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From Bar Codes To Smart Labels

From Printronix, Inc.
 

 

Smart labels are shipping labels with embedded RFID tags. They offer promise in helping organizations deploy RFID for compliance with retail industry and DoD mandates. Smart labels allow you to retain bar code/shipping label information in the same or similar format to what you are currently using, while adding RFID.

Smart labels provide a convenient and economical way to package RFID tags and stream them into the distribution process. They provide a richer data set than either a tag or barcode by themselves. They provide resiliency, by combining bar code and human-readable text together with electronic data, should one method of identification fail. They comply with consumer and industry guidelines for having a visible indication that a package has an RFID tag. They can be produced on-demand, or pre-printed and pre-coded for batch processing. Labels also provide added protection to the tag from heat, dust and humidity.

Products & Services
Fixed mount bar code scanners are designed to manually or mechanically read items passed by their scan windows. Unlike hand scanners, they are affixed to a single location. Search by Specification | Learn more about Fixed Mount Bar Code Scanners
Hand held bar code scanners are used typically as inventory or point of sale (POS) devices. These scanners are passed over bar codes manually to read data. They often have a gun or wand design. Search by Specification | Learn more about Handheld Bar Code Scanners
Bar code printers are used to output bar code data in printed form. Search by Specification | Learn more about Bar Code Printers
Radio frequency identification (RFID) products read or write data to RF tags that are present in a radio frequency field projected from RF reading/writing equipment. Search by Specification | Learn more about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Products
Bar code scanners are designed to read imprinted bar / matrix code symbologies.  Bar code scanners can be slot card scanners, fixed mount scanners, or hand-held scanners. Search by Specification | Learn more about Bar Code Scanners
Product Announcements
MPI Label Systems - RFID Labels & RFID Equipment
From RFID labels to RFID equipment, starter kits, readers, and their RFID Service Bureau, MPI provides complete RFID systems and technology. They have an in-stock inventory of popular sizes to meet... (read more)
Datamax-O'Neil - RFID Printers
Datamax – a Solution Provider Subscriber to EPCglobal – has taken the concept of RFID and smart labels and made it so user friendly, so dynamic and so robust that a revolution has been... (read more)
MPI Label Systems - Variable Data Printing Services
Variable printing is a process whereby images, graphics, text, and barcode numbers can be changed from one printed label to the next. MPI is equipped with the latest technology when it comes to... (read more)
Victrex plc. - Victrex APTIV PEEK™ films for RFID Tags
With the increasing success & popularity of RFID technology more demands are being placed on its performance. APTIV film's unique combination of properties like high temperature performance,... (read more)
Topics of Interest
Introduction RFID begins where barcode technology ends. A so-called smart label combines a \ barcode with an RFID tag. Smart labels have the intelligence and functionality of a tag and the printing... (Read More)
RFID is an abbreviation for Radio Frequency Identification, a technology that allows for the automatic identification of objects using radio signals. An RFID system is generally made up of... (Read More)
Young Joong Yoon Radio frequency identification (RFID) is currently one of the growing technologies for wireless identification and it brings considerable influence on areas of antenna development. (Read More)
Overview Exam Objectives What it Really Means 4.1 Classify tag types. Understand the types (active and passive) and classes of the tags. You must understand that the... (Read More)
Overview Exam Objectives What it Really Means 9.1 Describe installation and configuration of RFID printer (may use scenarios) Understand smart labels and smart label... (Read More)
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