Reichert faced multiple challenges in their complex production process for furniture components, including difficulty in monitoring parts, increased product variety, and tighter delivery schedules. Manual tracking with barcode readers was laborious and inaccurate, making timely defect detection crucial to avoid delays. Accurate tracking of parts was essential to avoid delays.

Reichert implemented a new ERP system and a high-performance RFID system for tracking parts and status monitoring. RFID transponders can be embedded in furniture panels, and customized RFID labels can be attached to workpieces, facilitating automated identification during subsequent processing. Marking with RFID allows Reichert to instantly determine location and condition, eliminating the need for manual tracking and searching through the plant. This solution, integrated by Uhltronix GmbH, improved process transparency and efficiency by using: -SIMATIC RF600 RFID System -SIMATIC S7-1200