Sew-in RFID threads

RFIDTHREADS®: the first RFID tag in the form of a thread. Sewn into a seam, it gives a garment a digital identity for life.

What you'll need: An RFID reader to scan them: any handheld, sled or workstation reader in our range.

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Guide prices only. Final pricing is on application: request details and we'll confirm a quote for your region and quantities.

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Read range: 5–8 m
Wash cycles: 3–200+ by variant
Attachment: Sewn or embedded into a seam
Chip: UHF RAIN RFID (EPC Gen2) · NFC option
Variants: Lite, Flex, Sustain & Max UHF · Sustain NFC

Overview

About the Sew-in RFID threads.

RFIDTHREADS® is RFID in the form of a thread. Sewn or embedded into a seam, it disappears into the garment and stays with it for life. Where conventional hang tags and stickers are removed at the point of sale, the thread keeps every return scanning straight back to the exact unit that went out.

Four UHF variants cover everything from short-life pieces to heavy laundering (Lite (3 washes, 60°C), Flex (50 washes, 100°C), Sustain (200 washes, 150°C) and Max (200+ washes, 200°C+)), plus an NFC variant for tap-to-verify customer experiences. With less than 1% of the metal content of a conventional tag, threads also stay out of the way when a garment finally reaches recycling.

Use it for:

Rental and resale fashion: dresses, outerwear, activewear, footwear and accessories
Brand authentication and loss prevention on high-value pieces
Workwear and uniform programs with regular washing

Threads ship pre-encoded with a unique EPC, or encoded to your own serialization scheme during manufacturing. Either way, each one maps to a serialized item in Supercycle from its first scan.