Unleash the power of smart tracking with RFID and NFC

RFID technology significantly transforms how organisations handle and monitor their goods and assets, seamlessly linking the physical and digital realms via unique codes or digital twins for efficient tracking and tracing without the necessity of opening packages.  

Benefits include:

Promotes sustainability: Improve supply chain efficiency and waste management, minising paper usage and optimising transportation routes. Additionally, RFID tags offer comprehensive data on material origin and composition, aiding traceability in recycling to ensure proper sorting and processing.

Improved inventory management: Track inventory in real-time with accurate information on stock levels, location, and movement of items, reducing the likelihood of stockouts and overstocking to optimise supply chain operations and make informed decisions in a rapidly changing market.

Faster and accurate data capture: Capture rapid and automated data, minimising human error, speeding up processes, and ensuring accurate information. 

Boosted security: Enhance your security with features such as data protection through coding and passwords, which regulates access to secure areas and deterring theft and shrinkage. 

Enhanced customer interaction: Improve the retail shopping experience by offering personalised recommendations, instant product details, and location-based marketing. This enables you to deliver accurate updates on product availability, delivery status, and order information, fostering increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Transparency: Use compliance features to assign unique identities for tags designed to remain concealed from consumers, streamlining authentication to ensure integrity and help combat counterfeiting.

NFC technology offers numerous benefits for the textile business, including improved product authentication, enhanced customer engagement, better inventory management, personalised marketing, supply chain transparency, interactive retail experiences, and efficient after-sales service.

Benefits include:

Product authentication and brand protection: Embed NFC tags in textile products to authenticate their origin and verify their authenticity, helping to combat counterfeiting and protect the brand reputation. 

Enhanced customer engagement: Provide consumers with additional information about the product, such as care instructions, fabric composition, and styling tips, boosting the overall customer experience and engagement.

Supply chain transparency and sustainability: Get detailed information about the sourcing and production processes of textile products, promoting transparency and sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. This information includes details about the origin of materials, manufacturing practices, and environmental impact.

Interactive retail experiences: Create interactive retail experiences in-store, allowing consumers to access product information, reviews, and recommendations by simply tapping their smartphones on the product tags or displays.

Efficient sales and after-service returns: Store information about product warranties, return policies, and after-sales service, making it easier for consumers to initiate returns or request assistance with product issues.

Personalised marketing and loyalty programs: Deliver targeted marketing messages, promotions, and loyalty programs directly to consumers’ smartphones based on their preferences and purchase history for increased customer engagement.

RFID tags are of two primary types: passive and active.

Passive tags, which are often used in systems like those employed by Rudholm Group, do not have their own power source. Instead, they rely on the energy from the reader’s signal for activation and data transmission.

Conversely, active tags are equipped with an internal power source, such as a battery, enabling them to transmit data autonomously and over greater distances.

EPC is a unique identifier assigned to individual items, allowing them to be tracked and traced throughout the supply chain. Advantages of how EPC functions within RFID technology include:

Data security: EPC and RFID also pose data security and privacy concerns, necessitating secure management of sensitive information.

EPC structure: Details like manufacturer, product type, and a unique serial number allow for a vast array of unique identifiers.

EPC global network: Part of a network led by GS1, a global standards organisation, facilitating immediate, automatic item identification in the supply chain.

RFID tags: In RFID systems, EPC codes stored in tags are read by RFID readers, linking to databases for detailed item information.

Broad applications: Primarily used in supply chain management, retail, and logistics for efficient product tracking and inventory management.

Efficiency: EPC-enabled RFID tags can be scanned in bulk and without direct line-of-sight.

Data integration: EPC data can be integrated with enterprise systems such as inventory management software or supply chain management platforms. This integration allows you to leverage EPC data for decision-making, analytics, and process optimisation.