UPM Rafsec provides RFID tags in Hong Kong and South China

UPM Rafsec, an RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Holdings Limited (SCL), a joint-venture of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), to deliver UPM Rafsec Gen 2 RFID tags.

UPM Rafsec, together with SCL, will supply tags to Novetex Spinners Limited, the world’s largest single site woolen spinner, for the project that will mark the first Gen 2 RFID initiative in Hong Kong and the South China region.

The new RFID system being deployed for Novetex by SCL, consultant as well as hardware and solution provider for the project will touch three different processes in Novetex’s Zhuhai warehouse - the receiving process, cycle counting and the delivery process.

UPM Rafsec’s Gen 2 RFID tags will be instrumental in achieving real-time visibility of raw materials and product inventory, leading to fewer production delays and faster response times to customer requests. Novetex expects substantial enhancements in operating efficiency at its warehouse when the project is fully deployed.

Marcus Vaenerberg, vice president sales at UPM Rafsec, commented: ‘We’re extremely excited to be taking part in the first Gen 2 project in the South China region. The technology is just starting to take hold here. However this region is very dynamic. Our collaboration with SCL, an ideal partner for us, will permit us to expand our presence significantly in this rapidly growing market.’

UPM Rafsec’s latest RFID Class 1 Generation 2 technology has a single, globally applicable antenna design and provides higher read ranges and faster response times than RFID tags of previous generations.

Novetex’s complete RFID identification and tracking solution will go live in early 2006.