The Metal Mount Tag Benchmark is the industry's first scientific comparison of the leading RFID tags designed for use on metal surfaces. There is a myth that passive RFID will not work on metal. The benchmark debunks that myth and shows which tags work on metal and which manufacturers have designed the most robust and versatile tags. Whether you are tagging servers and IT assets, manufactuing parts or airplane wings, there are tags designed for your RFID use case. Seventeen tags from seven manufacturers are represented in the benchmark. Each tag was run through a battery of six scientific perfomance tests and ranked againsts its peers. Results are presented in ranking tiers from 1 to 7 for each individual test and overall. There are also two new tests in the benchmark that end users will find are essential to ensure that their RFID solution design is successful. Metal proximity and material dependence are two criteria that are rarely considered, but can make or break your tag selection choice. The results will surprise you, especially if you have been told about the usefulness of the universal tag. Manufacturers represented include Avery Dennison, Confidex, Emerson & Cummings, Intermec, Omni-ID, Sontec, and TROI. The tags tested are the best known and most versatile of all of the metal mount tags on the market today. Since tagging on and around metal is more difficult than most applications, it is important that you have a tag that is designed to perform well and meets the grade in independent use. Consider the added cost of metal mount tags and it becomes obvious how important a correct tag choice can be for your project success and for your return on investment. The ODIN engineering team was impressed with several of the offerings and suprised at how some of the more popular tags showed substandard results on key tests. The full report is 28 pages and includes test data charts and a full discussion of the findings. The enteprise edition is for unlimited use within a commercial or government organization. |