Resources
Download white papers, technical reports, and presentations related to smart active labels.
- Applications of Smart Active Labels in the Pharmaceutical Industries
(PDF download) - Frequently Asked Questions About the Smart Active Label Consortium
- Present and Future of Smart Active Label Technology – An Overview
(PDF download)
By Professor Anthony Furness
Centre for Automatic Identification and Intelligent Systems
Technology Innovation Centre (tic)
Birmingham, UK - SAL-C An Introduction to the Next Generation of RFID
- SAL Consortium Briefing Paper Executive Summary
(PDF download)
Compiled by Axess Technologies - SAL-C Overview (PDF download)
- Proposal for Discussion: SAL Standards (PDF download)
- White Paper: RF Frequency Considerations for SAL Systems
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When analyzing RF frequencies for SAL systems, several technical factors dependent on frequency must be considered, including wavelength, operating range, attenuation at various mediums – free space and weather conditions, propagation within crowded environments, data transfer rate, regulatory limitations, interoperability/ co-existence with other systems, physical dimensions and the NRE R&D requirements.
This paper analyzes the common frequencies for RFID implementation relating to these factors and presents the logic of selecting a few potential frequency ranges for SAL implementation. - White Paper: Application of Smart Active Labels to Temperature Monitoring During the Distribution of Food and Pharmaceuticals
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Temperature Tracking Workgroup of SAL-C
The quality, shelf life, and safety of most perishable food and pharmaceutical products is greatly enhanced by appropriate temperature controls during production and distribution. HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points) procedures and quality assurance measures often include rigorous temperature specifications. However, in a complex supply chain, there are normally large gaps in the visibility and accuracy of time-temperature history of individual shipments, and a need for better ways to translate the time-temperature history of products into useable information that would help minimize spoilage, maximize quality and boost profits. Smart Active Labels (SAL) are a newly-available option that could help to make these benefits readily achievable in the near future. - Proposal for Standardized Core Functionality in Digital Time-Temperature Monitoring SAL Devices Temperature Tracking Workgroup of SAL-C
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Temperature Tracking Workgroup of SAL-C
Smart Active Label (SAL) technology will be applied to temperature monitoring on shipments of foods and pharmaceuticals. This technology offers great potential for creating customized devices to suit the needs of specific applications. This can give rise to an array of SAL implementations that range in complexity from simple time-temperature indicators (TTIs) to full-featured data loggers. While many features associated with this range of products cannot be fully anticipated, it is possible to anticipate that all such devices will use low-level digital algorithms to translate periodic temperature measurement into simple stored parameters that can be retrieved and/or displayed, for purposes of acceptance/rejection, or logistic sortation, of shipments of perishable goods. This white paper takes a first-principles approach to suggesting how these core algorithms and parameters might be defined.
Smart Active Labels (SAL) Consortium
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