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PowerID Qualifies Datamax-ONeil RFID Printers for Use with its BAP Labels
Thursday 10. September 2009 - H-Class Printers Become the First to Support BAP Labels
PowerID Ltd., the industry leader in battery-assisted, passive (BAP) RFID technology, announced today that it has fully qualified one of Datamax-ONeils RFID printers to print and encode its BAP labels. Datamax-ONeils H-Class RFID printers are now qualified for use with two types of EPCglobal Class 1, Generation 2-compliant BAP labels — the PowerG and PowerT.
The Datamax-ONeil H-Class printers have become the first UHF printers and encoders to support PowerIDs BAP labels. The H4212X and H6210 printers were rigorously tested and approved for use with PowerIDs PowerG and PowerT – designed for general purpose logistics and race timing, respectively.
H-Class high-performance printers provide up to twice the speed and throughput of other printers in its class. The gear-driven drive system provides rugged and reliable performance for demanding applications, and the modular design allows rapid repairs to increase up-time for the highest levels of user productivity. The RFID ready H-Class printers are field upgradeable for RFID applications.
“We are very pleased with this qualification, which adds another credential to our leadership position in the RFID industry,” said Cindy Guiles, product manager for Datamax-ONeil RFID products. “We have been working closely with PowerID for some time and believe in the value of its BAP labels. We view this as another step in strengthening our partnership.”
The key to BAP’s performance lies with PowerID’s flexible battery technology, which enables readability in difficult environments while boosting the read range of the labels. Due to the thin, flexible form factor of the battery, the label can be used with standard, unmodified RFID printers. Released in 2008, PowerIDs Gen. 2 labels are now being deployed in rollouts globally.
“This is a significant announcement for our partners and customers who are now able to use off-the-shelf RFID printers / encoders in order to print and encode our BAP labels in a roll-to-roll process,” said Erez Kahani, PowerIDs CEO. “We gratefully acknowledge Datamax-ONeils commitment and look forward to furthering our mutually beneficial cooperation to jointly support customers.”