White Papers
Each month, RFID Journal receives numerous white paper submissions from outside experts. We read each paper carefully and select the most informative articles. Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of facts or claims in these papers.
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Manufacturing white papers
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Choosing RFID For Industrial Applications
Published July 2010This white paper from Balluff, Inc., outlines options for using RFID in machine-tool, palletized-assembly and production-tracking applications, based on standard products currently available. Balluff explains the basic principles of operation, and how they influence the performance of each type of system. The three most widely available RFID systems—high-frequency (HF), low-frequency (LF) and ultrahigh-frequency (UHF)—are discussed. (10 pages)
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Client Case Study: Wi-Fi RFID
Published June 2009Rush Tracking Systems explains how one of its clients, a global automobile manufacturer, deployed a Wi-Fi RFID system to manage finished goods inventory at dealer sites, in order to reduce financial losses due to increased credit cycles, order fulfillment cycle delays and a lack of visibility into sales and receipts. (6 pages)
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Smart Shop Floor—A Case Study of an RFID-Enabled Metal Tube Manufacturing Process
Published April 2009B. Venkatalakshmi, P. Vijayalakshmi and S. Manjula of the RFID & Sensors Lab at Velammal Engineering College in Chennai, India, demonstrate a case study involving the monitoring of work-in-progress regarding materials in a metal tube manufacturing unit.
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Systematic Production Control
Published February 2009Production control is a key topic in manufacturing operations; businesses that manage to automate their processes can harness enormous value-added potential. Schreiner LogiData explains how automatic identification systems can enable this outcome for the automotive sector, providing transparency in vehicle engineering.
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Enhancing RFID Label Production With Atmospheric Plasma Treatment
Published February 2009RFID research and development requires technical expertise of ink and adhesive manufacturers, surface treatment and printing equipment manufacturers, package printers and electronics firms. In this framework, a strong enhancement in production and quality can be obtained with surface substrate treatments. This white paper discusses the state of the art in RFID production, as well as the advantages a plasma treatment of the substrate can offer to RFID label printing.
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An RFID Forklift System Purpose-built for Warehouses
Published February 2009M/A-Com Technology Solutions describes a basic RFID forklift system incorporating industrial-grade antennas and a mobile interrogator. The system enables a forklift operator to automatically collect information from RFID tags affixed to shelves, pallets, floors and products as the vehicle moves goods to various locations.
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Deploying an RFID Tracking Solution for Manufacturing Operations
Published January 2009ITEC Corp., a Japanese company specializing in RFID systems for manufacturing, provides an overview of its I'm Here active RFID real-time location system (RTLS), which the firm has deployed within its own manufacturing facility in Nagano, Japan.
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RFID for Manufacturing: 7 Critical Success Factors
Published January 2009This document from OATSystems outlines seven critical success factors to determining where RFID delivers the most value to a business, to help companies evaluate and select solutions, as well as implement and scale projects across multiple facilities and trading partners.
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The Benefits of RFID for Slab and Coil Logistics
Published March 2008ThyssenKrupp Steel's Loïc Feinbier and Accenture's Lars Schittko and Guillaume Gallais discuss how radio frequency identification can support the needs of the steel industry.
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Real-time Promotion Execution (RPE)
Published June 2006This white paper from OATSystems discusses its Real-time Promotion Execution (RPE), an RFID-centric business process designed to help consumer products manufacturers increase promotion sell-through.
