Flying Null, the Cambridge, UK-based inventor of innovative magnetic
tagging technologies, has released what they believe is the thinnest,
remotely readable, non-line-of-sight smart tagging system in the world.
At only 3-microns thick and a millimeter wide, the new FN Transfer Tag
is 25 times thinner then a human hair.
Developed from Flying Null's existing Electro Magnetic Identification
(EMID®) technology, the new tags offer users greater flexibility
when choosing where to apply tags to packaging and products in the production
process. The hot foil stamped tags can be laminated, embedded, applied
directly to the surface, over printed or even form part of the final
packaging design.
Developed for brand protection or document security, the transfer tags
provide the same high security levels of the existing Flying Null technologies.
Once applied, they provide each item with a permanent ID which can be
read remotely using the Flying Null hand-held reader.
FN tags are magnetically neutral tags which can be easily coded with
information whose data can then be read with a simple hand held scanner.
Because of their magnetic nature they can be read without line-of-sight.
As such they can be completely hidden within products or packaging.
FN tags are also extremely resilient to high and low temperatures, high
pressure, water, chemicals, dirt and other damaging substances commonly
found in the supply chain. This not only makes them resistant to harsh
operating environments but allows them to be integrated during the manufacturing
processes of many products where other solutions
would be destroyed or damaged.
The supply of the tags themselves is secure, and the manufacturing
process controlled by Flying Null, making unauthorized duplication virtually
impossible.
Although thinner than Flying Null's other EMID® tags, the new FN
Transfer Tags offer the same durability. They can survive a host of
harsh environments varying from high temperatures at +200°C to very
low temperature and many atmospheres of pressure-and can also withstand
exposure to high levels of radiation, microwaves, and electrostatic
and electromagnetic fields.
The tags can be supplied in various formats to cater for product authentication,
batch control, warranty control or Track & Trace applications. Suitably
positioned and applied, the tags will also provide machine-readable
tamper evidence functionality. When used in tandem with other technologies,
the tags can add a covert machine-readable feature to security print
features or optical technologies such as holograms.
The new tags are also ideal for recycling applications. Their low metallic
content and small size means that they introduce less then 0.3 parts
per million into glass when recycled; also, there is no danger of inclusions
occurring.
"Since launching our first tagging system in 1998, Flying Null
has constantly redefined the functional boundaries for magnetic tagging
systems," said Rob Karsten, sales & marketing director. "The
new Transfer Tag offers customers the same functionality from a thinner
tag giving them a greater flexibility when it comes to incorporating
our technology.
About Flying Null: Flying Null Ltd is a spin out from the international
consulting and investment group, Generics Ltd, a center of excellence
in business and technology headquartered in Cambridge, UK. The magnetic
materials and technology at the core of the Flying Null solution were
invented at Generics; and Flying Null, the company, was launched to
commercialize the concept. Flying Null owns all the intellectual property
rights in the technology and sells its technology to specific applications
clients who use it under license. For further information, contact Rob
Karsten at tel: +44-1283 875200; email: robk@flying-null.com.