Dairy Farmers Puts RFID Into Production With OATSystems And Rush Tracking Systems

Waltham, MA and Lenexa, KS - OATSystems® Inc., the recognized RFID framework, and Rush Tracking Systems, RFID systems integrator, recently announced that Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has successfully deployed and integrated the OAT tag@sourceTM solution with end-to-end RFID systems integration from Rush Tracking Systems. Company adds that the OAT tag@source solution is a complete, automated RFID tagging solution that allows DFA to cost effectively apply and verify EPC tags to support expanding RFID rollouts from Wal-Mart as well as other retailers.

According to OATSystems® DFA is a diversified dairy cooperative with membership of more than 20,000 family-owned dairy farms in 49 states. DFA markets 34 percent of U.S. milk production, supplying cheese, butter and other dairy products through brands such as Borden and Keller's Creamery. "OAT's architecture was the most robust and expandable of all the vendors we evaluated," says Bob Tiede, IS Director, DFA. "From WebSphere support to automated failover, it provides the features we were looking for, and handles all EPC and RFID requirements from one end to the other. We now have a flexible platform in place to handle future RFID initiatives from Wal-Mart and other retailers."

It is believed to be DFA commissioned Rush Tracking Systems to deploy and integrate the OAT tag@source solution into multiple production lines and plants. Company adds that OAT's tag@source solution manages all automated tagging operations from DFA's data center in Springfield, Missouri. From this central location, it scales readily to handle additional production lines and plants, using customizable templates that minimize deployment time. The solution also includes OATaxiom's analytics package to identify emerging trends and potential ROI opportunities adds the company.

SOURCE: OATSystems® Inc.