How Do Clothing Anti Theft Tags Work

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How do clothing anti theft tags work. To get the tag to work at f a bias field is required. Two days before ben krasnow of the applied science youtube blog posted this video on anti theft tags that use magnetostriction we wrote a blog post about a firm that8. Many security tags are deactivated in store with an electromagnetic device. You should hear a click letting you know the tag has deactivated.

In the case of clothing and soft items the security tag is affixed to an item using a pin which passes through the fabric of the product. There are two common types of locking mechanisms used within security tags mechanical locks and magnetic locks. When magnetized the bias prevents the active element from ever being in a zero field condition. As an anti theft measure clothing stores tag certain items with security tags so youll set off an alarm when you leave with the tag still on the garment or ruin it by spilling ink from the tag if.

This pin then locks into the security tag. To remove them at home use a high powered magnet such as a hard drive magnet. The bias is provided by a semi hard magnetic element in the label. Place the magnet on a flat surface and lay the tag on top of it with the ink dome or cartridge facing down.