RFID makes production and logistics processes highly transparent
Multi Tag Reading
The forklifts equipped with RFID readers allow reliable and fast identification of pallets and containers.
Tracking on the RTI
An investment as large and constantly moving as reusable containers should therefore be efficiently controlled to match supply and demand. Seamless tracking requires the unique identification of each container as well as real-time communication with all participants within the circuit.
For this, it may be useful to capture several containers at the same time. If a pallet contains several containers with RFID tags, for example, multitag reading is required, i.e. the simultaneous reading of several RFID tags. This is usually done via RFID gates, which are equipped with multiple antennas and thus reliably detect the tags without requiring direct visual contact.
Selecting the right type of reusable container is also an important task. Container sizes range from shoe boxes to pallets for larger goods. They should be reliable, sustainable and durable. However, each industry also has its own requirements for reusable containers, and so the range of variants is very large.
Suitable RFID tags
To ensure seamless reusable container tracking, all container types must be detectable using RFID. It is therefore important that the RFID tags used can be read consistently and reliably on all base surfaces – for example, on plastic, metal and ESD (electrostatic discharge) materials, as well as on folded reusable containers.
The choice of the appropriate RFID tag is fundamental to the architecture of an RFID solution and depends on the application. If the tags selected are unsuitable for the application, not sufficiently robust or powerful, the read rate of the RFID system will be too low and the entire system may fail. The technical requirements and demands of the process in question must therefore be understood in as much detail as possible.