Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

iDTRONIC launches new line of industrial RFID tags

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

iDTRONIC has launched its new Industag line, including LF, HF and UHF RFID transponders. These new industrial tags are made of Polycarbonate and Epoxy to endure harsh environments and operate at temperatures of -25°C up to 80°C.

The Industag line includes Brig and SQ tags, which are designed for use in supply chain management, and Tiny tags, which are designed for more compact industrial applications.


The available IC Types for the Industag LF tags are EM4100 Read Only and Atmel Temic 5557 with a memory of 320 bits. The inlay of the UHF Industag version is an Alien Worldtag Higgs3 G2 with a standard frequency of 868 up to 916 MHz.

The Industag line can be used in Europe, Japan and the USA. [end] 

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