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Best Practices for RFID Tag Placement - All About RFID - Episode 10

 

RFID tag placement isn’t just a technical detail – it can make or break your entire RFID deployment. In this episode of All About RFID, Kyle Stanford dives into real-world best practices for RFID tag placement and explains why even the best readers, antennas, and software won’t save you if your tag is in the wrong spot.

  • What does good RFID tag placement look like?
  • Tags facing the reader, not hidden behind metal
  • No folding tags around corners
  • Avoiding metal cages, foil-lined packaging, and chain link fences
  • Using on-metal tags for metal surfaces and flag tags for liquid-filled containers
  • Skipping the human experiment: don’t tag people with off-the-shelf RFID stickers

Kyle walks through different tagging scenarios for:

  • Boxes and pallets
  • Liquids and metals
  • Vehicles and equipment
  • Apparel and soft goods
  • IT and electronics assets

You’ll also get key placement tips for tricky environments (like metal racks and cages) and learn why RFID tag placement is all about RF line of sight, not just visual line of sight. Gold stars (or at least bragging rights) for anyone catching Kyle’s malaphor in this episode.