Recently, SIZON delivered a UHF RFID smart consumables management solution for a high-end dental chain in Nanjing, consisting of the M5 long-range UHF handheld smart terminal and the XZ100 phone UHF reader/writer, covering the full workflow from tag issuance to batch inventory. The devices are in daily use with stable performance.

Hundreds of high-value consumables — implants, bone powder, membranes, restoration materials and orthodontic parts — range from tens to thousands of yuan each. Under manual management, staff face three pain points: items are hard to find among similar packages; month-end counting takes a whole day and is error-prone; expiry monitoring relies on manual ledgers, risking costly write-offs.

Before stock-in, staff attach UHF anti-metal labels to consumable packaging and write data with the XZ100. Measuring only about 34×34mm, it connects to a phone via OTG: EPC Gen2 (ISO18000-6C) protocol, adjustable 902~928MHz / 865~868MHz; up to 20dBm output, 0~10cm near-field reading/writing without cross-reading; Excel import and batch tag writing for one-shot archiving of whole batches; tag lock/kill and SM7 encryption for tamper-proof one-object-one-code; open SDK (Android/Java) for seamless SPD integration.

With name, batch, expiry and supplier data written on every implant and bone-powder box, each item gets a unique digital identity, traceable from day one.

For daily operations, staff use the M5 long-range UHF handheld: 1~25m tag reading (EPC C1 Gen2 / ISO18000-6C, 4dBi ceramic antenna) enables batch reading of an entire cabinet in one pass, shrinking half-day counts to minutes; it also reads medical UDI (GS1 DataMatrix), metal DPM and 10+ barcode symbologies so unlabeled items can be registered by scanning; locate-by-name/batch commands point directly to the right shelf; inventory data syncs over dual-band WiFi / 4G with automatic expiry alerts and FIFO guidance.

Hardware-wise, the M5 runs Android 12 on an MTK octa-core 2.3GHz platform, with a 10000mAh battery (~16h), 1.5m drop resistance, IP67 sealing and -20~50℃ operating range for a full day of heavy use.

Tag issuance: from minutes per item manually to batch writing in one pass with XZ100; inventory: from a full day of manual counting to minutes with M5 batch scanning; item locating: from box-by-box searching to direct shelf locating; expiry control: from manual ledgers to automatic alerts with FIFO.

“Now I spend ten minutes walking through the stockroom every afternoon — stock and expiry are all in the system, and no more all-hands counting at month-end,” said the clinic stockroom manager.

This XZ100 + M5 combination also fits medical device manufacturing, lab reagent management, apparel retail, power asset management and other one-object-one-code scenarios. SIZON supports OEM/ODM customization with open SDK and system integration services.

SIZON (Nanjing Xingzhixing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.) is an AI smart hardware solution provider with in-house full-stack product lines: industrial handhelds, rugged tablets, industrial PCs and printing terminals, with OEM/ODM customization and Xinchuang options. Website: www.sizon-hitech.cn · Tel: +86 138 1391 2381 · Email: info@sizon-hitech.cn.