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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Folientransponder

English translation:

tag/label transponder

Added to glossary by Teresa Reinhardt
Oct 21, 2007 18:53
16 yrs ago
German term

Folientransponder

German to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping Logistics
Hello all,

This is, apparently, also known as a "Smart Tag" (or part of a smart tag) - and is a really thin little transponder used in logistics as part of a label or sticker. My question is, what's it called in English?

(I haven't found very convincing results for "foil transponder" or "film transponder", which were my best guesses!)

Thanks very much for any help. Unfortunately I can't provide any further context (not that there is much, really), due to my NDA with this client.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 tag/label transponder
4 (RFID) Smart labels
4 RFID tag
Change log

Nov 4, 2007 06:50: Teresa Reinhardt Created KOG entry

Discussion

Hilary Davies Shelby (asker) Oct 21, 2007:
Hello, sorry I should have made this clearer. It's for use in logistics, with RFID equipment, for tracking/tracing goods, pallets, containers - etc. I'm pretty sure
"transponder" is correct - it's the Folien- part that's stumping me.
Kcda Oct 21, 2007:
Very strange? Transponder is actually English and usually means locator. A signal beam locates aircraft, ships, trucks etc. So it has to do with transportation. Standalone it means not much else. It could be umsetzer, a converter. A label converter?

Proposed translations

+3
56 mins
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tag/label transponder

www.rf-id.com/2rfid13.56/tagitrfidtags.htm

news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/452502

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-21 19:54:36 GMT)
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Hi Hilary,

Yes, I do. There are no films 'being transponded'; I think it's just that a film is part of the system (probably on the tags/labels, which must be readable, the transponder does that and sends the info on...)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-21 19:56:20 GMT)
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Well, I guess I muddied the waters further; let's just agree that people are selling these items for this purpose under these names ;-)
So the label with its film (for the info?) has its own transponder, which makes it "smart"
Note from asker:
Hello! Do you think, then, that "Folie" refers more to the carrier material than to the substance the transponder is made of?
Hello again - thanks for your reply! I think, though, that it's a type of transponder (tiny transmitter used in Logistics and in this case attached to a label). I think the "Folie" is what it's made of (obviously it's very, very thin, as it's part of a label).
That's how I understand it, yes - it's a transponder made of some kind of film/foil, which is incorporated into a label, which makes the label "smart" (readable by a mobile device).
Peer comment(s):
agree Kcda : Tag transponder is looking good. Enough relevant hits on search engines. I do not fancy label transponder too much!
4 mins
agree Michael Harris
49 mins
agree Damian Brandt : It's usually just a tiny coil of wire that can receive/send signals to other equipment. It sounds like it's enclosed in a protective film package and integrated into the label.
11 hrs
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55 mins

(RFID) Smart labels

Xtrack™ RFID Smart Labels from Worldlabel.com Printed RFID labels ...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-21 21:14:46 GMT)
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In which case thin or ultra thin transponder.

SAG RFID Tag - B2B Passive RFID Transponder Supplier, SAG ...
However, a smart label consists of an adhesive label that is embedded with an ultra-thin RFID transponder "inlay" (the tag IC plus printed antenna). ...
http://www.sag.com.tw/support.php?page=1
Reference:

http://www.worldlabel.com/rfid/rfid.htm

Note from asker:
Thanks for this! I've already got "smart tag", though - this is part of the definition of "smart tag". Sorry, I probably didn't make this very clear in my question!
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15 hrs

RFID tag

881,000 Google hits can't be all wrong. ;-)

If you are seeking the most common term (as opposed to the most exact description) this is what I would go with.
Note from asker:
Hiya, thanks very much for your answer, but I'm actually looking for the English for "Folie" in this context. It's part of an RFID tag.
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