“Manufacturing has become more global, government regulations and reporting requirements have increased, and consumers are more cost and quality conscious than ever. These are some of the reasons why traceability throughout manufacturing processes has become so important, and why so many manufacturers have established formal traceability programmes,” explains Kyle Parker of Traceability Solutions.”

“Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and barcode technologies are two tools that manufacturers can leverage to establish an effective traceability programme. That’s because they provide direct visibility into the manufacturing process while streamlining data collection and communication. There are tools now available that are having a great impact in terms of establishing effective traceability programmes. This includes a variety of security solutions for preventing counterfeiting, brand protection, fraud and diversion, which will make incidences of copper cable theft, for example, very difficult in the future. Marking the copper cables makes the product traceable, and together with the Second-Hand Goods Act which came into effect, should put a check on copper cable theft. The technology is already in place to thwart theft whereby a trader will be accountable for possession of items, products, components, you name it, because with the aid of a simple App on your smartphone you can trace the source, assuming that the security marking has been incorporated from the beginning,” continued Parker.

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Taken from Metalworking News

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