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Frick Unveils Harsh-Environment RFID Tags

Saturday, January 19, 2008

The SmartMark series from William Frick & Co. are the most rugged tags the company’s made to date, functioning outdoors, on factory floors, and in metal.

Using a wide variety of materials, plastics, and embedding technologies, they deliver what the Frick describes as “unparalleled read ranges in applications that would destroy most standard tags.”



Frick introduces SmartMark Harsh Environment RFID Tags

January 18, 2008 - Libertyville, IL - 2008 - With RFID tags and labels designed to function outdoors, on factory floors and in metal / liquid-rich environments, the SmartMark series from William Frick & Co. are the most rugged tags available. Using a wide variety of materials, plastics, and embedding technologies, they deliver unparalleled read ranges in applications that would destroy most standard tags.

“We’ve taken our proven expertise in harsh environment and specialty tag/label design and developed comparable products for the most demanding, unusual and specialized RFID tagging applications,” Jeff Brandt, Executive Vice President of the Libertyville, IL based company explained. “Many of our clients are in the transportation, construction, manufacturing and utility industries and they need solutions that can take hard usage and still perform. So, we’ve created impact resistant, fully-encapsulated, and chemical and temperature resistant tags that can survive and function in extreme conditions.”

SmartMark tags include encapsulated, domed and unique Snaparound designs. With read ranges of up to 20’ they offer users Generation 2 passive RFID solutions for applications that have frequently required more expensive active tags. They can be tuned for US or worldwide frequencies and William Frick & Co. regularly develops prototypes based on specific project requirements for its many manufacturing clients.

Durable RFID For Any Environment The SmartMark series includes RFID tags for almost any application. Currently working with several major manufacturers to incorporate RFID into their workflow, the newest tags offer the promise of improved efficiency where barcodes and other identification technologies fail. SmartMark tags are even being employed in underground pipeline and construction projects to accurately track components and speed up inspections.

Rapid prototyping is available.

About William Frick & Co. William Frick & Company is the leading custom label, marking and graphics resource. Producing durable products and RFID solutions for a wide range of industrial, commercial and logistical applications, the company is ISO 9001:2000 certified and has been in business since 1975. [end] 

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