[02/12/10]
HRD Antwerp NV is one of the world leading Diamond Certification Institutes of Gemmology. HRD Antwerp is dedicated to serving diamond professionals by offering products and services that benefit the diamond industry and trade.
Over more than 30 years, HRD Antwerp has gained the diamond industry's confidence by offering high-quality solutions, a highly reputable lab, as well as massive in-house expertise and experience.
HRD Antwerp commissioned Scanology to automate the data capture and management reporting processes in HRD's Diamond Certification Lab. This solution resulted in total traceability of all diamonds in the Diamond Lab, and improved operational efficiency.
Scanology selected the Magellan PJM RFID data capture solution running on Scanology's software platform.
PJM represents the next generation of Radio Frequency Identification, and complies with the international Standard ISO 18000 Part 3 Mode 2.
Richard Rees, President of Scanology, noted that " PJM's exceptional speed and total reliability make it the system of choice to meet the stringent requirements of the diamond industry. The PJM Stacktag concept delivers immediate and massive value to diamond traders, enabling their own staff to take fast, error-free stock takes on a frequent basis".
Scanology developed a middleware package to interface between the PJM readers and the several native HRD platforms to provide a total solution for 100% Identification, counting,
stock-taking and process control, suitable for rapid deployment across HRD's operations.
The package successfully works across the multiple platforms without loss of speed.
The project achieved its target of automatic tracking 100% of the diamonds passing through the certification system, and did so on time and within budget.
The project leaders were Mr. Stephaan van Echelpoel, Production Manager HRD Antwerp Diamond Laboratory, and Mr. Jos Giezen, Senior Account Manager, Scanology BV.
The RFID and IT installation was supervised by Mr. Benny Jacobs, Director ICT Antwerp World Diamond Center.
Scanology is a specialist in inventory control systems for the Diamond and Jewellery sector. These range from boxed solutions for smaller companies to fully scalable enterprise systems.
For more information visit: www.scanology.eu
About Scanology BV
Scanology is a leading European AIDC Solutions provider, with an extensive history and knowledge of Barcode and RFID technology. We provide a full service from consultancy and project design through delivery of hardware and software to complete systems installation.
Independent and independently minded, we design and deliver the systems the client needs to meet their current and future business objectives. We welcome enquiries from interested parties including resellers.
Based in The Netherlands, we have partners in 26 countries across the world.
About HRD Antwerp NV
HRD Antwerp NV is the subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the private foundation formerly known as the Hoge Raad voor Diamant (HRD).
HRD Antwerp operates six services : Diamond Lab, the first ISO-certified diamond lab, which issues one of the world's most respected diamond certificates; Precious Stones Lab; Education; Graduates Club; Equipment and Research.
HRD Antwerp - Diamond Lab is NBN EN ISO/IEC 17025- certified. www.hrdantwerp.be/
About Magellan Technology
Magellan Technology is a technology developer, manufacturer and licensor of advanced read and write 13.56MHz RFID systems.
Magellan designs and offer RFID chips, inlets and a complete reader portfolio for our Phase Jitter Modulation (PJM) technology, which complies with the International Standard ISO/IEC 18000 Part 3 Mode 2.
PJM technology is more than 10 times faster than other existing HF technologies. PJM RFID StackTag is unique in its capability to identify, read and write RFID tags even when they are deeply stacked together.
PJM products are optimized for applications where many hundreds of tags are stacked tightly or need to be identified reliably in fast moving dynamic situations where tags are presented in all orientations.
PJM RFID systems are used in all applications like in casino gaming, document management, postal, jewelry, diamond, medical and pharmaceutical applications. www.magellan-rfid.com/
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