Product Overview
The UHF Flexible On-Metal RFID Label is a revolutionary RFID solution engineered for direct application onto metal surfaces and curved objects. Utilizing special flexible substrates and antenna designs combined with high-performance anti-metal materials, it effectively solves the core issues of signal detuning and read failures that plague standard UHF labels on metal objects. This product also features a printable surface (White Top), allowing integrators or end-users to directly print barcodes, text, or logos using thermal transfer printers, achieving an “RFID + Barcode” two-in-one solution. Its soft, ultra-thin characteristics enable it to conform perfectly to curved surfaces like shelves, tools, metal containers, and IT equipment, making it the ideal choice for smart retail stores, industrial asset tracking, and warehouse management.
Core Advantages & Features
🛡️ Superior On-Metal Performance
Stable Reading on Metal: Built-in specialized wave-absorbing material layer effectively isolates metal interference, ensuring excellent read/write performance and extended read range on metal surfaces.
Proprietary Antenna Design: The antenna is optimized for metallic environments with precise impedance matching, significantly improving communication stability and sensitivity in harsh conditions.
📦 Flexible & Printable (“White Top”)
Ultra-Thin and Conformable: Made with flexible PET or similar substrates, the label can bend and adhere tightly to various regular or irregular metal curves without peeling.
Thermal Printable Face Stock: Features a white printable top layer compatible with industrial thermal transfer printers, allowing clear printing of barcodes, text, graphics, or brand logos directly onto the label, simplifying label management.
All-in-One Solution: A single label carries both RFID wireless identification and visual barcode information, reducing labeling steps and improving data collection efficiency and accuracy.
🚀 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Advantages
Long-Range & Multi-Read: Operates in the 860-960MHz band, supporting long-distance reading from several meters up to over ten meters, vastly improving inventory and inspection efficiency.
Rapid Batch Identification: Can read hundreds of tags per second simultaneously, suitable for scenarios requiring high-throughput processing like conveyor belts, warehouse portals, and retail shelf batch counting.
🏭 Industrial-Grade Durability
Strong Adhesive Backing: Equipped with industrial-grade high-tack pressure-sensitive adhesive for secure and durable bonding on various surfaces including metal and plastic.
Water & Chemical Resistance: Protective top laminate offers good resistance to water, oil, and chemicals, suitable for complex environments like warehouses and workshops.
Wide Operating Temperature Range: Functions reliably across a broad temperature spectrum to meet diverse indoor and outdoor application needs.
| Industry | Specific Applications | Pain Points Solved |
| Smart Retail & Stores | Smart shelf labels, high-value goods anti-theft, real-time inventory counting. | Inability to count inventory due to metal shelf interference, cumbersome price updates, delayed out-of-stock detection. |
| Industrial Asset Management | Tool and mold tracking, WIP tracking on production lines, equipment inspection, metal cylinder management. | Difficulty in automatic identification of metal assets, chaotic tool check-in/out, inability to obtain real-time equipment status. |
| Warehousing & Logistics | Tracking of metal pallets, containers, storage cages; automated inbound/outbound management. | Standard tags fail on metal carriers, opaque logistics node information, time-consuming manual inventory. |
| IT & Data Centers | Asset identification and management for servers, network racks, switches, and other metal-frame equipment. | Difficult asset location and configuration change tracking in dense, complex metal environments. |
Application Scenarios Matrix
Product Specifications
| Item | Specifications |
| Frequency | Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) 840-960MHz, compliant with EPC Global UHF Gen2 protocol |
| Chip Type | Impinj Monza series, Alien Higgs series, NXP UCODE series, etc. (Optional) |
| Memory | Chip-dependent, typically 96-128 bits EPC, variable user memory |
| Read Range | On metal: Up to 3-10 meters (dependent on reader power & environment) |
| Dimensions | Customizable. Common sizes: 100x20mm, 80x40mm, 50x50mm, etc. |
| Material Structure | Top: Printable thermal white paper/PET Middle: Flexible anti-metal layer, antenna Bottom: Strong permanent adhesive |
| Print Compatibility | Supports Thermal Transfer Printing |
| Operating Temperature | -25°C ~ +85°C |
| Packaging | Reel (commonly 1000 pcs/roll or custom quantity), suitable for automatic applicators. |
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We are a professional manufacturer of RFID labels and smart identification solutions. This UHF Flexible On-Metal RFID Label is one of our flagship products for the retail, industrial, and logistics sectors. Whether you are upgrading smart shelves for a global retail chain or digitizing tool assets for a large factory, we provide end-to-end services from sample testing and custom design to bulk supply. Brands, system integrators, and channel partners are welcome to inquire.
Brand: YKL E-cardlink
Philosophy: Enabling intelligent identification and efficient management for every metal asset.
