If you’re looking to boost your business operations with RFID technology, you’ve come to the right place. RFID is transforming how companies manage inventory and assets. But with so much information out there, where do you start? I’ve gathered the top RFID blog topics trends that you need to follow to stay ahead. These topics will help you understand the technology better and make smarter decisions for your business. Why RFID Technology is a Game-Changer for Inventory Managem

So much information can be encoded into an RFID chip, that it can really make you think about the many uses of this technology. Let’s go into some of it. Data management is a critical part of the long-term benefits RFID can bring into your facility and its systems. To start, we need to understand the fields and data that are most important to a viable tag. Encoded Information: Item UPC (12-digit company prefix, item reference number & check digit) Serial Number (12-digit usu

So, you’ve done the research and gotten all your RFQ responses on a spreadsheet, great. You want to explore the option of inhouse encoding and printing, this can have huge benefits such as cheaper cost per tag and more importantly eliminating inventory of left over tags from customer dropped items. It does come with a whole new level of required knowledge about proper encoding formats / processes and equipment to correctly build and encode the data onto the tags, as well as p

How can you know for sure the RFID tags you are receiving have the correct information encoded into the chips? Are the serial numbers being duplicated, what does that even mean? Encoded info on the chip is critical to everything we are addressing here; your pre-programmed RFID tags will arrive in the delivery format you selected, usually rolls or sheets. Multiples of these per purchase order and you will be sorting them by your item number (if you make more than one SKU for y

Are you automating the RFID tag application process, what does that entail? Assuming you have a large volume of each product coming off your production line, you may need to consider an automated process for applying the tags to each unit coming off that line. Do you have multiple lines producing products requiring RFID tags? You may need automated applications equipment for each line, or are you planning to shuttle “The RFID System” between lines and shifts, what makes mor

“We have been a Walmart supplier for 20 years, now we must meet their new requirement, RFID tagging. OK, this should be simple, buy some tags and stick them on EVERY SINGLE UNIT GOING OUT THE DOOR.” It's a statement I’ve heard more than once in my career. Installing an RFID tagging system in your production facility is not quite the same as putting in a carton sealer, conveyor belt or heat shrink tunnel. You can source RFID tags, negotiate your price, time your deliveries