Survitec Selects Tego’s RFID Solution to Deploy Life Vests Tagging Program for Airbus Aircrafts

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Survitec Selects Tego’s RFID Solution to Deploy Life Vests Tagging Program for Airbus Aircrafts

Achieves fast implementation while assuring ATA Spec 2000 compliance

Waltham, MA – October 2, 2013 – Survitec Group, an internationally recognized producer of high quality safety and survival equipment for the Aviation and Defense industries, has selected Tego, Inc. (Waltham, MA, USA) as its RFID solution provider for tagging its Airbus aircraft supplied life vests.

By using Tego’s complete RFID tagging solution, Survitec is one of the first to deliver tagged life vests compliant with the latest 2013 version of ATA Spec 2000, including the new Dual-­‐‑Record data format now required by aviation companies.

Tego is the leading developer of high-­‐‑memory RFID chips, tags and software for creating smart assets and the foremost provider of ATA Spec 2000 compliant solutions for tagging flyable parts. Tego offers the only fully integrated high-­‐‑memory chip, tag, and software solution that is tested and verified by airframe manufacturers.

TegoViewTM software ensures 100% compliance with ATA Spec 2000, Chapter 9-­‐‑5 and TDS 1.6 standards for RFID tagging of aircraft parts and systems.

“Tego has substantial experience working in the aviation industry, including some of Survitec’s major customers. This initiative will ensure our customers can accurately record maintenance dates and track asset management data. Operators will be able to rapidly check important information on installed life vests including part number and date of manufacture without the labor intense task of inspecting under each seat”, said David Stelling, Aviation Sales Manager at Survitec.

“Tego’s solution approach assures compliance with an aerospace mandate while also delivering significant business value managing assets,” said Timothy Butler, President

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and CEO of Tego, Inc. “This is where Tego’s next generation RFID technology, enables assets to be truly ‘smart’ with improved visibility and functionality throughout manufacturing and maintenance processes.”

Survitec has already started delivering tagged life vests to key customers and is looking forward to bringing this capability to its wider user group.

Survitec Group Survitec Group is internationally recognized as a world leader in the design, development, manufacture and integration of high quality safety and survival equipment for the Marine, Aviation and Defense industries.

With a heritage spanning over 100 years beginning with the world’s first lifejacket, the ‘Mae West’, Survitec’s diverse range has been exported to more than 80 countries around the globe. Partnering with some of the largest commercial and military organizations in the world, Survitec’s unrivalled capability includes commercial & leisure lifer afts, marine evacuation systems, submarine escape and immersion suits, civil and armor capable life preservers, rapid inflatable shelters and boats. For more information visit www.survitecgroup.com

Tego, Inc. Tego’s high-­‐‑memory RFID solutions, including best-­‐‑in-­‐‑class semiconductor chips, tags, and application software are creating distributed interconnected smart assets that communicate wirelessly and without batteries. With the ability to read and write information directly on assets, organizations can automate processes, make intelligent decisions at the point of use, and know immediately the history, condition and status of any asset. Today, through Tego innovation, smart asset capabilities are providing solutions previously not possible or imaginable. Tego, founded in 2005, is based in Waltham, MA. For more information, visit www.tegoinc.com.

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