RFID Solution Provider tell you how to select the right programmable RFID tags

Before start, a project needs to take a lot of things into consideration, especially for some customized products, like programmable RFID tags, RFID system, etc. Before you plan to buy RFID tags, maybe you only have some ideas without what’s kind of exactly RFID tags should be. However, how to select the right programmable RFID tags can be the key to this project.

Why? No matter how perfect your idea it is, without suitable RFID tags to be realized, your project can not move on. On the other hand, if selected the wrong tags, there are a lot of troubles waiting for you.

ZBTECH is an experienced RFID solution provider will share some programmable RFID tags with you.

Buy RFID tags do not care about the price only. Some RFID tags providers only quote you the lower price without asking you any questions related to your projects. Because they do not care about what will you to do, how to use it. The only thing they cared is selling you products, maybe not the right products.

You can find that many websites only display the RFID tags one by one, no application, no projects features. But we are different. We would like to ask our clients some questions, such as the application, function, working environment, etc. Our intention is to help you to select the right RFID tags.

Here we will list 4 industrials for your reference if you are in this industry, congratulation! If not, you can send an email, our experts will get back to you in details. Catherine@zbtechsz.com

          RFID tags for clothes

          RFID inventory management

          Outdoor RFID tags

          RFID retail solutions

RFID Tags for clothes

 

If you own the cloth brand, want to select an RFID inventory management tag. From monitoring manufacturer process to warehouse management, logistics, and retails. There is no doubt, the volume is large. You must take the cost into consideration. Also, the tag no needs very durable. We suggest UHF RFID label or sticker is workable.

Here give you some reason:

1, Low cost for large volume application.

2, Can stick on your original clothing tags or make it into paper RFID label.

3, UHF label can be tracking in bulk, save time. Easy for warehouse management and tracking.

4, Anti-fake, encryption is allowed.

5, If you want to make it interact with the end user, the dural frequency also workable. UHF for management & tracking, NFC for interaction with the end user by NFC mobile phone.

6, Pick the exact size and color your customer wanted out at once from a butch of clothes.

However, some brands just for a souvenir, such as Nike’s Jersey. Only NFC enable the chip for connecting with fans. They should be a washable tag, durable, and water-proof, even high-temperature resistance.

There is no doubt that the RFID label & sticker will not suitable anymore. At this time, we recommend silicone washable tag and pps water-proof tag.

Sewing inside the cloth, heat resistance of 120°, 130 times can be washed. Fans can get their NFC mobile phone close to the laundry tag, get the news immediately.

RFID inventory management

It’s mind-blowing to find items in a big warehouse or inventory management, especially in an urgent time.

Such as a customer said to your shopper, I like this cloth, do you have a bigger size?

The shopper confused, hmmm, I have to check it first, please wait for a moment.

In front of so many clothes, which one is the right? This is middle size, oh, that is a bigger size. Pick one out, oh, who mixed middle one in this bulk. 10 minutes past, 20 minutes past…

Finally, you got the one, but your customer has gone.

What a pity! What’s more, you even do not know how many potential clients missed during the 20 minutes. Also, a bad experience may from mouth to mouth, more potential clients may be lost.

For such single item tracking in the warehouse, RFID sticker also the first recommend. However, the shouldn’t be any metal aside.

If need tracking a whole set of the shelf, anti-metal RFID tag needed. Something like ABS anti-metal tag, epoxy shelf tag. Metal-mount RFID tags even on the metal surface, still workable. But the reading distance will be shorter.

Metal-mount RFID tags usually used in bigger warehouse, the library for the bookshelf, pallet inventory management, etc.

On the other hand, some ink provider will also use such tags with magnetic for inventory management. It’s can be multi-times use.

Now, do you have any idea about how to select the RFID tags for inventory management?

Outdoor RFID Tags

Outdoor RFID tags should take many factors into consideration.

One of the first choices you need to make is whether to go with active or passive RFID tags.

The first thing is to determine how long the reading distance should be.

Active RFID tags use battery-powered that continuously broadcast their own signal. Active RFID systems typically operate in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band and offer a range of up to 100 m. In general, active tags are used on large objects, such as rail cars, big reusable containers, and other assets that need to be tracked over long distances.

Passive RFID tags, typically, passive low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) tags have a read range of up to 3 feet, while a simple passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) transponder can be read from 15 to 20 feet in free air.

However, with different size and material, the reading distance would be much different. What’s more, the RFID reader also plays a role.

Environmental Concerns

The environment plays a huge role in the type of RFID tags required, especially outdoors. We will show you an example.

