Get it Tagged! – Soon you’ll have to


If you don’t know what ‘Arphids’ are now, you probably didn’t hear about bar codes until the 1990s. An Arphid is the 'tech' word for RFIDs (Radio Frequency Identification) and if you listen to certain individuals, they are going to ‘change everything’.
An RFID is a small, cheap lump of electronics with an antenna and they are used as tags which are becoming important tools to help companies keep control of their supply chains and inventory. Software toolkits from major vendors and cheaper ways of producing tags mean RFID is now starting to appear in some unexpected places.


We’re a little while away from seeing RFIDs on jeans and light bulbs, but the chances are that the box in which they arrived at the store was tracked by a RFID. They're working behind the scenes - helping track items through the convolutions of the supply chain, and making sure that palettes and containers are returned to just where they belong. RFID tags even help in security, with banks using them to track packages of bonds. It's a technology that links security and location control.

Tagging also helps track problems with specific batches of hardware, as it gives complete traceability of manufacture. That way batches built with suspect components can be quickly recalled and faults rectified before they cause problems for most users.
For more on this subject, please read Inside IT in The Guardian Unlimited.

RFID Factfile is a blog about all aspects of Radio Frequency Identification, otherwise known as RFID.


RFID Technology affects most of our lives these days, though most people have no clear understanding of what RFID actually is. More and More companies are now asking their suppliers to use RFID to assist with distribution of products through their supply chain.


My aim through this blog is to provide RFID information that helps people understand the various uses of RFID systems.


In the various sections of this blog I will include articles by myself or other writers on rfid tags, rfid readers, rfid systems, rfid labels, rfid tracking, rfid logistics , rfid open tag systems, rfid companies, and rfid solutions providers. I will try and ensure this information is in an easy to understand format.


About Jamie Hall


Jamie Hall is a middleware developer of RFID systems and Programmer for Big Blog Media . And writes for RFID Factfile www.rfidfactfile.com

Market forces such as the RFID mandates from Target, Wal-Mart, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) have many manufacturers and suppliers focused on RFID simply as a compliance tool, overlooking the significant additional benefits of automatic identification technology.


In fact, by design, RFID enables superior supply chain efficiency and inventory management, resulting in increased productivity and accountability, decreased shrinkage, and a more robust bottom line.


A packaging supplier who is knowledgeable about evolving RFID technology and applications is a valuable resource to help you maximize ROI with your RFID integration.


RFID systems are completely customizable with infinite combinations of hardware and software. Each system is comprised of a transponder, a reader and software. (Click here to read RFID: A Smart Tag Primer for a complete explanation of RFID technology.) In this article we compare several forms of the RFID transponder and discuss possible applications of each.

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