Manufacturing News

RFID Journal covers RFID manufacturing technologies and applications that help businesses save money by better managing work in process, assets and inventory and improve shipping accuracy.

ATK Tracks Composite Aircraft Parts Manufactured at Its Plant

As the company prepares for 12-fold growth, it is using passive UHF RFID tags to monitor the lifespan of composite materials, and to track the production of aircraft parts and the molds used to form them.

Tags: Aerospace, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

• RFID Reduces Oxygen-Generator Waste for Delta Air Lines
• Avery Dennison's New Tags Target Challenging Use Cases
• Coster Group Boosts Logistics Efficiency
• RFID Boosts Safety and Efficiency at UTC Climate, Controls and Security
• Airbus Guides EADS Divisions' RFID Adoption
• Nordson Asymtek Adds RFID to Its Industrial Fluid Dispensers
• Fraunhofer IFF Develops Tracking Solution Using RFID, GPS and Cellular Technology
• Impinj Unveils New UHF Readers for RTLS Applications, Embedding in Other Devices
• New Alien UHF Tags Target Challenging Retail Environments

Manufacturing Case Studies

Sesa Goa Automates Mining Logistics Operations

India's largest producer and exporter of iron ore in the private sector deployed an RFID solution to speed up customers' deliveries, saving time and money.

Tags: Manufacturing, Logistics, Operations

• Lufthansa Technik Automates Supply Management
• Argentine Winery Harvests Crops With RFID
• Cessna Looks to RFID for Unlimited Visibility
• Global Logistics Company Monitors Shipments' Temperatures

Manufacturing Features

Eliminating Waste

Businesses are adopting RFID to identify and eradicate the inefficiencies that impede growth and profits.

Tags: Aerospace, Manufacturing, Operations

• Car Makers Steer Toward RFID
• Game Changer?
• It's Time for CEOs to Take the Lead
• NFC Technology Brings New Life to Games

Manufacturing Editor's Notes

Can Anyone in the Obama Administration Spell 'RFID'?

The president called for Congress to authorize $1 billion for ill-defined support for manufacturing, while ignoring the RFID revolution in its backyard.

Tags: Defense, Health Care, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Watch What You Eat
• Predictions for RFID in 2013
• 2012: A Year of Progress
• RFID in Brazil

Manufacturing Expert Views

Innovative Manufacturing Execution System Reduces Barriers to RFID Adoption in South China

Factory operators are partnering with academic researchers and government agencies to develop an MES that can help overcome concerns regarding high costs and risks, as well as the high level of technical skills required for implementation.

Tags: Manufacturing, IT/Infrastructure, Operations, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Algorithms Increase Operational Reliability of UHF RFID Systems
• It Fries Your Brain and Reads Your Mind
• An Important Value Case of RFID for Brazil's Oil and Gas Industry
• All of a Piece

Manufacturing Best Practices

Best Practices: RFID Change Management

Six steps can ensure a smooth transition as you deploy or expand a radio frequency identification system.

Tags: Health Care, Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, RFID Channel

• A Guide to RFID Apparel Retail Solutions
• 6 Ways to Get Your RFID Project Approved
• Plan an RFID System With People in Mind
• What You Need to Know About Tool Tracking

Manufacturing How To Articles

How to Select a Real-Time Locating System

These four steps will help you determine the most cost-efficient solution for managing assets and improving the bottom line.

Tags: Defense, Health Care, Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, Asset Tracking, Operations

• How to Link PLCs and RFID
• How to RFID-Enable Your Warehouse
• How to Evaluate Competing Tag Technologies
• How to Select the Right RFID Tag

Manufacturing Videos

• How Carrier Made Excellent Manufacturing Even Better With RFID, Part 1
  Carrier, a leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. and a provider of technolog...
  Tags: Aerospace, LIVE 2013 Keynote, Manufacturing
• How Carrier Made Excellent Manufacturing Even Better With RFID, Part 2
  Carrier, a leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. and a provider of technolog...
  Tags: Aerospace, LIVE 2013 Keynote, Manufacturing

Manufacturing White Papers

• Identifying the Right RFID: Why Knowing the Difference Between HF and UHF Is Important for Your Industrial Application
  Published February 2013
  This report, from Turck, explains how RFID on the plant floor enables users to improve accuracy, provide faster production speeds, minimize errors and achieve substantial cost savings from both a material and labor standpoint. To achieve such improvements, the company concludes, manufacturers must understand the differences between high-frequency and ultrahigh-frequency RFID technologies, in order to be able to implement the correct capabilities and tolerances to meet specific application requirements. (5 pages)
  Tags: Manufacturing
• Traceability in Manufacturing
  Published December 2012
  This white paper, from Balluff, explains how a traceability program involving RFID and bar-code technologies, combined with application software, can provide direct visibility into the manufacturing process. It also identifies implementation areas in which these technologies have had the greatest impact, and why it is important to develop a traceability program immediately. (11 pages)
  Tags: Manufacturing