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NFC vs. QR Codes: Everything You Need to Know

NFC vs. QR Codes: Everything You Need to Know

Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Jun 29, 2022

QR codes QR codes, or Quick Response Codes, have been around since 1994, but were not widely used until around 2010 - 2011 when smartphones with cameras were increasing in availability and popular
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How to Program an RFID Tag | 3 Step Tutorial

How to Program an RFID Tag | 3 Step Tutorial

Posted by Suzanne Smiley on May 23, 2022

It’s important to understand some basic info about RFID tags before covering details on how to program RFID tags. Most RFID tags are made up of  three parts - the chip, antenna, and
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What is Passive RFID?

What is Passive RFID?

Posted by Suzanne Smiley on May 13, 2022

Passive RFID is a term used to describe RFID tags that do not have a battery or other internal power source. Instead of a battery, Passive RFID tags rely on the energy received from the RFID r
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RFID & Work-in-Process

RFID & Work-in-Process

Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Apr 21, 2022

Work in Process, also called Work in Progress and WIP, is the term for partially completed goods that are being made or finished within a facility. Most of the time, work in progress goods are loca
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What is the SGTIN-96?

What is the SGTIN-96?

Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Apr 11, 2022

SGTIN-96 is an encoding scheme that stands for Serialized Global Trade Identification Number and is sometimes called a serialized GTIN. The 96 in the name refers to the number of bits in the final
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