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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How to choose NFC tag–Buyers’ Guide

You must hear some benefits of NFC tags in our daily life, also see some questions about how does nfc tag work? Can we use it in some other field? It wouldn’t make sense to stick a nfc label on a tree, right? Here is buyers’ guide for how to choose the right nfc tag in different fields.

Firstly let’s see What’s NFC?

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices, one of which is usually a portable device such as a smart phone, to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm (1.6 in) of each other.

What’s the most welcome chip for NFC Tags?

There is no doubt ntag213, most popular, medium-sized NDEF needs; long url or text, price competitive, well-connected by most of NFC mobile phone.

Considering how to choose the suitable NFC tag today, we will be discussing different NFC tags applying in different fields. After reading this you will know how hot the NFC is! And you can use NFC tag all around your life.

Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? Well, it has happened.

Here we will introduce from three aspects, people, natural things and man-made.

NFC Card / Keychain for parking

Each shopping mall must have a parking area, it’s convenient for people buy lots of things by driving their car there. At the same time, parking cost is another profit. The cost is related to the parking time, a NFC card can help to calculate the cost.

The card is standard size, 85.5*54*0.84mm, printing logos, serial number, but normally for temporary parking, one-time use is good. What should you think about is how to attract more people come back again. Discount card with a prepaid function would be a good idea. But not this card. Why? size is too big to take it, people unwillingness to take this card all the time. If your clients forget to take this card to the shopping mall, do you think they must go to the same shopping mall every time? Maybe not, they will find everything fresh and new.

Even though, do not worry. NFC tags are always variable. Making cards smaller, more elegant, light and handy. hanging on the keychain with unnoticed when your clients no need use it. What’s kind of tag? Bingo! It’s NFC keyfob.

The most common one is ABS, but let’s say no! Nothing special, people will mixed with their key to the door. An epoxy NFC keyfob or printed nfc tags make your parking card stand out. Printing the shopping mall’s logo with a special shape, it’s distinctive from others. Like a gift or decoration for your dearest clients. With the NFC chip inside, collecting points, recording the parking time are out of question. The more consumption they made, the more discount they get, never be afraid of losing your customers. What’s more, the epoxy NFC keyfob like a moving advertising, everyone can see it once your clients hang on the keychain wondering the street.

NFC business card for exchanging contact information with a ‘bee’

You must throw away many business cards and catalog after a fair or show, there is no doubt that some of your potential clients did the same as you. after your hard-working in the show you got nothing. However, you are still waiting, expecting someday they will send you an inquiry say, hi, I want to purchase your products… that’s would be a dream never come true. What worse, you wasted a month to design the catalog, cost thousands to print them out, carry them thousands miles from your factory to the fair, with full expectations distributing to your potential clients, only 5 minutes late, being put into the garbage bin. How sadly you are!

Have you every think about how to store your information in their mobile phone? Grabbed it out of their hands and tap your contact information in? That’s ridiculous!

NFC business card can help you to make it. With Ntag213 chip, encoded with your name, phone number, website URL. When visitors come to your booth, show your nfc business card, close to their nfc mobile with a “bee”, all your information go to their mobile. They will not refuse to get more information about potential vendor without extra weight. As for you, no need cost much time and money on your catalog, just a NFC business card, your information lying down their mobile phone.

One day, they want to purchase your products, just click their phone and send an inquiry says hi, I want to purchase your products. fortunately, your dream come true. Amazing, right? Have to say this is a win-win project.

NFC bracelet for Festivals, Sport Events, Cinemas, Theme Parks etc

You must find a situation, paper ticket become less and less, even hard to see it, instead of it, nfc bracelets used too much in Festivals, Sport Events, Cinemas, Exhibitions, Theme Parks etc. You may feel curious, why the holder cost much to apply nfc bracelet ticket? They will say, well, give our clients better experience.

Really, it’s much more convenient for visitors, they just wave their hands and pass in. Say goodbye to take out wallet instead of scanning their nfc bracelets to finish all purchase and consumption. They can totally enjoy themselves during the participation without worry about lost their values. Visitors must feel happy with such service.

Do you know what’s kind of benefits does holders get? Let’s me tell you the secret.

Before, visitors buy ticket without requesting provide name, phone number, address. once finished, visitors left, the holder get nothing. But now, once you booking the ticket need fill with name, phone number, address, birthday, all should be encoded in the nfc chip. Once get into the entrance, all those information stored in their system, even know when did you come. After the event, they get everything they want, can clearly know the demographic, including how many percent of male, female, children. A general plan for the next activities came out. If you plan to make an event or festival, believe that nfc bracelet will give you a surprise!

NFC Label–partner of your mobile phone

After a whole day working, back home, you do not want your mobile phone ring anymore, make it silence, have a rest. However, forget to recovery it, you missed many important calls next day morning, so distressed! How about stick a nfc label at the side of your door, setting as keep your mobile phone silence for 8 hours once you get back home. A perfect setting right?

