In modern manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain operations, Industrial RFID Tracking has become a cornerstone of smart automation. By deploying ultra-high-frequency (UHF) RFID systems, businesses gain real-time visibility of tools, inventory, and equipment across harsh industrial environments—eliminating manual scans and reducing costly errors.
1.Project Background
As market competition intensifies, improving production efficiency and reducing operational costs have become critical for textile and spinning enterprises. Currently, ERP/MES management systems typically rely on barcode labels or manual document management to support their own management processes. However, the characteristics of barcodes—such as ease of duplication, susceptibility to dirt and moisture, and cumbersome operation—along with the tedious nature of manually filling out documents, often lead to human errors, resulting in deficiencies in production and warehouse management within the domestic industry.
The implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), the latest technological innovation, can fundamentally resolve the aforementioned issues. Based on industrial RFID technology, we provide customized RFID solutions tailored to the specific production processes and warehouse management requirements of the textile spinning industry.
RFID technology is categorized by frequency bands into low-frequency, high-frequency, ultra-high-frequency, and active types. RFID technology features non-contact operation, rapid scanning, high identification efficiency, resistance to damage, suitability for harsh environments, ease of operation, fast read/write speeds, large information storage capacity, versatile tags, anti-collision capabilities, robust security encryption, reusability, and tracking/location functionality.
2.Functional Requirements
By utilizing RFID technology, cotton yarns of varying thicknesses can be identified. The direction of the cotton yarn is determined based on the tags embedded in the chassis. Our RFID system reads the UID of the moving chassis to determine which slot it should enter. This prevents tags that cannot be read from entering the wrong slot, which could cause accidents due to variations in cotton yarn thickness.
2.1 Single spindle
(1) Split-type solution: The single spindle RFID mainboard includes two independent RFID readers, with two SMA antenna interfaces and one interface (+24V, A, B, GND).
(2) One single spindle controller connects to one single spindle RFID mainboard (containing two RFID readers), with the two readers operating independently in read mode (one block).
(3) The reader addresses are 1 and 2 (controlled by soldered resistors), and the single spindle controller queries the spindle data collected by the readers via the device address.
2.2 CBF
(1) Split-type solution: The single-chip RFID mainboard includes one RFID reader/writer, equipped with one SMA antenna interface and one interface (+24V, A, B, GND).
(2) IO configuration mode
(3) In the CBF area, the reader supports the following two modes:
- Write mode: The reader operates in write mode (1 block of data; after writing the data, it must be re-read for verification);
- Read mode: The reader operates in read mode (1 block).
(4) Antenna
The antenna is installed below the spindle base.
3.System Management
Raw Material Management: RFID is used to collect information on the entry and exit of raw materials in the warehouse, enabling precise management of raw material inventory.
Carding and Drawing: RFID readers are installed on the tracks. When a spool passes by, the system collects the spool information and transmits it to the backend system, tracking the production process. If a spool is placed in the wrong position during production, the system automatically issues a warning.
Rough Yarn: Before rough yarn enters the machine, the system automatically collects rough yarn information and transmits it to the backend system, enabling real-time control of rough yarn during the production process.
Fine Yarn: Before fine yarn exits the machine, the system automatically collects fine yarn information and transmits it to the backend system, enabling real-time control of fine yarn during the production process.