Radio frequency identification tags on consumable items used in printers and related equipment

A consumable supply for data bearing document production equipment, comprising:

• a cylinder having first and second open ends and a spindle passageway extending along a rotation axis between the first and second open ends to enable the cylinder to be disposed on a rotatable spindle of the production equipment;
• a consumable web material connected to the cylinder;
• a generally circular tag body attached to the cylinder adjacent the first or second open end, the tag body having an aperture formed there through that is configured to allow passage through the tag body of at least a portion of the spindle or a portion of an element connected to the spindle when the cylinder is disposed on the spindle, and the aperture being aligned with the rotation axis;
• an antenna connected to the tag body;
• and
• a memory element connected to the tag body.

A radio frequency identification tag for use on a consumable supply item in data bearing document production equipment, the supply item having a cylinder that is configured to be disposed on a rotatable spindle of the equipment for rotating the cylinder, comprising:

• a generally circular tag body attachable to the cylinder, the tag body having an aperture formed there through that is configured to allow passage through the tag body of at least a portion of the spindle or a portion of an element connected to the spindle when the tag body is attached to the cylinder and the cylinder is disposed on the spindle;
• an antenna connected to the tag body;
• and
• a memory element connected to the tag body.