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StephanBilo introduced an RFID system to solve the tracking and tracing problem of soft medium-sized bulk containers, the so-called Big Bags. Therefore, these shipping containers can be tracked during handling, cleaning and storage. The implementation partner of the project is AISCI Ident, a professional company in automatic identification.
Cleanliness plays a very important role in the food industry and must meet extremely high requirements. Stephan Bilo, a cleaning company from Leichlingen, reprocesses Big Bags from the food industry into hygienic bags so that they can be reused in the logistics process. Big Bag is a soft container made of sturdy plastic fabric, with a capacity of 1300 liters, used for food transportation and storage. Therefore, it must meet the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness at all times. Corresponding document recording is not only difficult, but also time-consuming and laborious if it is manually recorded with paper and pen. The application of RFID solutions enables StephanBilo to track all Big Bags without omission. In addition, real-time and accurate data can be obtained for each step of BigBags in the handling, transportation and storage process. This not only improves Bilo’s own transparency, but also greatly improves Bilo’s ability to provide customer information. In addition, the error rate of the entire process is greatly reduced.
During the implementation of the project, two RFID readers of NordicID need to be installed in cooperation with AISCI Ident to ensure complete traceability during the cleaning process. The UHF reader/writer Sampo S1 used can reliably detect RFID tags within a distance of up to eight meters.
RFID tags must be able to withstand high loads
A number of preventive measures and methods in the Stephan Bilo disinfection room are necessary for the processing, purification and storage of Big Bags to ensure that the products are healthy, safe, high-quality and beneficial for the food industry, and Suitable for transportation. Once Big Bags are placed in the industrial washing machine, the reading function of their RFID tags will be automatically triggered. Stephan Bilo will put RFID tags on the Big Bag before the first cleaning procedure-from that moment on until it is re-supplied, these shipping containers are clearly identifiable and can be traced without omission. “This kind of label must be particularly strong, because they have to run 10 times unscathed in the industrial washing machine”, AISCI project manager Sebastian Weides pointed out that this is one of the main customer needs. In addition, Big Bags will be sterilized on a sterilizing conveyor belt for 19 minutes, and then dried in a specific industrial dryer at 30 degrees. These processes put high demands on the quality of these labels.
Then, Big Bags will be put on a bright table to inflate after coming out of the dryer. This measure is carried out through a ventilation system to prevent Big Bags with residues from being shipped out. If there is residue on the corners or edges, the inside of Big Bags will be rinsed and then air dried. Therefore, there is no need to change the procedures of the washing machine and the dryer. This again increases the burden of the label. Big Bags will be checked for damage after cleaning and before packing. If any, they will be cleaned out and replaced with new ones.
The guidelines for handling Big Bags must be followed to ensure that they are replaced after a certain number of uses. The data collected using RFID solutions provide a reliable basis for this. Daily reports on those necessary performance data are now also available to customers. This greatly improves the quality of their plans. Because now they can use real-time data to make decisions and predict the time to replace Big Bags earlier. This not only saves time and reduces costs, but also increases the availability of Big Bags.
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