The solution involved Alien Technology's Alien 8800 UHF passive reader/writer and EPC-compliant Gen 2 Squiggle tags. The Alien tag and reader combination offer optimal read range and read consistency performance.
Simet also provided the reader-to-ERP interface middleware to Griva's ERP software. As a result, Griva can now trace the fabric roll at the onset of the production process right until shipment.
The RFID implementation overcame all the problems Griva had to face in order to guarantee traceability during the phases of production and logistics. With regard to logistics, the tag passed the “plastic film” test that previous methods hadn't been able to pass because the film hid the bar code.
This method therefore made it possible to track pieces that are already packaged and ready for delivery; saving time and providing customers with more accurate information.
“The environment of a textile manufacturing process is very challenging due to high temperature at the shrink wrap stations, water and high humidity levels, and harsh chemical agent present during the dying phase.” Said Claudio Bertoldo, Marketing Manager at Simet.
“Griva needed a robust RFID system with complete fabric roll traceability, but without being intrusive to the production process, something that Alien Technology was able to deliver to Simet and Griva.”
”With Simet's help, Griva has discarded their bar code systems and is now using RFID tags and readers exclusively to track their fabric rolls,” said Stephen Crocker, Director of Channel Sales for EMEA and India for Alien Technology. “Simet's integration expertise has made the Griva a showcase for RFID success within the textile industry.”
Alien Technology is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services to customers in a wide variety of industries.
Griva S.p.A is a leading textile company, producing approximately 300.000 rolls of fabric per year. Griva S.p.A produces and distributes 500 pieces of fabric, equal to 20.000 meters, per day.
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