Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

SMARTRAC adds a new version to its SmartTopTag family

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

SMARTRAC announced its new addition to its SmartTopTag line, a series of transponders designed for industrial applications.

The new Tough Operation Performance (T.O.P.) disc transponder is now available in High Frequency, 13.56 MHz, and compliant with the ISO 15693 standards.


With a diameter of 34 mm and a thickness of 6 mm, the SmartTopTag is designed to endure chemicals, shock and temperature change - environments most commonly found in logistics and warehouse management. Applicable to metal applications and coming with a universal hole for use with countersunk and pan-head screws, the transponder is ideally suited for tracking and tracing pallets, kegs, containers and vehicles as well as for tool identification, process control and waste management.

SMARTRAC SmartTopTag provides a 1,024 bit storage capacity. The tag is equipped with an anti-collision feature ensuring accurate data collection in the presence of a plurality of tags in the same RF field. [end] 

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