RFID technology-based solutions for cement outbound and transportation product safety
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1. Project background
With the progress of society, building materials have changed from primitive stone and wood to new composite materials, cement, steel, lime powder, etc. These raw materials play a huge role in various demand applications, ranging from terraces to high-rise buildings…
In industries such as construction materials, competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Some unscrupulous merchants counterfeit the packaging of some high-quality products with superior quality, brand, and performance, and enter the market as shoddy products, which not only poses a safety hazard to users, but also imposes a reputation on the quality of the manufacturer’s products. Cause irreparable impact and loss.
For counterfeit and inferior products on the market, one after another, at this time, advanced management methods and management models of informatization and intelligence have become very important.
At present, most of the informatization construction of the cement industry is still in the conservative stage, resulting in poor feedback on the outbound, transportation and other links of cement products, and a series of problems such as management negligence are more likely to occur. When problems arise, they cannot be discovered and dealt with in time, which will cause unnecessary losses to the enterprise.
RFID technology can carry out informatization from cement outgoing, warehousing, logistics and transportation, distribution, product sales, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft, and provide users with real-time dynamic tracking and query throughout the whole process; to realize the monitoring and management of processing information, system operation status, and business operation, thereby It can solve a series of problems caused by the incomplete construction of information intelligence. Effectively reduce the management cost of the quality system, increase profits, enhance brand effect, and improve the market competitiveness of the industry.
After decades of development, RFID has been widely used in various industries, and is infiltrating into various traditional industries, such as the information processing of cement products out of warehouse security inspection, transportation information quality, safety, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft, etc. Many companies can automatically, real-time and intelligently realize the quality and safety management of cement and other products by combining RFID tags with their products.
At present, RFID technology has gradually become an indispensable technology and management method for branded cement plants to improve cement quality system management, reduce management costs, and enhance core competitiveness.
2. Program objectives
Based on its own years of RFID technology accumulation and unique experience in RFID projects such as cement, combined with the specific requirements of cement companies, Shanghai Fuen Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. proposes to use UHF RFID as the core technology, combined with IoT technology and wireless communication technology. , Handheld terminal technology and other advanced technologies to provide complete solutions for cement delivery, transportation logistics, handover product quality, safety, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft.
The main purpose of this program is to use the RFID technology’s long-distance fast batch reading and writing, unique identification and anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft characteristics to realize the batch fast receiving and sending operations and warehousing inventory of goods, and to conduct batch inspections in real time at any time during transportation, so as to achieve efficient operation , Product quality and safety The comprehensive protection of brand safety, realize that one product corresponds to one ID, and achieve irreplaceable anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft effect.
1. Accurate product number ID
In view of the current product packaging, the number ID is responsible for the security of anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft. Enterprises attach great importance to product anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft security. According to our understanding, analyze the following points.
A, product packaging anti-counterfeiting, non-uniqueness, no RFID information technology support
B. It may be replaced in batches or partly during transportation
C, easy to counterfeit, cannot be distinguished by the appearance
Analysis: Compared with barcode recognition technology, RFID has the advantages of small size, large capacity, long life, reusable, fast reading and writing, non-visual recognition, mobile recognition, multi-target recognition, etc. Its ID code is unique in the world Therefore, it has become an emerging force in the field of automatic identification, and will become a leader in the field of automatic identification in the foreseeable near future.
2. Strengthen the accuracy of product ERP information
The information entered in the enterprise ERP warehouse management software corresponds to the RFID tag information, which reduces the manpower and material resources for inventory, and reduces the manpower and financial resources consumed by product sales, batches, and repeated verification of information during transportation. Uniqueness. In enterprise operations, all processes will be managed based on the information of RFID tags, shorten the ERP process, and effectively enhance the precision of various information such as product specifications and batches.
Based on actual applications, we propose to use UHF UHF readers to collect and input information from RFID cards to ensure the sensitivity and accuracy of RFID information and the precision of anti-counterfeiting information technology.
3. Transportation anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft
Because product packaging information technology is still relatively conservative, it is easy to have negligence in certain links during transportation, parallel imports, and shoddy goods, which will bring a variety of adverse effects to the enterprise.
It is now required to use RFID tags to solve a series of unpredictable problems during transportation, such as theft, counterfeit, counterfeit, and shoddy products. And the personnel who can accompany the vehicle can control and manage well, and the responsibility is to the individual.
