An enclosure defines a read volume: it makes it possible to read only what it contains, or to prevent its contents from being read from the outside.
Reading must remain limited to a carton, an enclosure or a defined volume, without picking up the tags around it. This means defining an RF boundary around the volume.
What determines the treatment
The design depends on the geometry of the volume, the operator's movement, whether the station is fixed or mobile, and integration constraints.
Whatever the architecture, three rules remain constant: continuity of the envelope, junctions formed by overlap or compression, and access without interrupting the shielding.
Solutions in this family
ISO 13, RFID counting dome. Textile cover made of ISO 770 shielding fabric protected between two layers of cotton. It is placed over the carton to be counted. The operator inserts their hand and handheld reader through an elasticated sleeve that closes around the wrist: warehouse returns, transfers between stores, carton receiving and inspection, counting a carton among other tagged items.
Custom design. Where a carton, a bin, a pallet or a piece of equipment requires a dedicated read zone, the enclosure is designed to suit its geometry and its operating environment. Relevant configurations: dimensions or shape incompatible with a standard dome, a volume or piece of equipment to be treated in place, contents to be kept from being read from outside, the need for a reclosable enclosure or one integrated into existing equipment.
Around the enclosure
An enclosure is made up of elements that belong to other families. Depending on the configuration: · a viewing area to be preserved in the enclosure: see Transparent surfaces · a closure whose continuity must be maintained: see Junctions and interfaces · reducing reflections inside the volume: see Technical materials