How about outside, does nfc label still help? Let’s see how does scenic region manager provided the service.

NFC Stickers help you find what you want in the scenic region

In the holiday, you make a plan to visit a scenic region, it’s so big and complicated, are you  afraid of losing your way? In the past, yes! But now absolutely not, there are NFC stickers on the way, you just use your phone, read it. restaurants, hotels, rest places, all come out, you just choose where you want to go with navigation, as you have a personal guide. Even if you are hungry or sleepless, you can book a snack or hotel finished all on your phone. What amazing journey it is!

Talking about the journey, a situation come to mind. Before people leave the hotel have to double check if there anything left. Even goes far away from the hotel, still thought there is something left but can not remember what it is. Why not sticking a nfc label on every valuable thing, and make a list before your journey, scan all goods to make sure everyone back to your bag then leave the hotel. Even not, you can clearly know what is left. See, it’s simple, convenient, effective and cured your obsession.

All above nfc tags for people, let’s talk about some tags for nature things.

NFC tags for animal

For us it’s hard to distinctive pigs, sheep, cows, and other livestock by eyes. even the feeder, they can not know clearly in a large group. Unfortunate, if one of animal was infected, it would be a dangerous thing without any way to segregate infected one. If the one mixed in the group, how would you pick it up? You call their name? Oh, you do not know their name, even they do not have a name. You call their number, I am sorry, they cannot understand you. If you give them an ID, every problem would be solved. NFC tags for pigs, sheep, cows, can use ear tag, each animal with a unique ID number, connected with their growing details. For birds, nfc rings would be more suitable. Each animal has an identification tag, even changed feeder, can go through their ID tag get all details, also can find out the one you want. Surprising! Right? You can recognize animals even they looks the same.

As for now, you are thinking about some other things like the animals that can not be easily distinctive from a large quantity. Aha! It’s tree! With so many trees in the forest or garden, how do you know those trees’ habits, age and grow them well? A NFC nail tag can help you to make it.

People insert an RFID nail tag into the tree, and print a label of sign on the tree, use RFID reader encode the information, name, age, diameter on the tag. Not like the metal label hang on the tree, which would be influenced by the weather, or destroyed by others. for some tourists without any experience, they can use mobile phone to read the nfc natil tag to get the information of the tree. Let’s all learning from life with NFC tag.

It’s also a good partner of fruit farmer, they can encode the production data in the tag, compare data file through 2-3 years, and easily choose the good seed, kick out the bad one. make the most use of ground. Fruit harvest, price lower, consumers get benefits, everybody is happy!

NFC tags for man-made products management

Here now show you some good ideas about equipment management, let you get rid of troubles from managing equipment & machinery.

Maintenance of machinery & equipment is the important process to make sure the safety and long term operation. regular checking is necessary, with so many equipment, how does factory manager remember the date, the problem happened in which machine. Some of you may say stick a label on the machine, and next time stick another, and keep going stick. Maybe you are doing like this. If some sticker missing, what should you do?

Let’s see how does other factory use NFC cable tag to manage equipment. Using NFC cable tag tie to the machinery encoded all information about the date of import, problems happened, what’s the problem, fixed by who, last maintenance time… See, so easy, no sticker.

This is for managing indoor, how about outside?

NFC cable tag may influenced by weather, also can be easily destroyed, it’s obliviously not suitable for outside manage with long time. Let me show a durable one– nfc seal. made of ABS and steel, bear bad weather, stand wear and tear. Normally for water meter and ammeter, what’s more, good partner for container, what’s it can be achieved that let the operator see through the container without open it by reading the tag only. Why not have a try?

If there no place to hang or tie the nfc seal how should we do? Like well lid.

That’s really a good question.

Let’s see the nfc checkpoint tag, insert the well lid, waterproof, shake-proof, ABS material, temperature can be -20 to +55 degrees Celsius. Perfect! Right?

Problems on work solved, let’s show something on game and toys.

NFC Card for study machine & Toys

Did you find that children do not like to do some reading, and hard to remember what the book taught. If they can interact with the book, would they become more interested in studying?

Let’s make the nfc card in different shape, round, square, large or small. Printing on both sides, one side is a word, on the other is related picture. When the study machine speak out winter, children should pick up the nfc card printed with snow, put on the study machine, once the study machine recognize the card is right, can go on for the next question. if wrong, have to find the right one. You can check the total finish time to see any improvement does your child make. let the nfc card help your children are fond of studying, what a good thing!

Except from studying, competitive game also can make use of nfc tag. Put a small tag in the toy, like yoyo. During the match, the nfc tag can evaluate who is the winner according to the number of turns in the limited time. This is what you can not imagine before, but now nfc tag make it.

Now, let’s see around how many nfc tags used in our daily life, does it really improved and perfect the world.

Any comments and suggestions warmly welcome!