About our RFID Solutions
Turnkey RFID solutions made for your industry

Stark RFID application advantages

Turnkey RFID integration for single-source control of QA and delivery

RFID offers key data capture advantages over bar coding, driving increases in order accuracy, efficiency and productivity

Automated real-time tracking improves inventory management and asset tracking, cuts labor and equipment costs, and supports improved, customer-specific service

Stark specialists work with customer management, associates and IT to evaluate operating environment, opportunities for process improvement and integration with IT infrastructure

Recommended solutions combine principles of Lean with customized RFID software programming and best-in-class RFID hardware, smart labels or tags, for specific data capture and analysis requirements

Turnkey RFID solutions include installation, testing and training

Overall productivity increases range from 30-50%, with greatest ROI on large plants and multiple-location operations

Scalable, flexible solutions come with no charges for tag updates or tech support

 

 

Stark RFID — The integration overview

Evaluate objectives and define scope

Propose, develop and demo customized solution

Conduct pilot program with beta

Assess and optimize

Integrate tech support

 

 

RFID vs. Bar coding

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has critical data capture advantages over bar coding. There are no line-of-sight or manual entry requirements. The read range extends as far as 40 feet (bar code scanners max out at 3-4 feet). And readers track thousands of uniquely tagged assets simultaneously and automatically—compared to most bar code scanners, which read one code at a time and typically require hand-held operation.

	RFID	Barcode
Line of Sight	Not required	Required
Read Range	Passive RFID:   - Up to 40 feet (fixed readers)   - Up to 20 feet (handheld readers)	Several inches up to several feet
Read Rate	Up to 1000s simultaneously	Only one at a time
Identification	Uniquely identify each item/asset tagged	Typically only identifies the type of item (UPC Code) but not uniquely
Read/Write	RFID tags are Read/Write	Read only
Technology	RF (Radio Frequency)	Optical (Laser)
Interference	Limited only by RFID frequencies	Obstructed barcodes cannot be read (dirt covering barcode, torn barcode, etc.)
Automation	"Fixed" readers don't require human involvement to collect data (automated)	Most barcode scanners require a human to operate (labor intensive)

 

Turnkey RFID integration for improved QA and delivery

Our RFID solutions start with those advantages and then build on them, improving your data capture and analysis to support improved process and operational control. We are a turnkey RFID integrator. We begin with an on-site assessment and evaluation of your operating environment, dialing in on inventory management challenges presented by environmental and operating conditions, and asset tracking. Next, we work with you to define opportunities to make your operations more efficient and productive.

We use your process control and asset tracking objectives to define our work scope, integrating our customized Stark RFID software with best-in-class RFID readers, active or passive RFID tags and antennae and printers/encoders. Lean principles shape our recommendations—we’ll work with you to eliminate non-value adding activity and human error. If you want faster delivery and more inventory turns, we can help you reorganize your work flow. If you want to improve customer service and invoicing accuracy, while segmenting your markets more effectively, we can help you with that too. Having defined your needs, we develop and test a beta solution, working with your IT department and training your employees. Following that, we review your data collection to assess and optimize our RFID solution, adding tech support and a migration path for system development.

 

Increase overall productivity 30-50%

Your Stark RFID solution is designed to increase overall productivity by 30-50%. Larger operations, with multiple locations, will see an immediate improvement in inventory control, asset tracking and employee management. Because our RFID solutions support sales growth, they’re scalable and flexible. We see each installation as the beginning of a long-term customer relationship (there are no charges for RFID tag or label updates or Stark RFID tech support), so we help you make every move count, no matter how large or complex your business becomes.

 

For more information on Stark RFID solutions, call us at 864.232.9773 or contact us via email.