13.56 MHz OverMolded RFID Tags for Extreme Environments - Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments introduced its 13.56 MHz OM (OverMolded) RFID tags (transponder) family.  The OM RFID tags are specially designed for extreme environments (high pressure, high temperature, chemics) where barcode is not possible to be applied. This RFID tags has 22 mm circular dimension, offers broad possibility of applications.

TI's OM RFID tags are available in two memory options: 2K bit version and 256 bit version.  The tag packaging is optimized, so each tag can be reused hundreds of times in physically demanding environments.

Jeff Markman, Positek (RFID systems integrator for laundry applications) said:

TI's latest RFID transponders with solid overmolded casing are effective in one of the harshest applications that RFID is used for: laundry…

…The extended read range enabled by the 22mm size provides for more efficient reading of large bundles of clothing

Example of Applications:
The 2K bit OM RFID tag system  is already implemented in various applications including the tracking of 130,000 staff garments in the laundry service at one of Norway's top hospitals, St. Olavs University Hospital in Trondheim. A milk producer company is now using TI's 2K bit OM RFID tag system for tracking and controlling and the quality inspection chain.

Source: Texas Instruments