Tageos has released its newly designed EOS-450 U9 RAIN RFID inlay, specifically tailored to meet the operational needs of quick service restaurants (QSRs).
Using NXP Semiconductor’s UCODE 9 IC, Tageos officials said the inlay offers reliable high performance in fast-paced restaurant environments and in the food supply chain. It is approved for ARC Spec Z and, alongside its sibling EOS-480, is the smallest product in this category as of today.
Designed originally to provide enhanced support for ongoing food safety, inventory management, and order accuracy, the next-gen EOS-450 U9 has now offers QSR operators the ability to manage kitchen workflows and product traceability more effectively.
Speed, Accuracy Traceability
Jeremy Wade, Vice President of Sales Americas, Advanced Products, at Tageos, said this next-gen RAIN RFID inlay brings more powerful RFID tagging technology and performance to environments where speed, accuracy and traceability are required.
“The speed of development and the high quality and reliability of our products support foodservice businesses, for example, to modernize their operations, and quickly and efficiently meet today’s safety and efficiency standards,” said Wade in a statement.
Cases Uses
This latest upgrade comes as stricter regulations for food traceability are demanded by global supply chains. RFID-enabled food labels can contain detailed data such as product origin, production date and processing details, enabling real-time updates throughout the supply chain.
RFID inlays and tags are touted by Tageos and NXP officials as helping increase food safety by significantly improving supply chain transparency and automating the collection of traceability data. Easy, real-time access to information like expiration dates makes RFID a valuable tool for reducing food waste by simplifying first-in, first-out inventory management, thereby minimizing unnecessary waste and reducing product and operating costs.
Use cases for the EOS-450 U9 include:
- Inventory Management: Track perishable goods and manage expiration dates more accurately. As well as providing more precise order forecasting ability.
- Food Traceability: Support regulatory compliance and enable faster response to potential recalls.
- Kitchen Efficiency: Monitor product flow from storage to prep line with minimal manual effort.
Marketed to QSR, Food Industry
In addition, the new EOS-450 U9 offers high-performance readability at the case level for QSR applications and can be used in food retail and logistics. Tageos further developed the original product in response to customer requests,, resulting in an updated antenna design that significantly improves manufacturability and integration – making it an ideal fit for converters’ needs.
NXP’s proven UCODE 9 IC enables long read ranges and the fast inventory of dense RFID tag populations. UCODE 9 also features 96-bit EPC; kill password; EPC and kill password permalock; self-adjusting impedance; and memory integrity safeguards.
According to Ralf Kodritsch, Sr. Director, General Manager UCODE Solutions, NXP, the high- performance UCODE 9 IC used by Tageos provides QSRs a powerful tool for optimizing back-of-house operations, ensuring food traceability, reducing waste and swiftly implementing the latest requirements. “Quick service restaurants operate in fast-paced environments, where efficiency is essential to meet high customer demand and operational challenges,” said Kodritsch, Sr. “(The EOS-450 U9) an excellent solution for an industry in transformation.”
The EOS-450 U9 is available in dry, wet, and paper-face formats. Datasheets are available on Tageos’ online product selector tool and samples can be requested via Tageos’ sales team.