RFID Technology Update Steve Dominak Morgan Adhesives Company Stow, Ohio

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RFID Technology UpdateSteve DominakMorgan
Adhesives CompanyStow, Ohio
SLDOMINAK_at_BEMIS.COM November 19, 2004
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Fundamentals Principles of Operation

• Reader powers tag
• Tag responds with data
• Reader sends data to host

01010110 10101011
Tag
Reader
Host
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RFID Is Frequency Dependent
fH
fL
fo
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RFID Reader Hardware

• What To Look For
• Read Range
• Multi-Protocol
• Antenna Options
• Interface
• I/O Capabilities
• Software

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RFID Tags

• What To Look For
• Read Range
• Speed/Throughput
• Collision Free
• Orientation Sensitivity
• Size Appropriate
• Standards Compliant
• Price

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Tag Anatomy
PET Substrate
Chip from Wafer
Silver Antenna
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Tag Anatomy
PET Substrate
Strap
Copper Etched Antenna
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RFID Application Examples
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Bookshelf

• RFID strip for library books

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Display Touch-Tag Book Application
Insert tag in spine
Combine with EAS Technology
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Tire Tracking Solution

• Internal tire tag mounting
• External tire tag mounting
• Special Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
• Tag form factor designed to fit application

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915 MHz Tire Project
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RFID is Application Dependant

• Airport Baggage Tags
• Window Vehicle ID Tags
• Truck Access Tags
• Laundry Application Tags
• Large Paper Roll Tags
• License Plate Tags
• Container Tags
• Airline Cargo Container Tags
• Pharmaceutical Tags

• Access Tags
• Tire Label Tags
• Smart Tags
• Ticket Tags
• Identification Tags
• Tracking Tags
• Access Control
• Personal ID Verification

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Demonstration
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Item Level RFID Readability
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Item Level RFID Readability
Toothpaste
Oil
Paper Liner
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Questions