RFID Labels for Diagnostic Labs

After years of helping our partners in the research and diagnostics fields, we’ve come to understand the challenges you face and we aim to help you find solutions to your automation, ID and tracking challenges. This is why we’ve decided to offer RFID solutions to our customers. We want you to not only find solutions to the challenges you face, but enhance your entire operation in the process.

RFID is continuing to grow in popularity in the research and diagnostics field among many other industries—and for good reason. We have witnessed firsthand how the benefits of RFID can lead to increased efficiencies, improved tracking and more accurate identification. Here are a few things RFID has to offer that barcodes can’t:

• Scanning without line of sight: Unlike barcodes, RFID tags can be scanned without line of sight, and depending on the type of RFID you choose, the scan distance can be anywhere from a few millimeters to a few meters. This can speed up scanning and reduce the need to re-scan leading to improved efficiencies.
• Increased memory: Since barcodes are a visual representation of data, they take up physical space, meaning the more data you require, the larger your label will need to be. Though the size of an RFID tag can be affected by memory, data can be stored in a much more compact manner with RFID than with barcodes.
• Adaptability: While the information represented by a barcode can’t be changed once printed, RFID tags introduce the ability to add or alter information. This additional information can be added at a later date if necessary, or codes can be written in to “kill” tags once they reach an expiration date.

What is a smart label?

Although RFID is often compared to barcode technology, it doesn’t have to be a replacement. Barcodes and RFID work great in tandem with one another and when they do we call them smart labels.

A smart label allows the barcode to act as a second form of identification under circumstances where RFID might not be practical and vice versa. It also allows for easier integration into your current systems.

• Prepare for the future by integrating RFID into your processes. This technology is growing fast and gaining momentum. Getting ahead of the curve will help your facility grow.
• Track consumables both quantitatively and qualitatively with a hybrid RFID-barcode system.
• Optimize your branding, organization and identification system by integrating color into your labeling strategy.
• Trust your RFID labels to withstand your processes when they are specially engineered to do just that.
• Increase efficiency and accuracy by working with a single supplier for both label and RFID sourcing, utilizing both barcodes and RFID for double authentication, and improving usability with simplified and convenient scanning.
• Ensure a closed loop system with the ability to input commands into your RFID system.
• Build trust between your business and your customers when you provide proof of authenticity directly on the label.
• Log data automatically when you connect your tags directly to your internal database or the cloud.
• Predict maintenance and orders when you encode your tags to track usage, expiration or maintenance due dates to ensure your team is always prepared.
• Combine RFID with your current barcode strategy to provide secondary identification and smoother integration.