Accu-Sort installs automated RFID labeling at Schering Plough

Accu-Sort Systems Inc. reports it recently installed a Fast Tag In-Motion automated RFID and barcode system at Schering Plough Corp.’s distribution center in Memphis, TN. Fast Tag reportedly will help the distribution center with new RFID compliance standards outlined by Wal-Mart and other retailers. The center handles various products, including Coppertone suntan lotions, Dr. Scholl’s foot care products, and OTC medications.

Fast Tag automates the process of applying and verifying RFID tags on cartons. At the Memphis facility, pallets are broken down into individual cartons, and placed on one side of a U-shaped conveyor. A label applicator/printer places tags on boxes that require RFID tags. An outbound verification system screens for inaccurate tags and sends those boxes to a subsystem for verification and relabeling. On the other side of the line, the cartons are loaded on pallets for shipment. Accu-Sort’s Fast Suite software reportedly controls the process and provides data aggregation, filtering, and seamless reporting to Schering Plough’s WMS system.

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