EPRIN and HID Sewio celebrate 10 years of cooperation in the field of RTLS technologies

At the LEANAŘI 2026 conference, in addition to presenting our technology demonstrations, we had another pleasant reason to celebrate. Together with the HID Sewio Industrial RTLS team, we commemorated 10 years of joint cooperation in the field of systems for precise real-time location tracking.

It was great to meet in person also the founders of Sewio, Milan Šimek and Lubomír Mráz, and together to commemorate the journey that began as a strong technological vision from Brno and continues today within the global HID group.

RTLS as a Practical Tool for Manufacturing and Logistics

For EPRIN, RTLS – Real-Time Location System – has long been one of the key topics in the digitalization of manufacturing and internal logistics. It is not only about tracking location. Above all, it is about gaining a better understanding of what is really happening in operations.

RTLS helps companies monitor in real time, for example:

• material movement,
• handling equipment,
• work in progress,
• finished products,
• tools and returnable packaging,
• movement of people in operations or high-risk zones.

Thanks to this data, companies can better identify bottlenecks, reduce the time spent searching for material and work in progress, eliminate unnecessary movements, improve safety, and manage manufacturing and logistics processes based on data rather than assumptions.

Where RTLS Brings the Greatest Value

In practice, RTLS is most often used where companies face unclear material flow, time losses when searching for items, low visibility of work in progress, or the need to measure the actual course of processes more accurately.

Typical benefits include:

• faster location of materials, products, or handling equipment,
• better visibility of production and internal logistics flows,
• measurement of actual lead times,
• identification of waste and inefficient routes,
• improved capacity utilization,
• increased operational safety,
• support for Lean activities and continuous improvement.

We see great value in connecting RTLS with Lean principles. Lean needs to see waste. RTLS helps measure it, visualize it, and turn it into concrete input for decision-making.

From Technology to Real Operational Value

At EPRIN, we help customers design, implement, and further develop RTLS solutions so that the technology matches the real needs of their operations. That is why every project starts with understanding the process, defining the specific problem, and designing a solution with a measurable business or operational impact.

RTLS makes the most sense when it helps people make better decisions, respond faster to deviations, and continuously improve processes over the long term.

We would like to thank the HID Sewio Industrial RTLS team for their long-term cooperation, and we look forward to further joint projects in the field of manufacturing digitalization, internal logistics, and smart operations.