Jungheinrich has recently implemented an RFID-based solution at the cold store distribution centre of Germany-based bakery firm Stadtbäckerei Junge.
With this particular RFID-based solution, the forklift operator - not the warehouse management system, determines the storage location within the warehouse of each palletised load.
An RFID reader was mounted on the fork carriage of a Jungheinrich ETV 214 reach truck, which was also equipped with a wireless PC, and a barcode scanner for identifying the pallet IDs. Transponders were positioned on each pallet location within the store while for ground-level storage positions the transponders were fixed to the floor...
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