How RFID bins help UTLX manage their inventory
March 5, 2024
Blue Print Editorial Team
Blue Print Editorial Team
The challenge: Fight stockouts while maintaining balanced inventoryUTLX knows a thing or two about big projects. Considering they work on railcars you could say all their projects are big. But regardless of scale, a business can’t afford downtime. So, they turned to RFID bins to get a handle on inventory.
“We have it in paint, mechanical everywhere, just to establish not having to have the human error of ordering something,” said Jon Condos, EHS manager at UTLX’s facility in Evanston, WY. “It is just done for you automatically and it is working very, very well." 
With that system working nicely, Condos asked for more. He wanted a system that could handle large inventory items with the same ease. Together, a “safety locker” was customized for UTLX.
“So, the safety locker is a state-of-the-art locker unit that we did in Evanston. I worked very closely with Fastenal, the team that we have here. And basically, what we did with it is we put high ticket items in it – lanyards, harnesses, welding hoods – things that people need, but also items that I don't want to forget to order for somebody.” See how Fastenal helps Team Industries save time, money, and hassle. See what else Jon has to sayVertical Divider
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