PPS RFID Laundry Tag

Features

1, PPS construction

Rigid injection-moulded PPS button construction. Confirm the exact offered model, dimensions and mounting details before a trial.

2, Wash chemistry check

For wet or chemical-exposure applications, request the offered model's test conditions and check samples against your own wash chemistry.

3, Process temperature check

PPS is used for tags intended for demanding processes. Confirm the complete offered tag's wash, drying and pressing limits against its test record and your actual line.

4, Item fit

Check the offered diameter, thickness and placement on each fabric. Test comfort and handling on the actual item.

What the PPS RFID laundry tag is

The PPS RFID laundry tag is a rigid button or disc format for item-level identification in laundries. The identifier links each linen or uniform item to a record in your laundry software. Construction, sealing and process limits must be confirmed for the offered model; the PPS material alone does not establish its wash life.

This listing describes HF options at 13.56 MHz with an ICODE SLIX or SLIX2 chip, for sewing or pocket insertion. Confirm the exact chip, tag dimensions, fixing details and available construction in the quotation and on the sample.

An HF chip: ICODE SLIX / SLIX2

ICODE SLIX and SLIX2 are NXP HF chips based on ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 18000-3 at 13.56 MHz, corresponding to the NFC Forum Type 5 tag type. Their anti-collision capability is a chip feature, not a finished-tag throughput rating. Confirm the offered chip and test the target load with your reader, antenna and linen. Chip identity is per the NXP ICODE SLIX data sheet family.

Plan HF read points around the actual reader, antenna, tag placement and linen load. Measure the proposed tag at each checkpoint in wet and dry conditions rather than assuming a fixed distance. Match the chip and protocol to your installed reader. A laundry using UHF inventory should evaluate a UHF option such as the silicone laundry tag.

PPS, silicone or textile: which laundry tag

PPS is one of three laundry-tag families we supply. The item, the attachment and the reader band decide between them.

The silicone laundry tag and the textile UHF laundry tags are UHF; this PPS tag is HF, so the choice also depends on the reader you run. The laundry tracking guide sets out the trade-offs; a material name alone does not establish wash life or reading performance.

Specify the wash process

Give us your complete wash, drying and pressing process against a defined test method so we can confirm the proposed model and set sample acceptance criteria. A material or chip temperature rating does not establish the finished tag's durability in your line.

• Wash method: cite the test procedure your laundry follows, such as ISO 6330 for domestic-type washing and drying or ISO 15797 for industrial workwear laundering, with the temperatures, chemicals and dwell times you run.
• Pressing and finishing: ironer, tunnel-finisher or press temperatures and dwell times.
• Sterilisation: whether the cycle includes autoclave or steam sterilisation; confirm it against the model's documented limits, because a dry-heat rating does not by itself establish suitability for steam.
• Attachment: sewn into a seam or held in a bag or pocket. Avoid stitching through the moulded RFID area, and follow the supplied installation guidance.

Request the test record for the exact model you are quoted, including chemicals, temperatures, pressure, attachment, cycle count and failure criteria. Confirm the applicable limits and trial results before approving a production batch.

Encoding and marking

Tell us whether the tags should be blank or supplied with an agreed identifier scheme, and whether you need a laser-engraved number or logo that matches the electronic ID. Confirm the chip, data format and any identifier-export file in the quotation, and test sample tags and their data in your own software before approving a batch.

Before you order

1. The reader system and protocol; for an HF system, confirm ICODE SLIX or SLIX2.
2. The item types and where the tag will sit, and the attachment method.
3. Your full wash, pressing and any sterilisation process, and the test method it follows.
4. The identifier scheme and any laser-engraved marking.
5. Pilot quantity, expected repeat orders and delivery date; samples for a wash and reader trial.

What Proud Tek supplies

Ask us for a PPS laundry tag that matches your reader, item and process. The quotation should identify the offered chip and confirm any available encoding or marking. Compare the silicone laundry tag and the textile UHF laundry tags for UHF systems and different items, and read the laundry tracking guide for the trial plan. For sector requirements see hospitality and healthcare. Send your reader, process and quantity through the contact page to discuss samples.