Counterfeiting and piracy impacts consumers, industry, governments and the economy, however there are ways to beat counterfeiters and prove purchased products are authentic and the genuine article being purchased. That is according to Juniper Innovations, a Wiltshire based company in England have launched Stealthmark’s tamper proof bottle seals. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 22nd, 2010What are the practical uses for RFID in healthcare?
October 14th, 2010Juniper Innovations review RFID software that can be used as a stand alone solution or integrated into a larger supply chain. So what practical uses can it be put to in a healthcare environment? Read the rest of this entry »
Juniper Innovations reviews new secure carton seal product
October 13th, 2010Juniper Innovations has reviewed a secure carton seal containing codes working at a forensic level that act as a theft, anti-counterfeit and -tampering deterrent. Read the rest of this entry »
5 tips on how GPS tracking helps employers meet responsibilities
October 12th, 2010UK Statistics relating to road accidents involving goods vehicles make sober reading.
If you don’t automate others will
October 12th, 2010There are many tasks in the manufacturing workplace created either through change, or that have been a longer established way of working that are manual in nature, however bring many huge benefits if automated. The examples and benefits are varied. Read the rest of this entry »
How useful is RFID for logistics and for inventory tracking?
October 11th, 2010The case for using RFID within logistics and for industry is often cited as compelling. Is this really the case?
Plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags
October 8th, 2010Intelligent Global Pooling Systems is a pallet rental company that supplies plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags. The claim is that “embedded RFID tags enable shippers and receivers to track shipments throughout the supply chain.”
Although the pallets are hired and you can expect them to come and go between warehouses, manufacturing centres and shipping points in open and closed loop environments, it is still possible to track pallet assets and stock using Juniper Innovations’ RFID and warehouse management system. Using a combination of RFID readers on dock doors and existing barcode readers for example, it is possible to track pallets and stock into and out of buildings. The warehouse management software is able to both track RFID tags on pallets plus link RFID tags to barcodes.
UK productivity up in Q2 2010
October 7th, 2010The Office for National Statistics shows that Q2 in 2010 saw an increase of 1.4 per cent, output per worker in the whole UK economy compared with the same quarter in 2009. IHS Global Insight said companies benefited from “having to adapt and streamline their operations to survive the recession with this leaving them leaner and fitter to compete.”
Juniper Innovations regularly discusses ideas to become leaner and fitter with manufacturing, logistics and construction organisations on how to best to:
- Reduce technology costs while improving service levels
- Improve operational performance and give a greater project return on investment
- Increase work throughput whilst working and measuring against existing budget levels
5 tips for better RFID use
October 5th, 2010Transport items, shipping units, distribution containers or whatever label you want to give them play an important role in logistics and manufacturing. Referring to items such as:
- Pallets
- Plastic boxes or tote containers
- Roll cages
- Wheeled trolleys
- Crates..
..they’re used to transport stock within a factory or warehouse, between buildings and to end markets and customers. Their significance is sometimes taken for granted however isn’t lost on Finance and Logistics Directors. They form a significant capital outlay and cause operational disruption when shortages occur. So picture the significance of a busy warehouse loading crates onto pallets, ready to be shipped onto a regional distribution centre before being distributed to a customer. As the pallets are loaded onto a truck the inventory is updated, recording which units are heading out, what units they precisely are, the truck they will be loaded to and where they are heading. There is no manual recording of information, no forms and no delay finding out the information as it is in real time. So can RFID really be used in this way today and what are the 5 tips for better RFID use?
3 practical ways to setup remote working
October 4th, 2010If you work in manufacturing and want to keep track of your emails, calendar, contacts and tasks, have access to business systems and use a remote desktop, how do you best set this up?
Here are 3 practical tips and solutions offered by Clear Wave I.T.