John Deere Planter Factory Improves Efficiency on the Assembly Line With RFID

Feb 22, 2013John Deere, an agriculture equipment manufacturer, has increased its efficiency in how it replenishes welding material, as well as how it carries out processes at its assembly stations. After installing a Wi-Fi-based real-time location system (RTLS) at a factory run by its Seeding Group, in Moline, Ill., the firm has reported a 10 percent increase in welding efficiency by implementing the kitting process, as well as a 40 percent improvement in kit-re...