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European Door Designer Gains Manufacturing Efficiencies
April 10, 2008
•Case Study: European Door Designer Gains Manufacturing Efficiencies
Vicaima views doors as works of art, bringing harmony and privacy into people's lives. And behind that philosophy is a focus on continuous improvement. To reduce manpower time and increase efficiency in its manufacturing processes, Vicaima was the first in the door/window production industry to roll out an EPC-compliant RFID installation.
"We constantly seek technologies to help maximize the quality of our products and services," says Filipe Maia Ferreira, managing director of Vicaima. "Alien's RFID solution, using the Squiggle tag affixe to each door, greatly reduced the amount of human intervention required for process controls while virtually eliminating tracking errors – resulting in greate flexibilityand efficiencies at the production control level."
Vicaima has deployed its RFID application in production at two factories, one that specializes in mass production wooden doors and another that specializes in special order doors, and the deployment will encompass millions of tags.
Tags are coded, printed and attached on the production line. Products can be located quickly and accurately, facilitating movement throughout the production process and to the warehouses and trucks. Tags are instrumental in stock-taking processes, so Vicaima always has an accurate inventory. The RFID application is integrated with Vicaima's ERP system for maximum flexibility and efficiency at production and stock control levels.
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