For more information, visit www.Omni-ID.com. About Saipem
Saipem is organized in three Business Units: Offshore, Onshore and Drilling, with a strong bias towards oil & gas related activities in remote areas and deepwater. Saipem is a leader in the provision of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large scale offshore and onshore projects and technological competencies such as gas monetization and heavy oil exploitation. For more information, visit http://www.saipem.eni.it/. ACM-e SRL
Based in Milan, ACM-e operates in all parts of Italy as technical-engineering and managerial advisor in the field of maintenance engineering, logistics and other operations processes of business. ACM-e develops innovative technological solutions, in its own areas of expertise, focusing on plant and equipment, infrastructure of large Italian and international companies. Furthermore, ACM-e as system integrator proposes and carries out technological Automatic Data Collection (ADC) solutions. http://www.acm-e.com/home.
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