Murata RFID tag works on metal

Placing such tags on to metal has been challenging because metal surfaces reflect the signal emitted from the reader and interfere with communication between the tag and reader. To overcome this, Murata has patented various technologies that allow RFID tags to work in conjunction with metal objects.

The LXFLANMXMG-003 uses the item’s metal surface as part of the antenna, which makes the item itself part of the RAIN RFID tag. RAIN RFID, which is a global alliance to popularize UHF band RFID technology into broader markets, is seeing adoption rates rising as companies realise its value in inventory tracking and product traceability.

The LXFLANMXMG-003 measures 25 x 85 x 4.5 mm, it complies with UHF RFID standard ISO18000-63 and EPC Global Gen2v2, and it supports the global UHF band from 865 MHz to 928 MHz. An excellent maximum read range of 10 m (4W EIRP) is provided by the tag.