What is it and why is it better? Learn more about our RFID services.
What is RFID?
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automated data capture technology that identifies labeled or tagged information wirelessly.
- Similarly to barcodes or the magnetic strip on the back of credit cards, an RFID inlay/label provides a unique identifier wirelessly and must be scanned to access the information.
- Unlike barcode labels, which can only function if the barcode is facing the scanner and the scanner sees the barcode, RFID tags can work within multiple feet of a querying reader. Multiple tags can be read at once with no human intervention, too.
What can RFID do?
- RFID technology enhances productivity and minimizes errors that are common with missed scans from barcode scanning. RFID signals seamlessly pierce through a wide variety of materials, including cardboard, paper, shrink wrap, plastic, ceramic, and metal.
- If there are certain received materials that take priority during processing, RFID smoothly finds the prioritized items in a received shipment without opening any containers.
- Pallets of shrink-wrapped items can be received and inventoried quickly with the wave of a handheld RFID reader.
Ask the Experts: Can I Use RFID to Determine the Contents of a Box or Container Without Opening It? Can RFID work on metal surfaces?
Knowing what’s inside a container without opening it provides time-saving benefits, no matter what industry you’re in. RFID technology increases productivity and reduces errors even found in barcode scanning through missed scans. RFID signals easily penetrate through a myriad of material such as cardboard, paper, shrink wrap, plastic, ceramic and even metal.
There are several applications where RFID is especially valuable. If there are priorities for processing received material, RFID makes it easy to find the most important items in a received shipment without opening any of the containers. Pallets of shrink-wrapped items can be received and inventoried quickly with the wave of a handheld RFID reader or as it moves through a portal, this applies to shipping as well. In situations where large volumes of material need to be received or shipped quickly, you can get counts in seconds without scanning barcodes or opening boxes.
Items can have their own individual RFID tag, or cartons of known counts can have tags. The tag ID is associated with the item or carton information in a database, which can be tapped for information when the reader detects the tag. This provides quick and accurate access to information about the items being received, shipped or moved without having to dig into the boxes or pallets.
There are some limitations to passive RFID when work with metal. such as, a large number of metal objects in a small space, some of the signals from the reader may be blocked, which would result in uncounted objects from the scan.
Off-The-Shelf RFID Tags
Get configurable, off-the-shelf RFID tags built specifically for medical devices (including autoclave sterilization), data center assets, cables, weapons tracking, oil wells and embedded applications. If your asset requires a more exact design, we have the ability to produce a working prototype in weeks right here in the good old USA.
How can DataFlo help with RFID?
Bring in an expert and do it right the first time. At Dataflo, we provide you with a proficient sales engineer with in-depth RFID knowledge. In that, we guarantee that your RFID needs are met to perfectly suit your specifications.
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