Metal Work is a company specialising in the production of pneumatic components for industrial automation with more than 50 years of experience and based in Brescia. Today, the company is one of the most significant in the sector, with a catalogue of over 1700 pages. More than 500 employees currently work in the Concesio (BS) factory, while the Italian and foreign sales structure consists of more than 800 people.

Product distribution and service are entrusted to 50 branches in Italy and abroad that are in direct daily contact with the market and offer extensive pre- and after-sales service. Product quality and sales organisation are the foundations on which Metal Work rests firmly.

With its commercial structure fragmented into multiple sales outlets, logistics is one of the cornerstones of distribution. The management of receiving and shipping movements is optimised thanks to RFID technology. The classic hanging tag with barcode has been replaced by a 4.0 version containing an RFID tag, which enables massive and punctual readings without the need for item-by-item control.

RFID printers were installed to encode RFID labels and print production data. The packing stations have been equipped with RFID desks and RFID label readers have been installed that can detect all items already placed in boxes on pallets in seconds.

Logistics management is efficient and the solution is integrated with the ERP.

Nara Camicie is an Italian brand that has specialised in the production of shirts since 1984. Characteristic of the company is its franchised distribution, which began more than 30 years ago with the opening of its first shop in Via Montenapoleone in Milan.

Due to its fragmented commercial structure in multiple shops, logistics is one of the cornerstones of distribution. Receipt and dispatch handling is optimised thanks to RFID technology. The classic hanging tag with barcode has been replaced by a 4.0 version containing an RFID tag, which enables massive and punctual readings without the need for item-by-item control.

RFID printers were installed to encode RFID labels and print production data. The packing stations have been equipped with RFID desks and RFID label reading portals have been installed that can detect all items already placed in boxes on pallets in seconds.

Logistics management is efficient and the solution is integrated with the ERP.

The company Sharknet, is today’s leading exponent in the field of pleated insect screen production, which constitutes an original product, leader in the national market.

Founded in 1979, as well as having patented pleated nets, the result of an innovative idea, the company has increased its productivity, thanks to the idea of processing its products through the use of pleating machines set up in its production centres.

This has made it possible to speed up the operational stages of production, eliminating the need to call in external companies.

The company also extends its services to the entire Italian territory, starting in the north and reaching the southern regions.

The request from Electro Adda, a leading manufacturer and marketer of electric motors, was to speed up the process of sending and receiving their products.

The biggest problem was the nameplate data (the only way they could identify each motor, the technical data was indicated on each one) which was not clearly visible and therefore difficult to read and trace.

In addition, it was impossible for them to even identify the products before they were numbered, i.e. directly from the supplier.

When analysing the complete flow, the characteristics of the products and the environment, it was decided to use RFID technology.