RFID Case Studies

 
Download Zebra case studies on radio frequency identification (RFID).

RFID Helps Tennessee Pride Ease the Grind of Sausage Making & Compliance
Sausage maker Tennessee Pride met its high-volume RFID labeling needs by seamlessly integrating automated, inline smart label printing/encoding and automatic applicators plus cart-mounted printers with its legacy production and industrial control systems. RFID data is integrated with the legacy ERP system to match shipments to orders to ensure accuracy.

Kimberly-Clark's Smart RFID labeling system
Consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark is one of the first, largest and most experienced RFID smart label users. The company faced familiar compliance challenges, but also had to scale its RFID system to support high-volume production. Zebra printer/encoders integrated with WMS and order management systems successfully met the challenge.

DoD Supplier Takes Integrated Approach to Satisfy UID and RFID Labeling Needs
Gyrocam Systems, which had no bar code or RFID experience, found itself having to simultaneously comply with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Unique Identification (UID) 2D product marking and RFID shipment labeling requirements. The company found a common printing and software platform that minimized implementation cost, simplified integration, and reliably met both labeling needs.

Planning, partners lead Sanderson Plumbing Products to RFID success
Wireless, cart-mounted Zebra smart label printer/encoders helped Sanderson Plumbing Products minimize disruption to legacy processes, simplify integration and meet its RFID compliance tagging deadline well ahead of its deadline. See how observation and planning led to a smooth RFID implementation.

Zebra helps Cingular Wireless send the right RFID signals
Smart label reliability was a problem for Cingular Wireless until it turned to Zebra Technologies and Mid-South Marking Systems to provide expertise on media selection, high-speed RFID smart label printing/encoding automatic label application and integration with WMS and conveyor systems. Now Cingular efficiently meets its EPC compliance labeling requirements.

Zebra ensures reliability for innovative DOD RFID compliance service
Multiple DoD suppliers are using Zebra smart label printer/encoders and a hosted service from Odyssey Software to produce RFID compliance shipping labels and complete WAWF reporting with minimal investment, set-up, integration or support required.

Partners put GSS on smooth path to compliance with DoD RFID tagging
GSS needed to quickly come to grips with RFID technology and how best to apply smart labels to its 1.2 million line items. See how the DoD supplier got its program up and running in plenty of time to meet the compliance deadline.

Zebra Smart Labels Pass In-Flight Test with Flying Colors
Boeing is innovating maintenance management by using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to record part history information. Boeing won FAA permission to be the first to send RFID tags into flight, and a smart label system from Zebra helped get the program off the ground.

Zebra Helps Fish Supplier Meet RFID Compliance Requirements
Fish and seafood distributor Beaver Street Fisheries met its Wal-Mart EPC compliance shipment tagging requirement more than a year ahead of schedule and is learning how to take advantage of the technology in its own operations.

Zellweger Makes Smart Labels a Smart Choice for Improving Equipment Safety and Calibration
Gas-detection systems maker Zellweger Analytics uses RFID smart labels to monitor critical testing tape cartridges. The smart label simplifies calibration, allows the testing machine to verify the correct tape is being used and that it has not expired.

What Other Retailers Can Learn from Prada
The Prada Epicenter store in Manhattan is an unusual experiment in retail that offers a bold rethinking of how retail space and technology can be used throughout the store.

Canon personally welcomes everyone with RFID
Canon was looking for a different approach to visitor registration at Canon Expo. Looking for a solution that was innovative and easier in handling, they chose RFID.

Sony ships it with RFID
Supported by integrator Mieloo & Alexandar, SAP, Zebra Technologies and Symbol, Sony Logistics Europe B.V. initiated an RFID test and pilot program in 2004.