RFID tags equipped with ePaper screens are replacing the tens of thousands of paper labels printed daily in cyclical warehouse and factory work flows.
Ubiik, a company operating out of Taiwan, has managed to implement advancements to the well-established concept of RFID E-Paper. In effect, distinguished factories and warehouses all over Asia have been quick to adopt Ubiik’s solution to increase efficiency and transparency for their operations.
RFID E-Paper solutions seen in the past require new wireless infrastructure (a proprietary reader or gateway) in order to transmit the larger packet sizes required to update an E-Paper displays. Ubiik has made the successful effort to build its RFID E-Paper solution using only existing wireless infrastructure, like UHF (Ultra-high frequency) RFID which is found in almost all industrial settings. Yet, it is common knowledge that UHF is not efficient in wirelessly transmitting a large amount of data. Therefore, updating a single fully-graphic, E-Paper display via UHF could take upwards of one minute. Ubiik has been able to speed up the image update time to just under 3 seconds; an acceptable mark for rapid adoption by factories and warehouses.
At sites with RFID E-Paper workflows, employees aim UHF handheld readers at the crates, boxes, and shelving equipped with RFID E-Paper. At the press of a button, the traditional UHF readers wirelessly transmit to the RFID E-Paper tags within 1 meter proximity. The displays begin flashing as updated information like time, date, destination and barcodes appear on screen. E-Paper requires only a tiny amount of energy to operate which translate to 5-10 years of battery life using off-the-shelf coin-cell batteries.
Ubiik has also launched NFC E-Paper as an alternative solution to UHF E-Paper. Display updates are instantaneously executed by simply using any off-the-shelf NFC reader or android smartphone to tap the NFC E-paper.
Companies who have already acquired Ubiik’s RFID E-Paper able to quantify powerful ROI figures solely based on paper costs, increased efficiency, and decreased labeling errors. The RFID tags also provide a means of real-time tracking.
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