RFID Seal & RFID Cable

For ways of usage and location, both RFID tags should be similar. The only thing is environment resistance. One of our clients wants to apply an RFID tag for water meter management outside the door. It’s a cold place in winter and very hot in summer, at first time, they decided to use RFID Cable. However, after a short period of rainy and snowy days, RFID Cable is easily being destroyed by Naughty boys.

After we ask our clients the details requests, we suggest RFID Seal, finally, solved their problems.

It’s easy to see that, for one-time use or a short time, RFID Cable would be more competitive. However, if used in villainous weather or long time use, RFID Seal would be more suitable.

RFID Retail Solutions

Many retailers want to use RFID tags for management purposes, but the first thing to be clear about is what you want to achieve. There are usually three kinds.

1, Inventory Management

If you want every product to be tagged and tracked, make sure your product has a certain value. If the value is too low, then use RFID tags, and your customers may not be able to accept substantial price increases. Jewelry, for example, is suitable for using UHF RFID tags. But most grocery stores still use bar codes.

2, Anti-thief

If you just want to use it to prevent theft, the EAS is a good choice for a low price. Using on clothing or glasses, it can be reused.

3, Price change in Bulk

For large supermarkets, store chains of price management, I think ESL can help you greatly. No more printing thousands of paper labels with prices and products written on them. You don’t have to pull an all-nighter to change the price tag. Not to worry about too many misplacing price tags resulting in complaints.

More surprisingly, ESL can help you promote, help you guide customers to buy products, help you get more customers back.

When you have finished reading this article I think you have some idea of how to choose the right label for your project. Of course, more importantly, will not spend money to buy some do not use the RFID tags.

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7 steps to cut down the communication time with RFID Tags factory

Many industrials see the advantages of RFID technology as compared to the simple bar-code. So that demand increased too much in recent years.

The RFID tag stored all the necessary information about a given pallet, box or product and was readable without line of sight. The time saved checking in shipments and waiting around for shipments to arrive decreased significantly. RFID enables companies to save money by utilizing time more efficiently.

However, before starting to use the RFID Technology, 7 factors to cut down the communication time with RFID tags factory, here is the list:

1/ Find out the problem you have which RFID tags factory can be solved.

#low efficiency, #untraceable, #human error

2/ Which objects or people you want to track.

#Metal, #liquid, #people access (wristband, Card)

3/ What distance each object or people need to be identified & tracked.

#Passive: LF/HF/UHF #Active (accuracy)

4/ What is the working environment.

#High temperature resistance, #water-proof, #outside

5/ Your budget for the project.

#one time use, #multi-time use, #large quantity, #small quantity

6/ Prepared the whole system

#Networking branches, #handhold or fixed

7/ Training of your employees

#Trainning course

Here we will explain one by one to you.

1/ Find out the problem you have which RFID tags can be solved.

Low efficiency

Time is money, save time means to get more profits, do you agree? But in many industrials, low efficiency is their pain spot.

In the supermarket, you feel anxious to see so many customers queue up. But you have no idea to make the cashier fast. Make the scanner facing directly to the barcode one by one. How many items customer buy, how many times the cashier need the scan.

In the warehouse, the workers should count items one by one, then write it down. At least 5-6 workers working for one or two days. At the same time, other processes have to stop it.

You will ask if RFID Technology can solve the problem of low efficiency? The answer is yes.

Stick a UHF label on each item, the reader can recognize multi labels at the same time (liquid & metal should deal with it separately). Means that collect the data of 20-30 items time is the same as collect one. In other words, you have to queue up for 20 minutes before, but now only 2 minutes. 5-6 workers cost two days before, now only one person for 2 hours. Let’s say goodbye to low efficiency.

Untraceable

Do you know the age of the fruiter tree, how about the harvest of each fruiter tree every year? Which one is more delicious and which fruiter tree should be weed out? Maybe you have no idea since there is no data for reference. There is no doubt that the land and resource are underused.

Do you want to know what in the container without opening it or checking the paper document? You may say, oh, no, I don’t have X-ray vision, I have to cost time to open it.

What’s the reason caused above problems? It’s untraceable.

RFID Technology also does not have X-ray vision, but it can tell you what inside only encoded in advance!

RFID Technology like the ID card for fruiter trees, encoding their age, name, the development of growing. Once you comparing those data file, you can pick up the good and bad. Make the most use of the land and resource.

Human error

Whether you encounter such thing, after waiting for a long time to queue up, the cashier tells you, sorry the price on the price label is wrong, maybe our sales put the wrong label.

I wondered how you felt about it?  Cost high and take so long time. But you can do nothing, human error is an inevitable and Very high probability.

However, human error can be reduced by RFID Technology dramatically. As for this problem, an electronic shelf label can solve it perfectly.

