Custom Barcoding / RFID

Lonehill Systems, Inc., offers custom barcoding & RFID solutions to accelerate job processing, Work in Progress and inventory control.  Eliminating the need for manual data entry saves time and drastically reduces the possibility of human error.  

Barcoding

Barcoding solutions can be customized to upload data in real time to your ERP system (RF terminal required), or batching can be used to store captured information to update your system all at once.

Shop Floor Barcoding

• Job Issues - Scan components in inventory to be allocated to a job.
• Job Receipts - Scan finished goods for receipt into inventory.
• Labor - Track the time spent on each job by individual employee.

Inventory Control

• Purchase order receipts
• Warehouse transfers
• Bin locations
• Physical inventory counts
• Sales

Each of these procedures can be tailored to the specific needs of your manufacturing and warehouse operations.  Complete packages including hardware are also available. 

 

What is RFID?

RFID is short for radio frequency identification, RFID is a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) technology. The term RFID is used to describe various technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify people or objects.

RFID systems can be used just about anywhere, from clothing tags to missiles to pet tags to food - anywhere that a unique identification system is needed. The tag can carry information as simple as a pet owners name and address or the cleaning instruction on a sweater to as complex as instructions on how to assemble a car.

RFID is a flexible technology that is convenient, easy to use, and well suited for automatic operation. It combines advantages not available with other identification technologies. RFID can be supplied as read-only or read/write, does not require contact or line-of-sight to operate, can function under a variety of environmental conditions, and provides a high level of data integrity. In addition, because the technology is difficult to counterfeit, RFID provides a high level of security.

 

What is the difference between Barcode & RFID?

RFID technology is similar to the bar code identification systems we see in retail stores everyday; however one big difference between RFID and bar code technology is that RFID does not rely on the line-of-sight reading that bar code scanning requires to work.

Bar code systems use a reader and coded labels that are attached to an item, whereas RFID uses a reader and special RFID devices that are attached to an item. Bar code uses optical signals to transfer information from the label to the reader; RFID uses RF signals to transfer information from the RFID device to the reader.