Aertssen Logistics automates logistic processes and outbound registration

For its distribution centre near the port of Antwerp, Aertssen Logistics – expert in transport and logistics of various types of machines – was looking for a solution to automate its internal logistic processes and the registration of outgoing machines.

Because of the large number of assets to be processed – annually +/- 10.000 cherry pickers and agricultural machinery – and the considerable similarities between the machines, the pen and paper inventory was an intensive and error-prone task.

It quickly became clear that RFID would be the most appropriate technology to manage the stock more quickly and more correctly and to guarantee the error-free delivery of machines.

Aucxis implemented the RFID Asset Tracking with the following building blocks:

• Hardware: RFID labels, RFID hand scanners and RFID outdoor gates
• HERTZ RFID middleware for the communication between the hardware and the applications
• POLARIS RFID software: web portal and app for the handhelds

A combination of these RFID modules ensures a more efficient and more accurate registration, localisation and inventory of the machines by means of hand scanners and the registration of outgoing movements through fixed and mobile RFID outdoor gates.

“RFID helps us to localise and make an inventory of the stored machines, which implies time savings of 50%.”, says Wouter Clissen, Logistics Manager at Aertssen Logistics. “Furthermore, the exit control completely excludes human errors, thanks to which our employees can work more efficiently and with an easy mind.”

In the future, Aertssen Logistics wishes to further automate by means of registration plate recognition on the fixed gate for automatic detection of the trucks.