The warehousing problem
Everyone who runs a warehouse knows that space is expensive, as is stock – and even more expensive when it gets moved and you lose track of it. Having employees manually walk around the warehouse to locate products poses a huge resource cost for manufacturing companies.
Recognising this issue, Turck Banner and its sister company, Turck Vilant, have designed a track-and-trace system that can tell you what is in your warehouse – and where it is – in real time. This works by combining radio-frequency identification (RFID) with a real-time live location system (RTLS). As a result, products are not only tracked when they enter and leave the warehouse, but are also easily identified throughout their entire life cycle within the warehouse.
Read the full article in DPA's October 2024 issue