SM-HE16 RFID Tag: Survival of the Fittest

Filed in archive Tags and Readers on April 28, 2009

How about an RFID tag which survives in temperatures where even lead fails to maintain its shape? This is what William Frick intends to achieve with its latest range of RFID solutions aimed at high heat applications.

Their Double Teflon-Coated RFID tag can survive in extreme temperatures and as per the company this tough RFID tag can survive at temperatures of 620°F where even lead would melt if it is subjected to such conditions. Here all the credit goes to its revolutionary inlay design. The tag IC and antennas soldered to the circuit board are sturdy when compared to the traditional designs using adhesive and polyester. It would even deliver better results in fields where extreme force and vibrations would cause any ordinary tags to surrender.

Dubbed as SM-HE16, this UHF EPC Class-1 Gen2 tag is compatible with standard readers, printers and software. Even the chip packaging is different as in this case the tag IC is placed in a protective shell and attached to a circuit board using solder and can be easily implanted in rubber, concrete, fiberglass and other materials without affecting the read performance.

SM-HE16 can certainly be termed as the tough guy.