2/ Which objects or people you want to track.

Metal machine asset

Metal machine asset management is a heavy task for manufacturers, to make sure every process of production goes smoothly. Route checking is important. Stick a label on the machine, you will find if damaged you can get nothing about the check date. On the other hand, it’s limited to write down enough information.

You may want to use RFID Technology to solve this problem. It’s a wise choice. But you must choose anti-metal tags, or there is no use when sticking on the metal machine.  Also, do not use paper material, not durable and non-waterproof. ABS anti-metal tag would be a good choice, no matter from the use condition or cost. As many of our clients apply it for ink barrel management, container management I have to say it’s very smart.

Liquid

I have to say liquid products is really a challenge. RFID Label cannot workably stick on the bottle, but that is not mean cannot use RFID Technology to manage. Stick on the side of the bottle, make sure the chip and antenna not close to the bottle body. Then scan it, yeah, it’s working.

The other great function for liquid products is anti-fake. Fragile paper material is the key point. When clients open the lid of the bottle, like wine, the tag destroyed and can not use any more. Before that, customers can scan the label to get the verification information.  Protect your brand & reputation, cannot wait anymore.

People access

70% of the body is water if you want to plan to track people with a long distance like 3-5m with passive tags. I have to say, normal UHF tag can’t make it. For the special one,  you should improve your budget.

As for people access function, we suggest use LF or HF is better than UHF. LF & HF is anti-collision. Within the distance only read one tag per time, someone entered into than read the next, misreading will not happen.

3/ What distance each object or people need to be identified & tracked.

People usually used for projects are two kinds of tags, passive tag & active tag. A passive tag has LF, HF, UHF, and reading distance are different.

LF & HF can be read at 0-5 cm according to the tag size and the power of the reader. For employee’s ID cards, animals’ ear tag, LF used too much. What the function only need is to get the ID number of each object, and must close to the item to avoid misread.

HF used many in NFC application, payment, access control, e-ticket and etc. Embedded in a wristband, PVC cards, plastic material. People only need to wave their hands close to the reader, then get past. Almost in concert ticket, water park ticket, and amusement payment…

UHF tags mainly for vehicle management, asset management, and pallet manage. Reading distance from 0-10m according to the working environment and reader power.

If need track accuracy position or more than 10m, it’s better to choose an active tag or GPS technology.

4/ What is the working environment.

#High temperature resistance, #water-proof, #outside

The working environment determined the material of the tags should be used. Even for high-temperature resistance should tell us how high the temperature and last for how long time. Only in this way, right tags can be suggested. Like PPS, silicone, ceramic, or customized material.

On the other hand,  you may need water-proof. It’s should put outside to resistant for the rainy day, or need to sew it on the clothing, can be washable? What’s more, wearing on hand took into the swimming pool. All those water-proof would be much different.

What’s more, where should be put on for the RFID Tags? Some clients need a large size but others need a small size. Suitable tags will be provided according to your workable space. If there is no limited but request long reading distance, the bigger the better.

5/ Your budget for the project.

#one time use, #multi-time use, #large quantity, #small quantity

When you plan a project, you must have a target price for this project. Maybe you do not have an idea about the tag price. Or you even do not want to tell your supplier how much you want to spend on this. However, one thing you have to tell to make the project move on.

The important thing is the quantity you want to use for this project, for one-time use or multi-time use. Why you should consider this question? Without quantity, you can not get the exact price. For the other hand, if you want a large quantity with one time use, but the supplier gives you a durable tag price. There is no doubt that you will not adopt their proposal. The price must far beyond your target, and on your suppliers’ side, even without any profit, still cannot meet your target. You may lose confidence to go on your project.

In the country, your project needs durable tags with a small quantity, but the supplier quoted you a cheaper price to attract you. What’s the result? You have to spend more to replace all of those tags in the short time.

So make everything clear would be a great help to move on the projects.

6/ Prepared the whole system.

#Networking branches, #handhold or fixed

RFID Tags are much different from other items, without system and readers, RFID tags are useless. Before you seek advice for the RFID Tags, please take the system into consideration.

How to collect those data by handheld or fixed reader? Whether those data should be networking? Do you have a system and software to control the information? Only confirmed all those questions, then you can choose the tags which are workable for your system.

Besides, if you need software, it’s better customized locally. After service is important.

7/ Training of your employees.

The last thing, you should think about how to train your employees. The usage of tags, and the collection of data. To make sure your data information is security.

After above 7 steps before you communicate with the factory, I think can save much time with limited emails.

If you think this is helpful or have any questions just leave your comments! or email catherine@zbtechsz.com.

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