RFID smart label selected by DHL Fashion to track garments

ASK UHF C.label, a smart paper label, has been selected by the System Integrator NBG ID and DHL Fashion to track garments at its 18000 m Paris distribution center. DHL fashion is in charge of forwarding 70 million clothes a year on 15 platforms of fashion clothing suppliers and boutique operators. RFID is implemented in the whole supply chain down to the retail shop. It involves garments reception, inventory, orders picking and delivery.

In the fashion industry, collections change four times a year, which means that logistics is a fast moving and essential element in the supply chain. UHF based management solution prevents mistakes in the number of pieces ordered for a reference, in the choice of right sizes and increases speed of information storing and reading. It also optimizes invoicing for end of seasons returns from retailers to manufacturers. The first trial was launched this summer with a label of the Jacadi group.

C.label is a smart paper label based on a silver ink antenna allowing logo printing and post-printing personalization. A full smart paper label withstands a higher temperature than plastic based labels or tags and does not undergo stretching when operating in harsh environments. Specific C.label variants have been developed to optimize the propagation behavior on difficult materials to deal with applications such as liquid, metal and stacking. All the RFID components except the ICs are manufactured in the ASK production plant.