Del seguimiento a la inteligencia, PCB tags drive the identification change
In the Internet of Everything today, Etiquetas PCB, como portador de llaves en la identificación RFID, is rapidly penetrating into industrial automation, equipment management, almacenamiento y logística, medical and health care, scientific research and experimentation, and many other industries. Its advantages of stable structure, flexible size and reliable performance make it the first choice for metal-resistant identification and complex environment deployment.
If you are looking for an RFID solution for harsh environments and metal surfaces, PCB tags are a technology option you can’t afford to ignore.
Primero,What is PCB tag? Why is it so important?
Etiquetas PCB, es decir. RFID tags made from printed circuit board materials such as FR4 or CEM, have the following core features:
✅ Resistance to metal interference: built-in isolation layer and special antenna design for stable reading
✅ High durability: alta temperatura, corrosion and impact resistant, adecuado para entornos hostiles
✅ Flexible customisation: Tamaño, chip and protocol can be designed according to customer requirements.
✅ Long lifespan: industrial grade standard, suitable for more than 10 years of use cycle
✅ Suitable for both low and high volume deployments: customisation and cost-effectiveness.
These characteristics make it in a variety of high requirements for the label, the deployment of complex occasions outstanding.
Segundo, the five typical application scenarios of PCB labels
1. Industrial equipment asset identification and maintenance management
Pain points: metal surface labels fall off, can not be identified; difficult to track the equipment life cycle
Aplicación: PCB tags will be pasted or riveted mounted on the equipment shell, to achieve the unique identity of the equipment binding, with RFID handheld terminals or channel readers, real-time access to the status of the equipment, maintenance records and other information.
Typical customers: manufacturing enterprises, automation equipment vendors, heavy machinery manufacturers
2. Tool and Mould Management
Pain points: tool mixing and loss, no tracking of mould loss, low efficiency of manual registration.
Solución: Embed or paste small-size PCB labels on tools, moulds, fixtures and other work equipment to achieve the digital management of the entire life cycle of work equipment.
Ventaja:
Metallic attachment does not interfere with reading
Real-time inventory and positioning
Support regular calibration reminders
3. Regulation of medical equipment and consumables
Pain points: Difficulty in batch management of disposable instruments; imprecise tracking of medical equipment
Aplicación: Deploy autoclavable PCB labels on surgical tools, stainless steel utensils, sterilisation kits and other equipment to ensure that each item of equipment has a unique identity.
Ventaja:
Withstand high temperature and pressure sterilisation (above 121°C)
Effectively prevent mixing and misuse
Support docking with HIS system to achieve full process traceability
4. Warehousing logistics and metal pallet identification
Pain points: traditional barcode easy to fall off; metal containers are difficult to identify
Solución: Install anti-metal PCB labels on metal crates, pallets and storage shelves to achieve automation of goods entry and exit, inventory and positioning.
Typical case:
Install 50×10mm PCB labels on steel pallets, which can be used with UHF readers to complete batch identification.
In the three-dimensional storage with AGV or robot to achieve accurate navigation and positioning.
Tercera, why PCB tags are better than traditional tags?
Dimensions PCB tags Traditional flexible tags (PET class)
metal resistance ★★★★★ stable read/write ★★★ Need to add foam or isolation layer
Environmental adaptability ★★★★★ high temperature, resistente al agua, corrosion-resistant ★★★★ A certain degree of resistance to temperature and water
Customizable ★★★★★ can be customized to multiple sizes, multiple antennae program ★★★ Low cost but the program limitations
Life expectancy ★★★★★ 5-10 years of industrial-grade life ★★★ Suitable for short Cycle time logistics
Mounting method Screws, Remaches, encapsulación, and various other methods are supported Generally, it is limited to sticking.
Cuarto, the use of multi-industry customer feedback
✅ A new energy customer feedback:
‘We used 25 × 10mm PCB labels on the battery test fixture, in high temperature + vibration working conditions is still stable read and write, greatly improving the equipment tracking and testing efficiency.’
✅ Feedback from a logistics automation company:
‘After adopting 40×10mm PCB labels to replace QR codes, the pallet turnover efficiency has been increased by nearly 30%, which greatly reduces manual misoperation.’
✅ Feedback from a university laboratory:
‘Small lab rat ear tags with 5mm round PCB labels, solving the problem of identifying the blind spot, and the data docking our experimental LIMS system is seamlessly compatible.’
