sectors and applications
RFID Technology: Sectors and Applications
RFID technology allows you to create a digital representation of semi-finished products, products and containers along the entire production and logistics chain.
Digitizing an object means being able to monitor it in real time, track its use, automate processes and orders, improve warehouse and inventory management, reduce errors and waste, and collect key data for operational optimization.
01
Textile and fashion
In a highly competitive industry, RFID helps increase efficiency, reduce errors and ensure the traceability of semi-finished products. It is used to optimize production, improve management of subcontractors, dynamically manage stock and reduce the time dedicated to inventory.
02
Food & Beverage
L’RFID crea una copia digitale di ingredienti, prodotti e imballaggi, consentendo loro di interagire con i sistemi informatici. Questo semplifica l’inventario, la distribuzione, il tracciamento della produzione, la gestione delle scadenze, e il monitoraggio ambientale (temperatura e umidità). Favorisce anche la trasparenza verso il consumatore, come nel caso di prodotti a km zero o con certificazioni biologiche.
03
Manufacturing industry
Real-time production progress tracking helps identify bottlenecks and improve overall process efficiency. RFID also helps in inventory management and resource planning.
04
Logistics and warehouse
Integrating RFID technology into logistics flows allows you to automate inventory, simplify shipping management, and optimize storage. Continuous tracking of containers reduces errors and improves overall supply chain efficiency.
05
Healthcare
RFID allows you to digitally track medical devices and healthcare materials, ensuring safe and transparent management and facilitating the operations of hospital facilities. It also simplifies maintenance and possible replacement.
06
Pharma
RFID allows you to digitize medicines and containers along the entire supply chain, ensuring continuous traceability, improving distribution safety and combating the parallel market. It simplifies inventory management and expiration monitoring.
Enabling Technologies and Future Scenarios
Advanced automation and machine-product communication
RFID allows products to communicate with machines along the production line. RFID readers collect data such as batch number, processing status, and final destination, allowing machines to automatically adjust operating parameters.
Inventory monitoring and automatic orders
Real-time inventory control allows automatic order generation when materials fall below the threshold. Advanced models such as Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) can be enabled, where the supplier directly manages the customer's inventory.
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
Field data collection is the first step to apply AI models and predictive analytics. RFID allows you to integrate the physical supply chain with digital optimization tools.
Regulatory compliance (e.g. Digital Product Passport)
RFID supports the new European regulations on supply chain transparency and sustainability. It allows to collect and share in a structured way information on origin, composition, processing and treatments.
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
Tracking raw materials and processes allows you to accurately calculate your carbon footprint, demonstrate the use of certified materials, and quantify resource reuse. Automating data collection simplifies sustainability reporting and improves communication of ESG goals.
Organizational efficiency
With real-time data, decisions can be decentralized and made directly in the field. This improves interdepartmental communication, balances workloads and contributes to more sustainable operating conditions for operators.
Success in numbers
100%
Correct RFID readings
500 k€/year
Customer savings from the smart LIFT project
53M
Global RFID tag adoption per year
