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BLE Printable Asset Label Solutions for Smart Tracking

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)-enabled TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels are thin, printable, easily activated and designed for real-time asset tracking. Ideal for disposable, short-term tracking applications, they help ensure regulatory compliance, enhance supply chain visibility and maintain product integrity for temperature-sensitive and high-value asset shipments, all in a cost-effective and easy-to-integrate design. In addition to a standard solution, Molex offers advanced custom engineering capabilities to support unique application needs.

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Features and Benefits

To improve supply chain visibility, shippers need a reliable and versatile solution that can provide real-time tracking. This is especially important for industries requiring detailed asset tracking such as the medical, food-and-beverage and cold chain industries. In these sectors, shippers must ensure environmental conditions or temperatures remain within specified ranges during shipment to meet regulatory requirements.

Tracking solutions that maintain consistent, Bluetooth-enabled tracking from origin to destination enable shippers to solve multiple challenges. These solutions allow shippers to quickly identify issues, making it possible to take corrective actions to maintain product integrity during transit. End-to-end tracking supports robust chain-of-custody visibility, streamlines logistics and helps meet a variety of regulatory requirements.

TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels use BLE connectivity to provide real-time tracking of temperature, environmental conditions, location and chain-of-custody information during shipment. These labels are thin, lightweight, easily integrated and disposable, making them a cost-effective and scalable solution that is ideal for multiple industries. The product’s design minimizes weight and thickness while maximizing battery life, enhancing efficiency and flexibility.

Advanced Technology Inside Printable Asset Labels

BLE printable asset labels integrate a variety of wireless connectivity components, biosensors and power sources into one compact, easy-to-use, wireless device. Components include:

  1. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chip
  2. Antenna
  3. One-time-use thin-film battery
  4. Flexible substrate
  5. Adhesive layer and release liner

Custom BLE Printable Asset Labels

A wide range of solutions is available for printable asset labels tailored to fit your specific needs. Circuit layout, chip selection, wireless design, component integration, product design specifications, label graphics and manufacturing/programming/testing can all be customized by Molex engineers.

TrackLabel System Overview

Bluetooth-enabled TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels are thin, printable, easily activated and designed for real-time asset tracking. Ideal for disposable, short-term tracking applications, the labels help ensure supply chain visibility, regulatory compliance and product integrity, all in a cost-effective and easy-to-integrate design.

TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels can be attached to products, packages or assets, enabling detection, identification, environmental reporting and tracking. Nearby mobile devices or fixed gateways receive Bluetooth signals and transmit the data to cloud-based processing and monitoring platforms, streamlining integration into logistics systems and supporting real-time visibility, reporting and supply chain insights.

Provides unobtrusive, flexible asset tracking capability
The label features a thin-film battery that makes it flexible enough to wrap around device/package curvature.

Supports reliable connectivity at 100m or more
Active BLE wireless technology in the label connects with existing Bluetooth infrastructure, including gateways or phones, to enable long-range detection for asset tracking.

Simplifies end-user printing
The label is thin enough to pass through a standard label printer, making it easy to add customized graphics and logos.

Offers seamless activation with optimized battery life
The label sleeps while in storage, preserving battery life during the period before active use.

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Real-Time Visibility for High-Value Assets

TrackLabel BLE Printable Asset Labels allow package location and temperature monitoring from dock to delivery, enabling continuous visibility across the supply chain. See a demonstration of the auto-activated TrackLabel system and learn how real-time visualization of package status can improve efficiency, reduce loss/spoilage, support regulatory compliance and minimize shipping uncertainty.

Applications by Industry

Anti-theft devices
Finished-vehicle logistics systems
Fleet management technologies
Inventory systems
Vehicle diagnostics systems

Asset management systems
Cold chain monitoring technologies
Condition monitoring systems
Inventory and workforce management systems
Process optimization technologies
Quality control systems
Shipment monitoring systems
Supply chain and logistics

Cold chain management technologies
Emergency response systems
Medical device and surgical instrument tracing systems
Medical standards adherence systems
Patient identification and monitoring devices
Shelf-life monitoring systems
Staff and inventory management systems

Asset management systems
Environmental monitoring devices
Real-time location services
Security and access control systems

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the TrackLabel Printable Asset Label solution address concerns about air travel and sustainability?

TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels use a non-lithium-based thin-film battery that is both disposable and designed to be compliant for air shipment and aircraft use.

Are the labels recyclable?

Although the labels are designed to use disposable or recyclable materials, users should check with local regulations for proper recycling and disposal guidelines.

Does Molex offer customization?

Yes, TrackLabel BLE Printable Asset Labels can be easily modified with customized graphics and beacon intervals or offered as a private-label product. Materials, size/shape and sensors can be customized to fit specialized applications.

What is the difference between a TrackLabel Printable Asset Label and a typical RFID label?​

TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels enable longer read ranges and real-time tracking by using readily available BLE beaconing technology and a battery. Most RFID label technologies lack a battery, have a shorter read range and require additional reader hardware to operate.

How do TrackLabel Printable Asset Labels work?

BLE smart labels transmit signals that can be picked up by compatible devices such as smartphones, tablets or specialized receivers. These signals typically contain identification information or sensor data, which can be used for various applications.​

How do I connect to this device? What software do I need? Is AI required to process or analyze the data?​

Molex provides the label and once activated, it obtains the data and passes it along to your mobile app, BLE gateway or tablet. From there, you can process and analyze the data as you see fit.​