{"id":2164,"date":"2026-06-12T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hanatest.advandemo.com\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:13:53","slug":"what-is-arc-certified-rfid-inlay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanatest.advandemo.com\/?p=2164","title":{"rendered":"What Is An ARC-Certified RFID Inlay And Why Does It Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2164\" class=\"elementor elementor-2164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af12723 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af12723\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84b165a\" data-id=\"84b165a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9f735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d9f735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC certification, administered by the Auburn University RFID Lab, is the industry\nstandard for validating the performance and manufacturing quality of passive UHF\nRFID inlays. It drives major retailer mandates \u2014 including Walmart, Dick&#8217;s Sporting\nGoods, Lowe&#8217;s, Macy&#8217;s \u2014 and is the baseline for compliant RFID sourcing globally.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d7f1c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d7f1c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cce6d32\" data-id=\"cce6d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e024d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e024d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hana Technologies is an ARC Quality Certified manufacturer and board member of the Auburn University RFID Lab. <a href=\"https:\/\/hanatest.advandemo.com\/inlays\/offering\/\">See Hana&#8217;s ARC credential and explore our certified inlay portfolio \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0486d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0486d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2acfb40\" data-id=\"2acfb40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df74849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df74849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Arc Certification Is<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a99c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a99c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC stands for RFID Consortium. Run by the Auburn University RFID Lab since 2009, ARC is the universal framework for communicating passive UHF RFID inlay requirements across the supply chain.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c97474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c97474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The program has two distinct components: <b>ARC performance certification<\/b> validates that a specific inlay model meets defined read-range and sensitivity requirements for a given use case, and <b>ARC Quality certification<\/b> validates that the manufacturer can reliably produce millions of those tags to consistent standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcd30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bcd30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;With upwards of 50 billion UHF RFID tags flowing through the supply chain yearly, quality and performance are more important than ever. ARC provides a method for ensuring RFID inlays will perform reliably and consistently at scale.&#8221;<br \/>\u2014 Auburn University RFID Lab, About ARC \u203a<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f461ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f461ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why ARC Certification Matters\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2811e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef2811e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs passive UHF RFID has become infrastructure for retail inventory, logistics, and manufacturing, the consequences of tag failure have grown substantially. A batch that deviates from spec can break automated inventory systems, cause compliance failures with retailer mandates, and generate costly re-work across the supply chain.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313bfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313bfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC resolves this by creating a common, independently validated framework for specifying and sourcing RFID inlays \u2014 recognised by major retailers including Walmart, and increasingly required as a condition of supply.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694832d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"694832d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Walmart RFID Mandate\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1852a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n  .custom-rfid-table {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    border-collapse: collapse;\r\n    \/* Using a standard sans-serif stack that closely matches the image *\/\r\n    font-family: Arial, \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, sans-serif; \r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n    line-height: 1.5;\r\n  }\r\n  \r\n  .custom-rfid-table td {\r\n    padding: 14px 18px;\r\n    \/* Exact light gray border color *\/\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; \r\n    \/* Exact dark gray text color for the right column *\/\r\n    color: #4A4A4A; \r\n    vertical-align: top;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .custom-rfid-table tr:last-child td {\r\n    border-bottom: none; \/* Removes the border from the very bottom row *\/\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .custom-rfid-table td:first-child {\r\n    \/* Exact light blue background *\/\r\n    background-color: #E8F1F8; \r\n    \/* Exact navy blue text *\/\r\n    color: #002D5B; \r\n    font-weight: bold;\r\n    width: 28%;\r\n  }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"custom-rfid-table\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Requirement<\/td>\r\n    <td>ARC-approved RFID inlays on all general merchandise shipped to Walmart<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Scope<\/td>\r\n    <td>Apparel, home, hard goods; phased expansion across categories<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Authority<\/td>\r\n    <td>Auburn University RFID Lab ARC program<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Approved inlays<\/td>\r\n    <td>rfid.auburn.edu\/arc\/approved_inlay_list.php \u203a<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Non-compliance risk<\/td>\r\n    <td>Chargebacks and removal from Walmart's RFID-enabled supply chain program<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6a5ef elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b6a5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hanatest.advandemo.com\/inlay-request\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Order samples \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45086e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45086e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90d25eb\" data-id=\"90d25eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d354348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d354348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ARC Quality Certification \u2014 Hana's Credential<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aaaf47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aaaf47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHana Technologies holds ARC Quality Certification from Auburn University&#8217;s RFID Lab \u2014 one of only six manufacturers globally to hold this designation. Within each ARC Spec, Hana offers multiple inlay designs with both Impinj and NXP IC options \u2014 so you can match the right chip to your deployment without changing suppliers.