B-SX series provides upgrade path to RFID read/write capability for both UHF and HF applications
Atlanta, GA — December 3, 2004 — TEC America, a member of the Toshiba Group of companies, has rolled out a series of industrial thermal printers capable of encoding RFID chips, allowing the printers to read, write and verify a variety of RFID smart labels.
According to TEC, the new RFID-ready capability in the B-SX series of printers is flexible enough to meet various standards and frequencies, and the printers can be configured with different readers and antenna on the same model.
"The new technology provides users with an easy upgrade path to RFID read/write capability for both UHF and HF applications," TEC said in announcing the printers. "The upgrade is simply made by fitting an antenna and plugging the RFID module into the CPU."
This new feature utilizes Toshiba TEC's Ribbon-Save technology so that the print head can be raised in order to skip the RFID chip contained in the label. This function eliminates the possibility of impact or pressure damage to both the head and the chip, resulting in longer life and fewer chip failures, TEC said.
Two models are immediately available, and other read/writers can be integrated.
Atlanta, GA — December 3, 2004 — TEC America, a member of the Toshiba Group of companies, has rolled out a series of industrial thermal printers capable of encoding RFID chips, allowing the printers to read, write and verify a variety of RFID smart labels.
According to TEC, the new RFID-ready capability in the B-SX series of printers is flexible enough to meet various standards and frequencies, and the printers can be configured with different readers and antenna on the same model.
"The new technology provides users with an easy upgrade path to RFID read/write capability for both UHF and HF applications," TEC said in announcing the printers. "The upgrade is simply made by fitting an antenna and plugging the RFID module into the CPU."
This new feature utilizes Toshiba TEC's Ribbon-Save technology so that the print head can be raised in order to skip the RFID chip contained in the label. This function eliminates the possibility of impact or pressure damage to both the head and the chip, resulting in longer life and fewer chip failures, TEC said.
Two models are immediately available, and other read/writers can be integrated.
