RFID in Logistics and Production Alien Technology EMEA Channel Partner Amsterdam GRIVA Textile Application

2 Who is SIMET: Founded in 1982 Production of Industrial PC, Vehicle terminals, portable printers System and Technologies for Automatic Data Collection 2,500 m 2 facility ISO 9001 Global Accreditation Over 30 employees

3 SIMET and RFID: Complete RFID based solution (HW & SW) Encapsulated Tags for Harsh Environment Portals Service & Installation Partnership with Solution Provider and Integrators as well as Univerity and Research Institute

4 Business Process Reengineering System design; Tag Design... The Product Hardware Consulting Software Connectivity PeripheralsPre-sales services Legacy interfaces Post sales service & support Complete solution Ethernet... Terminals; Portals; Sensors... Tags; Labels; Readers; Antennas; Printers... ERP; Middleware System integration Proof of concept; Demo... Installation; Service; Trainings...

5 Leading textile company Founded in 1955 Headquarter in Riva di Chieri (Turin) with m 2 area and m 2 completely automated warehouse 3 sites in North Italy Griva S.p.A distributes 600 rolls of fabric, more than m per day Griva S.p.A Background Production rolls of fabric per year 60% domestic market 40% foreign market

6 The challanges: - WIP Tracking - Improve Inventory Management - Boost manufacturing throughput

7 Production Where the weaving machines transform the threads in fabric that is then dyed, washed and dried. Two Main Divisions

8 Two Main Divisions: Logistics Where the fabric rolls are cutted, wrapped, stored and packed before shipment to clients

9 Application: Fabric tracking in closed-loop applications where bar code can’t be used Environment : Liquids, Chemical substances, high temperatures (120° C / 180°C) Reliability and Affordability PRODUCTION The Requirements:

10 Alien “Squiggle” Encapsulated tag in Polycarbonate PRODUCTION The Solution:

11 Real-time visibility Reduce inefficiencies such as out-of-stocks and excess inventory LOGISTICS The Requirements:

12 Avoid BarCode problems LOGISTIC The Requirements:

13 Improve service for customer, reducing lead-time and shipment errors LOGISTIC The Requirements:

14 Removed barcode scanning problems No labels used Real-time, accurate and centralized operational information Zero errors delivery Redeployed / reduced manpower Shipping efficiency growth = + 46% (600 rolls/day in 8h*2 staff VS 400 rolls/day in 10h*2 staff ) Pedigree authentication / counterfeit protection Possible Defect mapping for customer utilization Increase inventory turnover Product tracking and planning tools LOGISTIC The Results:

14 giugno Griva Process Tags writing and applyingRoll wrapping in plasticRoll weigh and diameter measure NO To / From Warehouse Shipping? Labelling with shipping dataPallet loading YES Picking Check TAG READING / WRITING POINTS

16 The system: Small investment ( 30k€ ) Scalable and upgradable system Start-up with Gen1, now Gen2 operating Alien Readers ALR 8 series Alien Circular Antennas SIMET Middleware SI-TRACE 10 K “Squiggle” tags per month EPC C.1 G.2 compliant The advantages:

17 Next steps: Portal on the output gates (trucks loading) Portable readers for manual operations Inventory on Automatic Warehouse

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19 TAG Apply Automatic Warehouse Picking and Delivery System Design

20 Claudio Bertoldo SIMET Marketing Thank you