Group 13

MedicAir

Customer Overview

MedicAirMedicAir Group, for more than 40 years, has been the benchmark in the design and delivery of health care services and the development of gas-related technologies for the treatment and improvement of quality of life. 


MedicAir, with our 28 operating units, is active in the medical, food and industrial sectors, sectors that are apparently very distant from each other but which share a common objective: to guarantee the health of the assisted.


Every day with its medical divisions it offers diagnostic and care services: providing life-saving therapies such as oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition and telemonitoring of vital parameters, as well as manufacturing and distributing anti-decubitus systems.


It also provides palliative care and an Integrated Home Assistance (ADI) service.


With its food division, on the other hand, it processes Foods for Special Medical Purposes to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from dysphagia and associated diseases.


Finally, for more than 70 years, we have been operating in the industrial gases and food gases sector and supply all the technologies necessary for their use.

Project Overview

MedicAir  has chosen to install RFID solutions from InfinityID to manage without risk of error or loss the traceability of all its medical devices, especially liquid and gaseous oxygen cylinders


By replacing normal barcode labels with smart RFID tags placed directly on the cylinders, it is now able to automatically identify goods entering and leaving its warehouses and storage facilities.

This innovative system provides a real-time view of the status of products, always being certain of how many cylinders are in the warehouse and how many are at the customer’s premises.


Thanks to the hand-held RFID readers supplied to the operators, goods are managed in a massive way, accurately identifying thousands of articles entering and leaving the depots and warehouses, thus avoiding the possibility of losing products.


The MedicAir operator only has to ensure that the process is started. Everything else is taken care of by LOGiC, the InfinityID software, which shows in real time what is on the incoming and outgoing load, communicating the data to the management system.


Having ascertained that everything corresponds to the order, the shipment can be approved, safe in the knowledge that there will be no errors.

Benefits:

Timely control of the location of one’s own cylinders

Drastic reduction of human error

Saving of time during goods control

Automation of goods handling procedures

Automatic and reliable data source for data analysis

Metal Work

Customer Overview

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.

Project Overview

Metal Work chose to install an InfinityID solution in order to have more control over shipments and zero errors at the outbound end. By replacing normal barcode labels with RFID tags, it was able to identify packages automatically and verify that outgoing pallets were prepared correctly, avoiding time-consuming manual quality checks.
The loading bays of Metal Work’s warehouses have been equipped with special RFID portals to read the outgoing goods, allowing the batch to be weighed and its conformity checked.

The operator only has to ensure that the process is started via the terminal. Everything else is taken care of by Logic, the InfinityID software, which shows the count in real time and signals the need for the operator to check for inconsistencies.
Once it has been ascertained that everything corresponds to the order, the portal is opened and the shipment can be completed, safe in the knowledge that there will be no errors.
This system was implemented in the company in just one month and has enabled Metal Work to save time on quality control and to reduce complaints about nonconforming goods to zero.

Benefits:

Drastica riduzione dell’errore umano

Risparmio tempo durante il controllo qualità merce

Automazione procedure di evasione merce

Riduzione a zero dei reclami per merce non conforme.

Nara Camicie

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.

Benefits:

Gestione puntuale inbound/outbound

Drastica riduzione dell’errore umano

Verifica immediata mancanze ed eccedenze

Eliminazione di supporti cartacei per gestione documentale

Automazione procedure di ricezione e invio merce

Givova

Customer Overview

Givova, an Italian brand of technical sportswear and sports accessories, creates products of excellent quality without sacrificing a competitive price that guarantees maximum value for money.

Givova, through the excellent quality and completeness of its product range, succeeds in fully meeting consumer needs, supporting them with impeccable service and manic attention to detail.

In addition, the Campania-based company has been the supplier of sportswear to the contestants of the reality TV shows ‘Big Brother’ and ‘The Island of the Famous’.

Project Overview

Givova required a system that would give them greater control over the goods during inbound, outbound and inventory operations. They also needed to control and manage the goods within the warehouse.

How did we solve these problems? Each article was equipped with an RFID tag with which its movement within the warehouse can be automatically tracked.

Thanks to the RFID portal, goods management now takes place automatically, with the exact number of thousands of articles entering and leaving being indicated. In addition, we have optimised the picking and packing phases through the use of tablets for picking articles and reading tables for preparing boxes.

Benefits:

Elimination of paper for document management

Drastic reduction of human error

Immediate verification of shortages and surpluses

Maximum precision in the control of articles

Automation of goods receipt and dispatch procedures

S.I.D.A.T.

Customer Overview

S.I.D.A.T. Group is based in Turin and specialises in automotive components.

The company was founded in 1990 in a 250 m2 factory in Vinovo. The fusion of skills and experience, deriving from the electromechanical, electronic and vehicle air conditioning component sectors, allowed the company to broaden their outlook by founding the S.I.D.A.T. brand, KRIOS for the distribution of Air Conditioning components and the FISPA brand.

This represented an important national and international expansion for them and a considerable widening of their product range.

