RFID Geeks

Every business has assets that it uses to streamline it’s operations. Whether it be laptops to simplify IT operations or machinery to conduct manufacturing, it’s important the business understands where these assets are and the operational status of the items.RFID technology provides simplification of accountability of assets by making it easy to collect data regarding the asset. The technology is being used today to track and manage assets for use cases like fixed asset management, IT asset tra …

RFID tags play an important role when it comes to any RFID project. To help you out, we’ve outlined some frequently asked questions (FAQs) when it comes to RFID tags and choosing the right one for your project.=What is the difference between active and passive RFID tags? Active RFID tags have a battery and transmit out their own signal on a predefined (often times configurable interval) This signal may be received by an active RFID reader. Depending on the tag, this battery may be built int …

Selecting an appropriate RFID Tag is one of the most important steps when getting started with an RFID project. To help with that process, we’ve outlined 24 questions you can ask yourself to make you are picking the right one What is the footprint (size) available to attach the RFID Tag to the associated item? What will be the method to attach the RFID tag? (Embed, Adhesive, Rivet, Solder, Zip tie, etc.)Where on the object will the RFID tag be attached?How far away do you need to be a …

UHF RFID or RAIN RFID is an emerging IoT technology that is gaining adoption across multiple industries because its combination of low-cost tags and several-meter read range. Inventory management, asset tracking and authentication solutions are just some of the use cases being enabled by RFID in retail, logistics, supply chain, healthcare, airline baggage, automotive and manufacturing. Many of these solutions require an optimized tag to enable long read range for tagging a specific ma …

Unlike with other materials, RF waves cannot penetrate metal. Metal blocks and reflects RF waves, which poses quite a challenge when using RFID technology for tracking metal assets or in environments with a lot of metal objects. And that’s not all, metal also couples with the tag antenna and detunes the tag so the read range is drastically shortened. This means that a common passive RFID tag placed on a metal asset cannot be read from a distance even within the line of sight or performs very poo …