Benefits of RFID for the production of hybrid micro systems in flexible production networks of SMEs

Today, the information flow within flexible production networks of small and medium enterprises for the production of hybrid micro systems is characterized by a lack of coordination and concepts as well a high portion of manual procedures. A new concept for an information system uses RFID-tags as data carriers, fixed at the load carriers, as a performance driver for these kinds of networks. As a basis for the development of a suitable information system we will present an appropriate data storage concept and an adapted modeling concept that is adjusted to the coupling of the entire information and the material flow.