OPRFID has introduced a new ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tag for the laundry and textile services industry. Designed specifically to withstand harsh industrial laundry processes, the new UHF Washable tag supports the EPC Gen 2 standard and has a read range of 10 meters. The tag comes in the form of a woven label with a small UHF inlay and a sewn secondary antenna made from a flexible thread-like material. It can be integrated into textile products to provide item-level tracking of flat linens, uniforms and other products, the company reports. Tagsys says such tracking enables textile rental companies and their customers to:
* better manage linen inventories
* improve linen utilization
* track the number of wash cycles that each item has gone through
* count and sort garments
* ensure the correct number of items has been shipped and received,
* improve loss prevention