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Radio Frequency IDentification - Tags & Readers

At-A-Glance
RFID Tag: A microchip attached to an antenna that is packaged in a way that it can be applied to an object. The RFID tag picks up signals from and sends signals to a reader. The tag contains a unique serial number, but may have other information, such as a customers' account number. RFID tags can be active, passive or semipassive.
Antenna: The microchip antenna is the conductive element that enables the microchip to send and receive data. Readers also have antennas which are used to emit and receive radio waves.
RFID Reader: This is the device used to communicate with RFID microchips. The reader has one or more antennas, which emit radio waves and receive signals back from the RFID tags. The reader is also sometimes called an interrogator because it "interrogates" the signals from the microchip.

RFID Label Resource Links
http://www.rfidjournal.com/
http://www.rfidjournallive.com/
http://www.aimglobal.org/

Are RFID Tags And Readers Right For My Business?


That's a tough question with no easy, standard answers. To help you determine what to do about RFID in your business, we have provided
this questionnaire.

What Is Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID)?


A method of identifying unique items using radio waves. Typically, a reader communicates with a microchip embedded in a label which holds digital information.

How Does RFID Work?


Think of RFID as a system of several key components. These components are: a a microchip with an antenna, a label that "carries" the microchip and a reader with an antenna that receives the microchip's signal. The reader sends out electromagnetic waves. The microchip's antenna is tuned to receive these waves. The chip then modulates the waves that the antenna sends back to the reader and the reader converts the new waves into digital data.

Why Is RFID In Demand?


RFID can have many benefits, from controlling shrinkage in retail environments to speeding distribution throughout entire supply chains to tracking individual purchases to specific items and so on. The uses are many and varied - based on saving resources or gathering valuable data or both.

The real limits to RFID have more to do with costs of implementation an ongoing use and support than they do with the actual benefits available. RFID can be costly and the business that looks into RFID needs to be very specific about their expected return on investment. That said, RFID is used by thousands of companies - and growing daily.

Who Is Using RFID Labels?


As RFID technology costs diminish, more and more businesses are relying on RFID. From wholesale distribution to retail sales from animal tracking to property protection, RFID is used across all industries.
Recently, the big box retailers like Wal-Mart have introduced initiatives to ultimately place an RFID label on every item they sell. While it may be some time before consumers take home a bag of RFID products, the emerging trends are clearly leading in that direction.
RFID Label Information - Complete our online questionnaire, and we'll do our best to help determine the right RFID solution for your company. RFID labels, we believe, require a partnership of solution providers to bring you a complete, turn-key solution unique to your business.

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How Can We Help You?

We can help you in several ways. First, we have included a number of quality resource links at the bottom of this page.
Secondly, we have provided this questionnaire that will help you determine if RFID is right for your business. Finally, we do offer a combined RFID labeling solution.

Our RFID Label Solution
RFID is more than labels, tags, readers and software. RFID labeling requires a system that integrates all of these components. We believe RFID labels require a partnership of solution providers to bring you a complete, system solution.

Turn Key Approach
To provide you with a complete RFID labeling solution, we have partnered with industry leading suppliers. We can collectively bring you the solution you need.

Get Started
To begin exploring and RFID labeling solution for you business, please contact our RFID labeling specialist as shown below. Our specialist can help you define your needs. After consultation with you, we can provide you with a proposal to meet your needs.

Contact Us About RFID
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EMAIL: RFIDinfo@mavericklabel.com