- Identification systems
- Track & Trace Gate
Track and Trace Gate: efficient monitoring of the flow of goods
Security & transparency in the flow of goods
The ifm Track and Trace Gate is the complete solution for your automated and transparent logistics in your incoming and outgoing goods processes. By directly transferring all goods flows to the IT level, you can organise the interlocking of production, inventory and suppliers more efficiently than ever before.
The cost saving comes on top of this: Goods that are not picked properly generate consequential errors. Thanks to the new, digital transparency, errors can be avoided, the process speed, especially the order throughput time, can be increased and thus the fulfilment quality can be improved. This not only relieves internal resources of costs, but also increases customer satisfaction. You can call it Logistics 4.0, or Smart Distribution. The decisive factors are the advantages that the ifm Track and Trace Gate offers you from the very first moment.
• Wrong goods
• No goods
• Too many goods
- According to studies, the average error rate during order picking
is between 0.3% and 3% - Average costs vary extremely depending on industry, product and company
- The loss of image is not quantifiable
How does the ifm Track and Trace Gate work?
The ifm Track and Trace Gate supports product tracking in your incoming and outgoing goods processes. It detects objects equipped with a UHF ID tag according to EPC Class1 GEN2/ISO 18000-6C. The solution connects all the required components to a controller in which the data is pre-processed and made available for further processing by third-party programmes. If, for example, a comparison is made in the ERP with the order or delivery note to be assigned, the controller can display the proper loading/unloading of the goods in the form of status and signals via a feedback file received from there.
Product advantages
What are the advantages of the ifm Track and Trace Gate?
By using a smart RFID incoming and outgoing goods inspection, the flow of goods can be shown transparently and processed on an IT basis. This allows optimising loading times, avoiding picking errors and saving costs. The quality increased in this way can also improve the supplier rating in the long term.
Intelligently networked sensorsDirection detelction optionally via 3D sensors or light battiers. Optionally with 3D volume measurement
Avoidance of wrong deliveries through transparency of the goods flowLinking the real flow of goods with the digital planning/order processes.
Suitabe for robust useThe ifm Track and Trace Gate consists entirely of industrial components with protection rating IP65/IP67.
Individual real-time support of Edge Device and ERP Simple interface to your processes through file transfers between Edge Controller and ERP for digital networked logistics processes.
Simple, intuitive and flexibleready-to-start appication package, simple graphical set-up. No programming required Additional gates can be added to the existing Edge Controller without much effort via a switch.
Cost savings through error avoidanceLess effort for incoming goods inspection and reconciliation with the order/loading lists. The reconciliation of the data with the ERP systems is fully automatic and therefore less error-prone than manual bookings. In this way, possible wrong deliveries will be detected and avoided at an early stage.
Product overview
| Article | Description | Triggering and loading direction detection | Extensibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZZ0814 ZZ0818 |
Master package with edgeController | O3D sensor | Enables precise positioning of the goods | for 1 gate, extensible with max. 9 extension packages to control 10 gates per master package |
| ZZ0815 ZZ0819 |
Extension package for ZZ0814/0818 or ZZ0816/0820 |
1 extension package required per additional gate | ||
| ZZ0816 ZZ0820 |
Master package with edgeController | Laser retro-reflective sensor | for 1 gate, extensible with max. 9 extension packages to control 10 gates per master package | |
| ZZ0817 ZZ0821 |
Extension package for ZZ0814/0818 or ZZ0816/0820 |
1 extension package required per additional gate | ||
| ZZ1124 | UHF gate edgeController | edgeController with pre-installed RFID software | Spare part for ZZ0814/0818 or ZZ0816/0820 | |
DTE930 for use in USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa
Amortisation
The ifm Track and Trace Gate is an investment that quickly pays for itself.
The amortisation period results from the following formula
Acquisition costs + integration costs / error costs saved = payback time
Already after approx. 570,000 deliveries, error costs of €290,000 due to commission and delivery errors are reached with an error rate of only 3%.
The amortisation of this example is therefore already given in the year of investment under the following conditions:
- 200,000 deliveries per year with a deployment of 10 gates and the statistical mean value of €17 per misdelivery
- 400,000 deliveries per year with a deployment of 20 gates
Calculate yourself:
Applications
Incoming and outgoing goods through a clearance gate
The Track and Trace Gate Solution provides answers to the following questions
- What was delivered?
- When was delivered?
- Where does the material arrive?
- Where is the material needed? (line, warehouse etc.)
- Have my goods arrived?