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d205d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d205d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What The ARC Quality Audit Evaluates\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a831a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49a831a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC Quality certification ensures the tag manufacturer has a well-implemented QMS that covers all the critical aspects of design and manufacture of RFID inlays. Building on ISO and other industry standards, the program does not impose an external quality management system \u2014 it audits the manufacturer&#8217;s own internal QMS practices in a multi-step review process, including site visits. The program publicly validates that the inlay manufacturer has the experience, expertise, and resources to ensure that tag performance is sustained and delivered over time and volume.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab7ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab7ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding ARC Specs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e976b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e976b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Spec is Auburn&#8217;s way of translating a real-world deployment requirement into a testable standard. Retailers, brands, and operators work directly with Auburn to define what their RFID program needs \u2014 accounting for the product type, packaging, environment, and reader infrastructure in use. Auburn calls this a Spec, and each one becomes the performance threshold an inlay must meet for that deployment scenario.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9254fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9254fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce inlays are tested against a Spec in the Auburn Lab, approved models are stored in the ARC database and published on the approved inlay list. Retailers then reference Spec numbers in their supplier playbooks, requiring suppliers to source only from inlays on that list. A single inlay may qualify across multiple Specs, which determines how broadly it can be deployed across different categories and retailers.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c7906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c7906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View all ARC Specs and approved inlays at <a href=\"https:\/\/rfid.auburn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rfid.auburn.edu \u203a<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a18b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a18b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industries Driving ARC Adoption<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ee087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ee087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC-certified inlays show up wherever RFID needs to work reliably at scale \u2014 and increasingly, wherever a mandate requires it.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f2c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f2c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRetail is the biggest driver. Walmart, Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom, Macy&#8217;s, Lowe&#8217;s, BJ&#8217;s Wholesale Club, and Zara all require suppliers to use inlays from Auburn&#8217;s approved list \u2014 across apparel, electronics, home goods, sporting goods, and automotive categories. Get it wrong and your products don&#8217;t ship.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1526750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1526750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond retail, the FDA&#8217;s Food Traceability Rule is pushing item-level RFID tracking through the food and grocery supply chain. Manufacturing has been an ARC vertical from the beginning \u2014 work-in-progress tracking, tooling, finished goods. Aviation too, where IATA Resolution 753 mandates RFID on baggage globally.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b411a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12b411a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe common thread across all of them: the ARC Spec is how end users define what they need, and the approved inlay list is how suppliers prove they can deliver it.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9de75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9de75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARC Certification Beyond The US Market\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00eca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b00eca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC Quality Certification was created to serve US retail mandates \u2014 but the quality standard it represents is universal. For customers outside the US, there is no regulatory requirement to source ARC-certified inlays. But increasingly, procurement teams, system integrators, and brand owners worldwide use ARC certification as a shorthand for manufacturing quality \u2014 an independent, academically administered validation that a manufacturer has been audited on-site, against a rigorous standard, with no commercial agenda behind the result.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef60eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef60eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn markets where no formal RFID mandate exists, ARC Quality Certification does the job that any trusted third-party endorsement does: it removes the need to audit the manufacturer yourself. For a customer in Europe, Asia, or Latin America, it&#8217;s a stamp that travels.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eac3aa0\" data-id=\"eac3aa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-359ee98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"359ee98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7d324f\" data-id=\"a7d324f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3007c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3007c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de3501\" data-id=\"3de3501\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d4f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67d4f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to put Hana's ARC-certified inlays to the test?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a61783 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a61783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hanatest.advandemo.com\/inlays\/offering\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Hana RFID inlay portfolio \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c723dc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c723dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hanatest.advandemo.com\/inlay-request\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Order samples \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARC certification, administered by the Auburn University RFID Lab, is the industry standard for validating the performance and manufacturing quality of passive UHF RFID inlays. It drives major retailer mandates \u2014 including Walmart, Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods, Lowe&#8217;s, Macy&#8217;s \u2014 and is the baseline for compliant RFID sourcing globally. 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