Carrier Dual Delivers Shared RAIN RFID and NFC Memory

Confidex has released a new label with shared memory for RAIN RFID (UHF) and NFC interface. Unlike legacy dual frequency tags, this latest member of the Carrier product family for washable returnable transit items (RTIs), can store critical data and transmit that data via both RAIN RFID and NFC interfaces on a single IC.

With this label - leveraging the EM Microelectronic em|echo-V (EM4425) IC - users can access the same unique information about a product or asset via either a standard RAIN RFID or with an NFC reader or mobile phone. The RAIN RFID interface builds on a widely installed existing infrastructure, adding NFC on top to enable a seamless consumer interaction and remove any barrier to the end user reading the tag.

The Carrier Dual label boasts the same robust structure - proven in the field - provided by Confidex’s other Carrier family products. Its compact size makes it perfect for reusable pallets or consumer goods packaging, at 70 by 36 millimeters (2.75 by 1.41 inches).

This unique label is optimal for numerous applications in the industrial sector from reusable transport items to other industrial assets that require a long-term label solution. Until now, many businesses have found RFID deployments out of reach because RAIN RFID tags could only be operated by those with a proper RFID reader infrastructure, while existing dual-frequency tags are often too costly and a hassle to operate with two separate technologies embedded together but without a real interaction in between. That entry cost is significantly reduced however, with Confidex Carrier Dual that enables encoding of both RAIN RFID and NFC memories using the industry leading RFID printers. This means, customers can encode also NFC data such as website address with an existing RFID printer.