RFiD THREADS® TECHNOLOGY - SPECS
RFiD THREADS® are 15-centimetre long, thin malleable single-encased metal radio frequency identification (RFID) thread that can be bulk scanned by a RFID reader to connect to the GCN App. It only collects product information and can be both open and closed source to protect IP and connect with R-Cyclers, sorters and recyclers.
SEWING A RFiD THREADS® INTO A POLO SHIRT
The video shows a RFiD THREADS® being sewn into a new polo shirt. RFiD THREADS® are pliable enough to slip into both new and existing products eg. open a few threads to slip into quality recovered garments for rent, resale, repair, slide in underneath the sole of a shoe, slip inside a handbag lining, unzip a cushion and place inside, attach to the label on a mattress.
The RFiD THREADS® is a B2B tool - it is the only tag today which is washable (eg. 100+ times washing at 60C & tumble-drying test), flexible, strong, can withstand 200C and can be integrated into textile-based products invisibly.
The accompanying B2C tools are QR Codes and NFC ring.
RFiD THREADS® are single, separated 15 centimetre long fine metal "threads". They are not connected as one long thread.
The micro-chip is the “bump” in the centre of a 15cm metal antenna.
Sewn or placed into products one at a time eg the same time as attaching the product label or replace the label with a QR Code and/or NFC ring.
MATERIAL SPECS
The washable RFiD THREADS® is 15 cm long encapsulated in resin to withstand washing, drying, tumbling at -35 C to 200 C.
Highly flexible and robust. Resin is black and can be different colours based on MOQs.
Reads 1cm to 5m and hundreds of products instantly and provides multi industry connectivity.
Can be cut slightly shorter with less readability.
RFiD THREADS® generates a unique QR Code and barcode for customer engagement. Brands can also use our NFC ring code as a replacement or in addition to the QR code.
RFiD THREADS® are scanned using commercial UHF RFID readers.
The RFiD THREADS® itself is circular; the metal thread can be recovered, reset and recycled into new products; see Secondary Market.
They can then be resold and used in products that do not require as much washing such as homewares, toys, mattresses, accessories etc. If re-usable, some of the profits from the re-sale will go to the original brand to reduce the cost of new threads to below market price to support SMEs.
It uses less than 1% of metal compared to existing RFiD ‘tag’ saving 12.5 billion units going to landfill globally per year after sale.
RFiD THREADS® technology is patented and protected globally
Cannot be physically lost/stolen or mistakenly separated - stays with the garment wherever it goes
RFiD thread Tensile strength: 10 N to 100 N/mm2 +
Is washable, can withstand washing, drying, tumbling at temperatures -35 C to 200 C
Contains data that can be updated in real-time; is dynamic
Depending on dissembling stage many threads will be able to recovered, reset and reused
Solves the problem of identifying, sorting, categorising wanted and unwanted products for reuse and recycling opportunities just by passing through a corresponding scanner (fixed or hand-held)
Hand held UHF scanners reads 1cm to 5m and hundreds of products instantly and provides multi industry connectivity
Unlocks potential for garments pre- and post-sale, providing future opportunities for manufacturers and retailers.
It used less than 1% of metal compared to existing 'tags’ attached to garments saving 12.5 billion units going to landfill globally per year after sale.
RFiD THREADS® OPTIONS
non-washable
30 washes/cleaning,
100 washes/cleaning
thickest for tyres.
Other options can be manufactured including shorter and read less distance plus via R&D, a long continuous thread to feed into manufacturing machinery.
e-waste compliance
The metallic thread is able to be removed manually or magnetized. Testing will be done to recover the threads after garments are commercially composted or re-processed through enzymes.
This enables us to retrieve and return threads to the system where they are able to be reset and reused through the Secondary Market.
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