 

Project Overview

The S.I.D.A.T. project was born out of the need to digitise work that was previously carried out through manual operator support, in order to achieve time and cost savings, and a reduction in errors.

S.I.D.A.T. has not only achieved accuracy in counting goods, but has also speeded up and simplified the process.

The company significantly reduced its order preparation time, achieving an effective saving of 75% in the preparation of its shipments.

The benefit was immediate, now thanks to RFID technology, the company went from processing one order within 10 minutes to processing four orders in the same time frame.

Benefits:

Elimination of paper-based order handling

Drastic reduction of human error

Speeding up processes

Maximum precision in article control

Automation of goods dispatch procedures

Sharknet

Customer Overview

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.

Project Overview

The need for Sharknet, was to monitor all the various stages of production progress in order to have complete control over process times and costs.

Analysing the flows involved, the characteristics of the product and the environment, we used RFID technology, thanks to which there was an increase in productivity and a 99% reduction in errors.

In particular, the system installed allows the tracking of 4 processing phases:

Phase 1 – Beating: assembly of the aluminium profiles and the insect screen
Stage 2 – Drilling: drilling of the net and fixing to the supports
Step 3 – Closing: application of customised customer finishes
Stage 4 – Assembly of finished product: insertion of components for installation and packaging and preparation for shipment.

Benefits:

Real-time production control

Reduction of management costs

Immediate verification of shortages and surpluses

Drastic reduction of human error

Elimination of paper for document management

Sorley

Customer Overview

Sorley, a talented company in the hosiery sector where the quality of the materials meets scrupulous management of all production stages, and traditional processing combines with the most innovative machinery for results that are absolutely out of the ordinary.

From the weaving of the fibres to the manufacture of the hosiery, all production steps are strictly Made in Italy.

Project Overview

The project arose from the need to digitise work that was previously carried out through manual counting and writing by the operator, in order to save time, costs and reduce errors.

In doing so, Sorley not only achieved accuracy in counting the goods, but also made the process faster and more convenient.

This is all thanks to RFID technology that can read thousands of items without any human intervention.

With just one ‘beep’, in fact, entire packages can be read and catalogued in a short time, reducing handling errors exponentially.

Unlike before, when only a quarter of the goods were identified, as everything was done manually.

Benefits:

Drastic reduction of human error

Immediate verification of shortages and surpluses

Elimination of paper for document management

Maximum precision in the control of articles

Speeding up processes

Drumohr

Customer Overview

Drumohr, a leading company in the knitwear industry, was founded in Scotland, with high-end collections that over time have acquired an increasingly select clientele, including internationally.

Over the years Drumohr has collaborated with some of the most influential names in contemporary fashion such as Colette Paris and Nick Wooster. The timeless sense of aesthetics and continuous research place the brand in the world’s best department stores such as Lane Crawford Hong Kong, Le Bon Marché, Beams, Barneys New York and Excelsior Milano.

Project Overview

The project arose from the need to improve the inbound and outbound process, guaranteeing maximum operational efficiency for the customer.

Thanks to the installation of the RFID reading TUNNEL, we were able to track every single parcel.

In addition, the system also provides a clear reading of each item within each load before it is dispatched, and also verifies the veracity of the information.

This has led to a considerable improvement in the work process due to the speed of the RFID system, which guarantees high savings in order preparation time.

Benefits:

Traceability of package movements within the plant

Drastic reduction of human error

Immediate verification of shortages and surpluses

Elimination of paper for document management

Automation of goods receipt and dispatch procedures

Moleskine

Customer Overview

Moleskine is a global benchmark as a chain of creative writing products. It was founded as Modo&Modo, a small Milanese publishing house which, in 1997, brought the original notebook back to life by registering the Moleskine® trademark. Moleskine Srl was listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in 2013. The brand was then acquired and delisted by D’Ieteren in 2016. Today, the Moleskine company employs 500 people and has an extensive partner network.

Project Overview

The project stemmed from the need to have tags that would fit all the merchandise types of the Moleskine group and the exclusion of classic vertical barriers at the entrances.
Thanks to the implementation of RFID technology, we were able to install very discreet ceiling-mounted antennas that are appreciated in design, which is becoming increasingly demanding in terms of the aesthetics of points of sale.

Benefits:

Traceability of package movements within the plant

Drastic reduction of human error

Immediate verification of shortages and surpluses

Elimination of paper for document management

Automation of goods receipt and dispatch procedures

Electro Adda

Customer Overview

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.

Project Overview

The system we decided to implement is as follows:
Identification + outsourced printing (products arrive at the company already labelled by suppliers)
Department logistics for tracking products within the plant
Inbound and outbound product shipment management. All while avoiding hand searching for barcodes
Item finder, an application that allows items to be searched via hand-held RFID devices even before they are catalogued with the nameplate data (previously they used simple paper labels)

Benefits:

Tracking the entire supply chain, directly from the supplier

Complete management of product shipment, input and output

Optimization of product identification times