GCN's washable RFID tags are built into or attached to the product and survive 100–200 wash/dry cycles across a 0–200°C range — garments, footwear, accessories, homewares and toys. Built to GS1 Standards, they bulk-read hundreds or thousands of items at once, with no line of sight needed, and connect straight into the GCN App or external platforms via API.
RFID vs QR — why both exist
QR Code
Gives a person access to a DPP. Needs line of sight, scans one product at a time — built for consumer engagement.
RFID
Lets a business process the physical products behind that DPP at industrial scale — built for B2B.
They're not competing technologies; they solve different problems.
The Product ID: a QR code/swing tag, scanned one item at a time, kept deliberately separate from the RFID DPP so no personal or purchase data is ever linked to a product.
End-of-life
Tags can be recovered, reset and resold into products that don't need full washability — homewares, footwear, mattresses.