Zebra is extending the RFID capabilities of the Zebra ID card printer line with the ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) Gen 2 RFID encoding option for its most popular performance class ID card printers—the P330i and P430i.
Previously released in January 2008 to a select group of partners in the U.S. under the printer model names R3i and R4i, this UHF RFID capability is now offered as an option on the P330i and P430i Zebra ID card printers. The UHF option supports a wide variety of sophisticated access control, border control, and people and asset tracking applications in a wide variety of vertical markets. The UHF encoding solution available on Zebra’s single and dual-sided ID card printers provides increased read-range compared to typical smart card technology.
Zebra’s market-leading UHF solution includes UHF printers, high-performance ID cards and integration software. Zebra’s UHF ID cards with NXP Gen 2 chip and Zebra’s proprietary UHF antenna offer significantly increased range and security options not readily available in the market. These ID cards offer a longer read range of up to 20 feet from the card reader, compared to just inches for standard RFID cards (e.g., Philips’ MIFARE® and HID’s iCLASS). The PVC 30 mil UHF RFID card is offered blank or with magnetic stripe.
Ideal Applications Include:
– Improved people tracking at entrances and exits in high-security premises such as enterprises, data centers, and government and healthcare facilities using healthcare and government ID cards. Efficient process for streamlining access to ski lift and other resources and improving the guest experiences in ski resorts, amusement parks, cruise ships, etc.
– School applications for ensuring students are evacuated in an emergency or for confirming if all the right students are on the school bus using student ID cards.
– Retailers can also easily produce RFID-enabled customer loyalty cards to increase customer recognition and services.
– Work-in-process tracking and tracing, tools, equipment, and reusable assets (such as drums, totes and containers) to save costs on repeated purchase of RFID tags/labels.
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