Hardware for RFID projects: selected for the task

Who it is for • Companies starting an RFID project • Warehouses and production sites • Checkpoints, parking and vehicle sites • Textile, asset and industry-specific projects Problem Selecting RFID hardware only from a catalog can fail: tags may not read on the surface, antennas may capture the wrong area, or range may be insufficient. How it works • The task is defined: what is tracked, at what distance and pace • The environment is checked: metal, plastic, fabric, glass, humidity and temperature • Two or three tag and reader candidates are tested on site • The number of points, zones and budget are calculated • Specification is supplied through Alpha-Star and configured as part of the project Solution components • UHF tags: paper, polymer, on-metal, laundry, vehicle and industrial • Fixed readers, portals, desktop encoding and Android handhelds • Antennas: near-field and far-field, linear and circular polarization • RFID printers • Cables, brackets, UPS and mounting kits Limitations — clearly • There is no universal RFID tag • A cheap label fails on metal, while an on-metal tag on cardboard is wasted cost • Hardware can be purchased separately, but performance responsibility is given within a deployment project FAQ Can we buy hardware without a project? Yes, via alpha-star.kz. Engineering advice helps avoid unsuitable parts. What are delivery times in Kazakhstan? Stock items are faster; other items are confirmed in the specification. Can you compare tags? Yes, we test several types on your items. See also • RFID for warehouses — /en/rfid-sklad • Vehicle identification — /en/rfid-transport • RFID software — /en/rfid-po