RFID system is comprised of a number of components including a range of RFID labels and tags, handheld or stationary readers, data input units, and system software. It is our business to understand your present operation and to explain how RFID can be incorporated for…

• Improved process efficiencies
• Cost avoidance
• Increased supply chain accuracy
• Data mining
• Real-time marketing intelligence
• Real-time date stamping

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has existed for a long time. First used for military equipment tracking in World War II, RFID gained popularity twenty years ago in retail security with Electronic Article Surveillance tags and labels. So what's new with RFID technology? The addition of memory allowing pertinent data to be stored on the RFID label.

RFID technology can provide a reliable system whereby a customer can effectively track components or products in many types of environments with minimal or no intervention. A small RFID label affixed to virtually any object individually identifies the object using a unique, factory-programmed, unalterable code. The technology has become a primary player in automated data collection, identification, and analysis systems worldwide. In the past, high cost of components, immature technology, and inefficient methods of applying the technology have limited the commercial use of these systems--

Are you asking yourself the following questions regarding your day-to-day operations…

• How can I keep better track of the products that I am manufacturing today--from the receiving line to the assembly line to the warehouse to the customer?
• How much time do I lose each week/month/year tracking down lost items, fixing mistakes, correcting missed shipments and dealing with the possible penalties that can be incurred?
• Am I limited in the real-time management or production decisions I make because I do not have the right information?
• Your product can be tracked as it moves through machining operations, assuring that all operations have been completed, thereby alleviating the need for visual inspections.

• Manufacturing
  • Flexible manufacturing
  • Raw materials and component parts can be easily identified with supplier information, lot number, date produced and expiration date readily available on the RFID chip through Work in Process (WIP). Valuable product history can be obtained and archived.
  • Your product can be tracked as it moves through machining operations, assuring that all operations have been completed, thereby alleviating the need for visual inspections.
  • RFID has the ability to withstand processes where traditional bar codes fail such as paint, harsh chemical baths and high heat; enabling data collection in processes where data was previously collected manually or not at all
• Inventory Tracking
  • Real-time inventory re-supply
  • Containers, from large mobile containers to small totes, can be accurately tracked in inventory and WIP by providing accurate and fast identification of the container and its contents.
  • With RFID, re-usable containers can easily be tracked from manufacturer to supplier and back, eliminating lost containers. Previous contents of the container can be stored on the RFID label, eliminating the risk of mixing hazardous materials.
• Shipping Operations
  • Time sensitive shipments can easily be located eliminating late charges.
  • Decrease labor time associated with locating pallets for shipping
  • Assurance that products with invalid expiration dates are not shipped is easily accommodated since the RFID label on each container stores this data.
  • A truck's manifest can be generated from information gleaned from automatically reading RFID labels as containers are packed onto the truck.

Customized RFID System Instead of Bar Coding

RFID adds a whole new level of control that bar codes by themselves cannot achieve.
A total RFID Solution can…

• Read Multiple Labels at Once - One of the most outstanding benefits of RFID is its ability to read multiple labels at remarkable speeds -- responding in less than 100 milliseconds in most cases. Multiple products or cartons stacked on a pallet or packed inside a large container can be identified as they pass by a RFID reader. This eliminates the process of unloading a container or pallet just to find the correct bar code.
• Provide non-line of sight transmission - RFID is completely automatic and transparent, eliminating the need to position the bar code in line with the scanner. Cartons on a conveyor can be identified without the manual process of verifying that the cartons are in the correct position.
• Reusability and Read/Write Capability - RFID provides the option of writing as well as reading information to and from the labels. When a pallet of cartons is received or moved to a new location, each carton's RFID label can automatically be updated with its new location providing accurate information without any manual effort.
• More durable label/tag - RFID systems also work effectively in hostile environments where excessive dirt, dust, moisture and/or poor visibility would normally hamper the ability to read a bar code label.