Application of RFID in clothing industry

The apparel industry is a highly integrated industry, integrating design and research and development, production of garments, and transportation and sales. In these processes, the traditional clothing supply chain often consumes a lot of manpower, material resources and capital costs, but the results are average. In today's market, consumer demand is unpredictable and fashion trends change with each passing day. A slight delay will cause products to be eliminated by the market and abandoned by consumers, leading to inventory backlogs and immeasurable losses. Therefore, improving the supply chain to make it more in line with social development, becoming intelligent and informatized is the key to the development of the clothing industry, and new applications represented by RFID technology have become very necessary.

        In the production process, a series of required information such as the clothing's product number, color number, specification, execution standard, lining, and fabric are written into the electronic label, and the label is bound to the garment in the form of a hangtag, ensuring Each piece of clothing has a unique RFID electronic tag that is difficult to forge. Electronic tags can be used for clothing production management control and scheduling, while also solving the anti-counterfeiting problem.

        In the traditional transportation and warehousing links, receiving, shipping, inventory and other links are all manual operations. This working method is not only inefficient but also highly error-prone. RFID technology can achieve rapid contactless identification without unpacking, and identification and sorting of returns and bulk goods can take up to 2 seconds per piece. After the identification is completed, the identification information will be uploaded to the RFID Intelligent transportation system through relevant networks and software for comparison between delivery and receipt. Using RFID handheld computers, clothing in the warehouse can be quickly inventoried and searched. Boneng Technology's industrial-grade handheld computers can support reading 60 items at the same time, instantly verifying picking errors, without interference from human factors. The application of RFID technology in clothing transportation and warehousing has greatly improved the work efficiency of goods receipt, distribution, delivery, inventory and other processes, reduced error rates, freed up manual labor and saved costs.

        During the Store sales process, salespeople can use RFID handheld devices to conduct clothing statistics. When consumers need to purchase, they can query the detailed information of the clothing through the tag reader. After the product is sold, the tag can be recycled and reused. Some merchants with sufficient budgets can use smart clothes hangers. When consumers pick up ready-made clothes, the display screen placed above the clothes hanger will automatically display the number of trials and sales of the product, providing consumers with effective reference.

        A desktop card reader is used at the checkout counter of the store. After consumers make normal purchases, the sales and inventory status of clothes will automatically change in real time. If a consumer leaves with unpaid goods, the anti-theft system installed at the entrance and exit of the store will automatically turn on, triggering an audible and visual alarm function to prevent theft and stop losses.