Frequently Asked Questions

A Replacement and black block.
Replacement cost is much higher than black block, and low speed due to it’s a manual process. Therefore, black block is recommended.

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JYL-TECH has several RFID anti-metal tags, such as foam RFID tag, laminated PVC RFID tag, RFID Token, RFID plastic housing tag, printable anti-metal RFID tag, RFID PCB tag, ceramic RFID tag, cable tie RFID tag, special coupling RFID tag and RFID flag tag. The characteristics of all items are as follows:

	Foam Tag	Plastic Housing Tag	printable anti-metal RFID tag	PCB Tag	Ceramic RFID tag	Nylon cable tie RFID tag	RFID coupling tag	RFID flag tag
Cost	✩✩	✩✩✩	✩✩✩	✩✩✩	✩✩✩✩✩	✩✩	✩✩✩✩✩	✩
Customized size	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available
Printing and variable data	Logo Printing, ID numbering，chip encoding	Logo Printing/ laser logo, ID number printing，chip encoding	Logo Printing, ID number printing，chip encoding	laser logo, ID number printing，chip encoding	laser logo, ID number printing，chip encoding	Silk-screen printing logo, laser logo, ID number printing，chip encoding	laser logo, ID number printing，chip encoding	Logo Printing ID number printing，chip encoding
Chip encapsulation	FLIP Bonding,	Copper wire winding antenna + COB, RFID etching inlay+ FLIP Bonding;  PCB + SMT, Ceramic +SMT	FLIP Bonding	SOP/QFN/COB	SOP/QFN/COB	FLIP Bonding	FLIP Bonding	FLIP Bonding
Temperature resistance	0℃~+45℃	-20℃~+85℃	-20℃~+85℃	-30℃~+150℃	-40℃～+160℃	-20℃~+70℃	-40℃～+125℃	-20℃~+70℃
IP	IP53	IP68	IP 67	IP67	IP68	IP 67	IP 67	IP63
Read distance	1~9m	1~9m	1~9m	1~10m	1~6m	1~6m	1~8m	0.2~6m
Installation	Self-adhesive	self-adhesive, screw, Rivet,	self-adhesive	self-adhesive, screw, Rivet, insert	self-adhesive, screw, Rivet, hanging, insert	Sealed, hanging	self-adhesive, screw, Rivet, hanging, insert	self-adhesive
Outdoor using	N/A	YES	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A
Thickness	5~8mm	7~13mm	1mm	2.8~3.7mm	3mm	4.5mm	5~10mm	0.1mm

A * The minimum size of Al etching UHF RFID antenna is about 5x5mm, the reading range is limited in 10cm around. For industrial application RF4, PI, ceramics, the size could shrink to minimum size at 2x2x5mm with about 10cm reading distance, cost is 10 times more. The most cost-effective Al etching UHF antenna by size around 22x10mm by up to 1m reading range.
 
* The maximum passive RFID UHF inlay can be 150x50mm around, however the performance will no better than size 100x30mm, to the contrary, the performance will not stable caused by interference from the elements nearby according to on site testing.
It’s better to avoid too big or too small size inlay for better prices, the most popular inlay sizes are 40x15, 30x50, 70x14mm.

A By using Tagsurance online inspection equipment, and artificial visual inspection. The optical visual checking line will be used when quantity reaches 5m.

A There are two product solutions for trash management, laminated PVC tags and RFID worm tags.

Type	Dimension	Color	IP	Installation	Logo	Variable data	Features	Chip option	Chip encoding	Cost
Economic laminated PVC tag	65*25mm 100*25mm or customized size	White	IP67	self-adhesive, screw	Offset printing logo Laser logo	Variable barcode, QR code and laser ID data, chip encoding	Low cost, CMYK offset printing, customized size with low setup module cost	UHF, FDX, HDX, ICODE series chips,  or as customer specific project requirements	134.2 KHz FDX BDE, EN 14803, DIN 30745， UHF EPC encoding, etc	✩✩
Durable Nylon worm tag with epoxy filling	Dis 30mm， 15mm (H)	Black, yellow, green, orange, custom Pantone color	IP68	screw	engraved on the mold	Laser ID data, chip encoding	Rugged, durable, application in more severe environments	UHF, FDX, HDX, ICODE series chips, or as customer specific project requirements	134.2 KHz FDX BDE, EN 14803, DIN 30745， UHF EPC encoding, etc	✩✩✩✩

A NFC/HF RFID antenna usually is made of Al etching, Cu etching usually. Please note, the finished tag size must 1.5mm bigger than the antenna on each side.
 
* Etching Aluminum antenna, minimum size at Dia. 13mm, 8x18mm and 15x15mm.
* Smallest dimension of Cu etching antenna is 5x5mm, triple cost compares to Al etching, very harmful to the environment in production.
 
The maximum size of NFC/HF antenna is 45x76mm usually use as CR80 contactless card inlay, and any size bigger than it will not increase the reading performance notably.

A RFID dry inlay requires 2 line paper tap protection on each side, packed with dry inlay, to protect RFID chip from crush damage.
 
RFID labels typically use a 3-inch roll core, and the OD is less than 210 mm.
 
Both packed by an anti-static bag with vacuum applied.
 
Custom package can be offered as well.

A 50 years of development of RFID, especially with the improving constantly progress of electronic tag technology in the past 10 years, RFID technology has begun to be applied in many fields. RFID plays an important role in saving labor and improving production efficiency and it is an important technical support for realizing industrial customized and personalized production in the future. In this context, the application scale of RFID products in the industrial field will continue to increase. The areas have been covered so far as follows:
 
1) Warehouse, logistics: cargo tracking, automatic information collection, warehousing application, port application, pallet tracking, parcel delivery, etc.
2) Manufacturing: real-time monitoring of production data, quality tracking, and automated production.
3) Apparel industry: automated production, warehouse management, brand management, single product management, channel management.
4) Pharmaceutical industry: medicine, vaccine, food safety tracking, healthcare
5) Anti-counterfeiting: Anti-counterfeiting of valuables (cigarettes, alcohol, medicines), ticket anti-counterfeiting, etc.
6) Asset management: industrial asset tracking, tools, industrial equipment and parts positioning, IT asset tracking, all types of assets (valuable or large quantity similar or dangerous goods, etc.).
7) Food: Freshness management of fruits, vegetables, fresh food, seafood, etc.
8) Animal identification: identification and management of training animals, livestock, pets, etc.
9) Automobile: manufacturing, anti-theft, positioning.
10) Aviation: Manufacturing, passenger tickets, baggage tracking.
11) Military: Identification and tracking of ammunition, firearms, supplies, personnel, trucks, etc.
12) Washing industry: hotel sheets, uniforms, etc.
13) Waste management
14) Forestry (trees, timber), agriculture.

A Antenna materials: Al etching, Cu etching, Silver printing, Graphene printing and other electronic material printing . Key features are as follows:
 
* Al etching: Lowest price for mass production when quantity over 100k pieces. But Al etching antenna production causes pollution, and the PET substrate might cause some troubles in EU area from 2021 especially in huge projects.
 
* Copper etching: Better performance but much higher cost and will lead to serious pollution-causing in production. It almost disappeared from last decade and keep a limited in global market except high performance required industrial applications.
 
* Electronic printing antenna seems to be a good solution in coming years by Graphene and Ag or some new e-materials. It gets rid of plastic substrate with paper or green as substitute. Furthermore, it makes RFID as temper proof tag much easier.

A RFID label needs to be stored at 10℃ ~ 30℃, and RH20-60% environment, with anti-static bag sealed. They can be stored for one year in such environment.