Three, system design
According to the design characteristics of RFID tags, through the implementation of cement product delivery, transportation, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft systems, analysis of key elements and key technical processes of cement product delivery, transportation, delivery and other links, a security information system management based on RFID technology is proposed. Through RFID technology, information integration is organically carried out on the outgoing, transportation, and delivery of cement products, so as to save manpower, save costs, and prevent counterfeiting, theft, and a series of integrated information management.
When planning and designing, it is necessary to consider the real-time and accurate data collection, the massive data processing of each node, and the concurrent processing of users to ensure the stability and accuracy of the system, as well as the conflicts with other software. System interface requirements and remote data information communication requirements.
This solution is aimed at the anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft of cement product packaging, and uses RFID tags for identification management. The specific management functions are as follows:
| Serial number | System functions | Subfunction | PC SERVER information |
| A | RFID tag management | ID number management | Comprehensive information entry supports remote reading of product batch numbers and product information |
| Production batch management | |||
| Product detail management | |||
| B | Information management anti-counterfeiting identification | Real-time transportation for temporary inspection anytime, anywhere | Hand-held RFID portable terminal, through remote communication technology, real-time reading, identification, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft anytime, anywhere |
| Read product ID and information in batches | |||
| Check the number of products, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft |
The following is the system operation flow chart:
Fourth, the solution operation process
1. Implant RFID tags
Choose UHF RFID tags and insert them into the interlayer of the packaging bag when the cement packaging bag is processed.
2. RFID tag initialization
The RFID blank tag itself does not represent anything, so the first task of the RFID application system is to associate the RFID tag with a unique ID number with the actual item one by one, and associate the ID identity of the tag with the identity of the goods. After binding, each piece of goods has its own unique identity. In the subsequent process, the relevant information of the goods can be obtained by reading the RFID tag information, so that the information flow of the entire system can be transmitted through the RFID tag. .
In this system, we have two solutions to associate the RFID tag ID with the goods themselves:
1) In the offline link of the production line, set up an RFID reader to collect the TID numbers solidified in the RFID tag chip sewn on the cement bag one by one, and insert them into each cement production record in the PC SERVER database to form a connection with each cement production record. The bag of cement is associated one by one, and then the TID number of the label represents the bag of cement.
2) In the offline link of the production line, set up an RFID reader to write the material number (goods code in the system) in each cement production record in the PC SERVER database into the EPC area of the RFID tag chip sewn on the cement bag. Thus, a one-to-one association with each bag of cement is formed. After that, the EPC number of the label is the material number of each bag of cement, which represents the bag of cement.
The following is the software operation flow of writing materials into the chip:
3. Outbound data collection
After the product is filled, it is loaded and shipped on a conveyor belt. The UHF reader installed on the conveyor belt can record all the cement numbers out of the warehouse, such as quantity, batch, product information, etc. Eliminate tedious manual recording, reduce errors and use time caused by manual recording, etc., and improve work efficiency.
Utilizing the uniqueness of RFID tags, sticking, embedding or implanting RFID tags on each package can completely solve the problem of unidentified and tracking products when they are out of the warehouse, and effectively prevent the phenomenon of product batches and parallel imports. And can well maintain the authority of brand quality reputation.
Above the product outbound conveyor belt, a gantry is installed, and a UHF UHF data acquisition reader is installed on the gantry, which can collect and write data in a single piece, or collect data in multiple pieces, and the database is stored in the PC SERVER.
4. In-transit inspection
When the transport vehicle is running on the road, the personnel accompanying the vehicle are equipped with a handheld terminal. When each checkpoint is checked, the handheld terminal can perform a comprehensive scan, feedback data and information, and the responsibility is to the person. If parallel imports appear at the next checkpoint If the issue is replaced, the person responsible can be investigated in detail.
5. Arrival confirmation
With the portable RFID handheld terminal, the product can be inspected in real time at any time. Through the powerful radio frequency technology of RFID, it can identify multiple RFID tags at one time, reducing the repetitive and tedious labor of manpower, shortening the transportation time, and effectively shortening the delivery cycle. .
At the time of delivery, the application of RFID UHF UHF data collector can grasp the product information in real time, and prevent parallel counterfeiting, and achieve the desired goal.
The global uniqueness of RFID label information number ID, promotes the uniqueness of product packaging, makes counterfeit packaging impossible to implement, and the scanning of the RFID terminal held by the accompanying personnel makes counterfeit parallel products invisible and perfectly maintains the enterprise The brand image of the company and the reputation of product quality have effectively improved the core competitiveness of the company.
Five, hardware equipment selection
PVC or ABS encapsulated RFID UHF chip
RFID electronic label
UHF Ultra High Frequency Data Collector
Fuen M8E handheld terminal
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