RFID helps Sonoco-Alcore serve paper core customers
March 4 2010 Sonoco-Alcore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco with 30 tube and core plants and six paper mills in Europe, is using UPM Raflatac RFID tags in its fiber-based cores to help customers reduce costs through advanced inventory tracking.
RFID technology allows Sonoco-Alcore to provide customers the ability to reduce costs associated with lost inventory and manual labour many companies currently use for inventory tracking. By embedding RFID tags in roll cores, rolls can be followed through the supply chain process with real-time tracking and location information.“This technology is a value-add to our products that can provide cost savings to our customers,” says Eddie Smith, Vice President, Sonoco Europe.