Seritag stock and can supply a wide range of tags for smart clothing, garments, shoes and other wearables. We have extensive experience and are always happy to provide help and advice. A few things to consider :
Generally, the choice is between a 'garment spec' label and a hard disc tag.
Seritag created the term Garment Specification tags to define strengthened labels which are typically designed for up to 100 domestic washes. Our tags are either tested using thermal and humidity cycling or testing to the ISO6330 international standard for textile washing. They are slightly flexible.
Hard disc tags are rigid PPS plastic tags typically from 20mm to 25mm in size.
Our general advice is that if your project should not have any failed tags under any circumstances, you need to use a hard disc tag. If you don't expect the garment to be washed (collectables) or washed infrequently, you expect the tags only to be scanned early in their life and/or an occasional failure later in the garment's life is acceptable - use a Garment Spec label.
Most garment tags - both disc and label - would be attached behind a sew-on or iron-on label. Sew-on is typically the best choice for all tags but almost always for rigid disc tags.
We can also supply sew-on disc tags which look like buttons and can be directly applied. We aren't keen on these as the central holes can restrict chip and antenna design and can often lead to a tag that can be difficult to scan.
We usually stock some direct iron-on garment tags which can be ideal for placing tags during manufacture or for shorter term direct use. Generally, for longer use, direct iron-on tags should be placed behind a second iron-on or sew-on patch to keep them secure.
One bit of advice we always give - start simple and grow. The logistics of adding NFC tags to clothing can get complicated quickly - as most factories aren't used to using smart labels. While it might be the goal for unique tags in every product line, size and colour - it might not be best to try and do that from day one.
Keep it generic, keep it simple. The grow.
Seritag offer our groundbreaking ixkio tag management platform for deployment and post-installation management of both standard and authentication NFC tags. Whether you need to create dynamic NFC tags so you can modify the links later or full featured authentication for anti-counterfeit, our software has all the features you are likely to need.
To help you get started with creating clothing NFC, we've put together an Ultimate Guide to NFC Clothing.
The iron-on sample patch is designed to help you test and develop. The patch does not contain an NFC tag. This is how you use it :
This should fix the iron-on patch in place.
Note that iron-on garment patches (and irons, clothing, etc) vary. We recommend testing first at low heat for short periods particularly on non-cotton fabrics.
This patch is for testing and development purposes only. We don't recommend using this patch in a final product !
A normal NFC chip, such as the NTAG213, NTAG215 or iCODE SLIX can store a URL (web link) in it's memory. When scanned, it presents this link to the scanner (a mobile phone for example). It presents the same link every time, in a similar way to a QR Code.
An authentication NFC chip, such as the NTAG424, works differently. When the URL is encoded onto the tag, a secret key is also encoded, along with some other settings. When the tag is scanned, it presents the URL but also a unique code which is generated using this secret key. This unique code changes on every scan and can be verified using an authentication server which will hold the same secret key.
Note that the full name for the NTAG424 chip is the NTAG424 DNA. We usually just refer to it as the NTAG424 chip.
As this code is unique for each scan, these NTAG424 NFC tags can be used for anti-counterfeit and authentication. It makes them extremely powerful as they can be used to ensure that the tag is the exact tag that you expect it to be. All from a simple scan with a mobile phone (no special app required).
Authentication chips have a huge range of use cases from the obvious protection of luxury goods, artwork and pharmacuiticals to supply chain security, document authentication, ticketing, proof of physical presence, secure log-on and more.
While standard NFC tags can be easily encoded with any of the free mobile phone applications, encoding NTAG424 chips is substantially more complicated. You have four choices :
For more information on buying and using NTAG424 or other authentication chips, contact us or read more about NFC tag authentication.
Seritag Product Code : ST1011
Current Stock : 991 (need more?)We can typically supply additional stock of this product within 3 weeks. However, we very strongly advise you to contact us for exact production schedules for non-stock items before ordering.
| Price per Patch : | |
| 5 - 49 | $2.67 |
| 50 - 99 | $2.57 |
| 100 - 199 | $2.28 |
| 200 - 499 | $2.06 |
| 500 - 999 | $1.90 |
| 1,000 - 1,999 | $1.86 |
| 2,000 - 4,999 | $1.80 |
| 5,000 - 9,999 | $1.68 |
| 10,000 - 19,999 | $1.63 |
| 20,000 - 49,999 | $1.58 |
| 50,000 + | Contact Us |
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(excludes VAT)
| NFC Chip | NTAG424 |
| Interface Specification | ISO 14443 / 13.56 MHz / NFC Forum Type 4 |
| Total Memory | 416 Bytes (User) |
| Data Retention | 50 years (estimated) |
| Metal Surfaces (?) | Not suitable |
| Unique Print (?) | Not Available |
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