Atlantic Zeiser launches modular RFID label encoding system

Atlantic Zeiser, supplier of personalization and encoding systems, has introduced Tagline, a system for pre-personalization of RFID products such as smart labels and smart tickets. Tagline combines RFID chip quality control with personalization for the first time, says the company.

The modular system encodes and runs quality control on RFID tags and prints or marks the label using inkjet technology. Atlantic Zeiser positions Tagline as an ideal solution for smart ticket and smart label applications that must adhere to strict quality and accuracy specifications – such as in the pharmaceutical and food industries, public transport, and baggage tracking at airports.

The core component of Tagline consists of a patented drum within the programming unit. Tagline utilizes eight independent encoding units within the read/write cycle. This process ensures that the information sent to a transponder or tag is correctly stored, enabling fast, accurate production of up to 40,000 labels an hour. Labels can then be printed with variable data, such as serial numbers, barcodes, security features or graphics, without any loss in production speed.

Tagline’s modular system can be extended with additional optional components. The individual add-on components enable the customer to select which inkjet printing system best suits their needs with respect to quality and print speed. In addition, the Omega 36/36i inkjet printing system, featuring drop-on-demand technology and a corresponding dryer for proprietary inks, can be integrated in the Tagline. The ability to use spot colors enables labels or tickets to be digitally printed to flexographic print quality.

‘Thanks to the inline quality control system in Tagline, we can guarantee virtually 100 percent quality control, meeting even the strictest requirements of the Food & Drug Administration in the United States,’ said managing director Oliver Mehler.