| Market forces such as the RFID mandates
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| | readable through most materials (except
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| from Target, Wal-Mart, the Food and Drug
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| | liquid and metal) and many smart tag
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| Administration (FDA), and the U.S.
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| | systems include anti-collision software,
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| Department of Defense (DOD) have many
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| | to enable multiple tags to be read
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| manufacturers and suppliers focused on
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| | simultaneously.A basic smart tag offers a
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| RFID simply as a compliance tool,
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| | 96-bit EPC, which provides more than
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| overlooking the significant additional
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| | enough data storage capacity to
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| benefits of automatic identification
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| | track-and-trace items from point of
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| technology.In fact, by design, RFID
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| | manufacture to point of sale. Gen 2 tags
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| enables superior supply chain efficiency
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| | offer a 256-bit EPC code, appropriate for
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| and inventory management, resulting in
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| | specialized applications that require
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| increased productivity and
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| | extensive data storage, such as the
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| accountability, decreased shrinkage, and
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| | prescription drug pedigree.Smart tags can
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| a more robust bottom line.A packaging
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| | be applied either externally to product
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| supplier who is knowledgeable about
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| | packaging or imbedded within the package
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| evolving RFID technology and applications
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| | or case. They are unobtrusive and do not
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| is a valuable resource to help you
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| | interfere with graphic design elements,
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| maximize ROI with your RFID
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| | making them an easy addition to most
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| integration.RFID systems are completely
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| | consumer goods packaging.Smart tags can
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| customizable with infinite combinations
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| | also be implanted in key chain fobs or
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| of hardware and software. Each system is
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| | rigid plastic cards. Automobile keyless
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| comprised of a transponder, a reader and
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| | entry and Mobil Speed Pass are two
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| software. (Click here to read RFID: A
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| | well-known examples.A chipless tag is an
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| Smart Tag Primer for a complete
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| | RFID tag that transmits data via either a
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| explanation of RFID technology.) In this
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| | conductive polymer or a reflective
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| article we compare several forms of the
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| | material instead of an IC microchip.
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| RFID transponder and discuss possible
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| | Conductive polymer tags operate the same
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| applications of each.RFID transponders
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| | way as RFID smart tags do, differing only
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| are available in a variety of mediums,
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| | in component material.Reflective tags
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| including:Smart tags
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| | return a radio wave image to a computer
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| Chipless tags
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| | that compares it with the identifying
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| Smart labels
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| | image on file for that item. A positive
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| Conductive ink
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| | match means the item is correctly
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| Traceless taggantsA smart tag is a
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| | identified. Tags with RF reflecting
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| microchip RFID transponder, which
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| | fibers can be woven into paper or fabric
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| includes an integrated circuit (IC) and
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| | for specialized applications.Although
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| an antenna, encased in a protective
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| | chipless tags typically cost less than
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| coating. Smart tags most commonly contain
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| | silicon-based tags, their use in supply
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| a silicon-based IC and a copper coil
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| | chain management is limited by their
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| antenna, although demand for less
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| | inability to read multiple tags at one
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| expensive tags has spurred the
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| | time.A smart label is simply a label with
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| development of organic alternatives and
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| | an RFID tag integrated into it. An RFID
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| chipless tags.Smart tags can be applied
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| | microchip is sandwiched between a paper
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| to pallets, cases or item-level units at
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| | substrate and an adhesive, resulting in
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| any point in the supply chain, or
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| | an RFID transponder that can be printed
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| integrated into the product packaging at
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| | and applied like a traditional label.
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| the point of production. They are
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