CapTag for ………. On-Metal/On-Anything
Rugged Hard Tags
….for great all-round performance
CapTag® On-Anything tags contain proprietary CapTag® RAIN-compliant inlays, and can be used on any substrate material
When on metal, or near liquid, the tags use the CapTag proprietary grounded monopole principle; when in free space, or on non-metallic surfaces, the automatically becomes a standard dipole RFID antenna tag.
OA24 & OA90 rugged tags
With almost no end-on dead spots tags they can be read at long range from above and around the sides of the tag.
The tags are available in three different heights to accommodate read range requirements in different Use Cases and Applications. Typical ranges with a handheld reader are:
- OA24 = >12 meters
- OA15 = <8 meters
- OA10 = <5 meters
Note: Read range is about 20% better for fixed 2W ERP or 4W EiRP readers
Features
- ‘Global’ designs with excellent read range in all ITU regions
- Designed for outdoor use, made from ASA. Eco-friendly options made from compostable plastic
- Cable tie attachment hole as standard – metal cable ties can be used without affecting the performance. Buttress bases, with or without wings are also available.
Benefits
- Twice as sensitive as competing On-Metal RAIN tags with a hemispherical dome read range
- Do not need to be in complete contact with the surface to work well. Ideal for painted metal surfaces, metal beer kegs, shopping trolleys, hospital equipment, cables, fluid containers, cylinders, consumer products etc. even curved surfaces
- Can be positioned on assets in places where tags cannot be read from the top of the tag e.g. at the base of roll cages, metal trolleys when only end-on reading is feasible
Exceptional all-round readability as shown in the polar diagrams below:
Linear Vertically Polarised Transmit Antenna
Circular Polarised Transmit Antenna
Low Profile ECO Tags
An eco-friendly range of low-profile tags (from 1mm to 6mm thick) made from food waste compostable plastic that will not form microplastics and based on CapTag proprietary RFID inlays.
Readable when placed anywhere inside a box containing any metallic or non-metallic item.
- ‘Chiclet’ tags – for use on sparkling wines with metallic flutes
- Compared to normal on-metal tags:
- half the size – with a lower physical footprint and less materials required
- twice the sensitivity – with a longer read range
- omni directional 175° readability enabling tags to be read at long range from any angle
- avoids many of the issues with ‘end on’ reads
- Industrial 3D printed, enabling low volume manufacture at competitive pricing
Please ask for details.
Soft Tags
Fully flexible soft tags (3, 8 or 16mm thick), specifically designed for applications where more rigid ‘on anything’ tags are not suitable.
- single use or re-usable versions
- Enables a new range of applications including:
- ‘slap and ship’ for inventory management where tags can be positioned anywhere on the outside of the box regardless of the box contents – (aka the ‘The Holy Grail’ tag)
- delivers EAS performance levels
- Construction options include: polyethylene, foam corrugate cardboard or compostable polymer
Please ask for details.
Monopole Flag Tags
Specifically designed flexible, low-profile tags down to a thickness of only 1mm are available for a variety of on-metal or on-anything applications, including:
- for use directly on cardboard boxes that can be read at long range regardless of what the box contains
- ‘flag tags’, where CapTag®’s monopole structure is an ideal format for attachment to any item, even fruit and vegetables with many metres of read range