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DISCOVERY RFID – Unlocking a New Era in RFID Label Production
Overview
Introducing DISCOVERY RFID by Lake Image Systems stands out with its seamless integration into existing Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Inlay converting or rewinder equipment, ensuring a smooth workflow. This innovative system provides real-time RFID reading and encoding capabilities, meeting the demands of high-speed label production. Synchronized with inkjet label printers, it ensures precision in printing, while the integrated camera verification guarantees the accuracy of printed information. Supporting NFC and UHF RFID technologies, DISCOVERY RFID offers versatility for various applications. With comprehensive verification features and robust reporting capabilities, it ensures data integrity, making it a scalable, modular, and adaptable choice for businesses. The successful integration at Tamarack Products exemplifies its real-world effectiveness in high-speed, multi-lane RFID tag and label production.
The Need for RFID Verification
In today’s fast-paced world of modern supply chains and retail, efficiency, and accuracy are not just buzzwords but absolute essentials. While RFID technology has brought significant improvements in these areas, it often works in tandem with the reliable and time-tested technology of barcoding. When combined effectively, these two technologies create what’s known as a “smart label” – a powerful tool that has the potential to transform the way businesses manage inventory and streamline operations.
An integral aspect of this combined RFID and barcode approach is the necessity for a robust data verification system. It’s imperative to ensure that the data read or encoded on an RFID chip aligns precisely with the information printed on the label in text or barcode form. Data accuracy is fundamental in modern supply chains, and any discrepancies can lead to costly errors and operational disruptions.
To cater to this need, Lake Image Systems DISCOVERY RFID steps in with a state-of-the-art verification solution designed for high-speed Smart Label Tag production. This system confirms that the data encoded on RFID chips matches the information displayed as text or barcode on the label. By incorporating a camera verification system into the smart label production process, companies can guarantee data accuracy, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce the risk of errors in their supply chain management.
Typical RFID Label verification processes
DISCOVERY RFID orchestrates a seamless verification process by reading and associating RFID serial numbers with SKUs. It encodes EPC with product data, synchronizes with an inkjet printer for label printing, and rigorously verifies both RFID-encoded and printed data. Any discrepancies trigger label diversion and “VOID” marking. With 100% control over label readability and integrity, DISCOVERY RFID generates detailed reports and audit files for comprehensive process tracking.
Achieving a Strong ROI
Return on investment (ROI) is a pivotal consideration in any business investment. The integration of Lake Image Systems DISCOVERY RFID into smart label production lines promises a swift realization of ROI. By reducing inspection costs, improving efficiency, and mitigating business risks, RFID label and tag manufacturers, printers, and converters can anticipate a substantial return on their investment.
Conclusion
DISCOVERY RFID is a game-changer for businesses seeking to increase RFID production efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance data accuracy and security. Join the DISCOVERY RFID revolution and elevate your RFID label production.
Contact us today for more information and to explore how DISCOVERY RFID can transform your operations.
Key Features
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- Integration Excellence: DISCOVERY RFID seamlessly integrates into your existing RFID Inlay converting or rewinder equipment, ensuring real-time, single-pass RFID reading and encoding with inline inkjet label printing, tracking, and camera verification.
- Real-Time RFID Reading and Encoding: DISCOVERY RFID provides real-time, single-pass RFID reading and encoding capabilities, elevating the efficiency and accuracy of your RFID label production process.
- Inline Inkjet Label Printing: The system can synchronize with an inkjet label printer, ensuring that labels are produced with precision and consistency, enhancing the overall quality of the final product.
- Camera Verification: DISCOVERY RFID includes a camera verification feature, which ensures that the print is readable, accurate, and matched with the data encoded on the RFID chip.
- Support for NFC and UHF RFID Inlay Labels and Tags: DISCOVERY RFID accommodates both NFC (Near Field Communication) and UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) RFID inlay labels and tags, providing versatility for various applications.
Typical Applications
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Common Uses of Variable RFID Tags and Labels
- Retail Inventory Management: Variable RFID tags and labels enable real-time tracking and efficient management of retail inventory, reducing stockouts and overstock situations.
- Supply Chain Logistics: In logistics, these tags play a crucial role in tracking and tracing items throughout the supply chain, enhancing visibility and minimizing errors.
- Asset Tracking: Businesses use variable RFID tags to track and manage valuable assets, including equipment, vehicles, and tools, ensuring accountability and preventing loss.
- Product Authentication: RFID tags are employed for product authentication, helping to combat counterfeiting by ensuring the legitimacy of products in the market.
- Security and Access Control: Variable RFID tags are utilized in security applications, such as access control systems, providing a secure and efficient means of managing entry and exit points.
- Healthcare: In healthcare, RFID tags on medical equipment, patient wristbands, and medication packaging improve tracking, safety, and overall efficiency in healthcare operations.
- Manufacturing Processes: Variable RFID tags play a role in optimizing manufacturing processes, from tracking work-in-progress items to managing inventory on production lines.
- Document and File Tracking: Organizations use RFID tags on documents and files to streamline tracking, retrieval, and management within large repositories.
- Event Management: For large-scale events, variable RFID tags and labels are used for attendee identification, access control, and tracking event logistics.
- Library Management: Libraries leverage RFID technology for efficient book tracking, inventory management, and automated check-in/check-out processes.
Benefits
- Enhanced Efficiency: Real-time RFID reading and encoding streamline your label production process, reducing time and costs while improving accuracy.
- Consistency and Precision: Inline inkjet label printing ensures labels are produced with precision and consistency, enhancing the overall quality of the final product.
- Data Accuracy Assurance: Camera verification guarantees that the printed information matches the data encoded on the RFID chip, eliminating errors and discrepancies.
- Versatile Application: DISCOVERY RFID supports NFC and UHF RFID inlay labels and tags, making it suitable for a wide range of industries and applications.
Advantages
- Rapid High-Speed Operation: DISCOVERY RFID ensures swift encoding and reading, ideal for efficient RFID tag production.
- Precision and Data Integrity: DISCOVERY RFID guarantees accurate encoding and reading, using advanced features like visual and code matching for data integrity.
- Versatile Tag Support: DISCOVERY RFID seamlessly supports various RFID tag types, including UHF, HF, and NFC, offering flexibility across industries.
- Effortless Integration: DISCOVERY RFID seamlessly integrates with existing production lines, ensuring smooth workflows and minimal disruptions.
- Comprehensive Verification and Reporting: DISCOVERY RFID provides precise data verification and robust reporting features, essential for quality control and audits
Resources
Tamarack Products integrates Read&Print technology to read and encode RFID tags during inlay insertion Case Studies
More Case StudiesLake Image Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that its award-winning DISCOVERY RFID has been fully integrated into Tamarack’s inline and offline RFID inlay production modules, used in Tamarack’s P500 and RFID Extreme products. During RFID Inlay insertion process, the integration ensures real-time, single-pass RFID reading and encoding with inline inkjet label printing, tracking, and camera verification for automated, high speed and high quality, multi-lane RFID tags and label production.
This integrated solution allows printers and converters to economically manufacture fully inlayed RFID labels and tags, encode them with variable data, with synchronized inkjet label printing, all on a single device, with built-in error verification and RFID data to print matching.
Lake Image Systems stood out as one of a handful of companies that had the expertise and technology to bring all the various elements, onto our RFID inlay equipment, to produce fully verified, variably printed, and encoded RFID tags and Labels at production speeds. By expanding our product offering to include integrated inkjet printing with reliable, real-time production verification, we now have a high-performance, robust, and automated solution to satisfy this challenging requirement from our clients.”
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