RCD Technology provides high value RFID solutions that solve problems in Security and Authentication. RCD uses a customized approach to RFID problems. We are able to engineer and produce a wide range of high-quality RFID tags – from customer requirements through antenna design to tested inlays or finished tags. RCD uses state of the art development tools, patented fabrication processes and proprietary assembly methods that provide quick turn, high value solutions that meet the needs of the customer’s application.

Whether the RFID application is Asset Tracking, such as a financial data center; Secure Credentials, such as the US Passport Card; Personnel Tracking, such as emergency evacuations and restricted zone access; or Vehicle Tracking, RCD Technology can provide the right tag for your application.

RCD has developed the following products for customers:

High read reliability UHF Wristband

This unique design, which uses multiple inlays in a single band, is designed to ensure highly reliable reads in the chaos of disaster evacuation situations.  The band is designed for long life in the difficult evacuation environment.  In addition, RCD provides a pre-perso service to the system integrator, linking the RFID data to the human and machine readable data to provide highly reliable correlation of the wristband wearer to their ID.

General Purpose UHF Wristband

RCD leveraged its extensive experience in high reliability wristband inlays to develop a highly cost effective UHF wristband that can be applied in a wide range of applications.  With excellent read range, tolerance of a wide range of environmental conditions, and modest cost, this band is suitable for personal ID and people tracking applications in theme parks, cruise ships, conventions, hospitals and institutions.

UHF Prelam for Passports cards

RCD was selected as the sole provider of the UHF pre-lam for the US Passport Card.  RCD designed and manufactures a product that meets the US Department of State’s exacting RF performance requirements and the demanding card durability required for this 10-year life product.

Tamper Evident Container Sealing

For brand protection, loss prevention and homeland security, it is important to know that shipping containers have not been opened and resealed.  RCD is working with a major international company to develop an RFID seal that will make it immediately apparent if a container has been opened.  This cargo seal has a long read range, low cost and a highly reliable tamper evident feature.

RCDSecure Labels which Self-Destruct Upon Removal

This proprietary feature uniquely provides tamper evidence and self-destructs upon removal, totally eliminating the possibility that a functional tag will be transferred to another asset.  This feature can be incorporated into both UHF and HF tags.

Healthcare – Labels for Tissue Trays.

Small footprint, high read reliability and demanding printing and encoding were the design requirements for this label.  RCD designed, built and converted this HF label which ensures that tissue samples are properly identified throughout the analysis and reporting process.

Worldwide UHF Asset Tags

The UHF frequency bands used in the US, the EU and Japan are not the same.  This represents a major problem for manufacturers shipping products to multiple continents, since competitive RFID tags will not work in more than one market.  RCD has solved this problem by developing a ‘worldwide’ tag that provides good read characteristics across the full UHF band, 860-960MHz.  RCD is working with several international OEM’s to customize this tag for seamless integration into their products.

Flex-Guard Tags

Curved surfaces and harsh environments are the ground rules for reusable containers such as beer kegs, gas cylinders and trash and recycling bins.  To address this problem, RCD has developed a rubber encapsulated UHF tag that is flexible enough to mount on curved surfaces, tolerates harsh environments, like steam cleaning, strong detergents and physical abuse, with a small footprint and a long read range.  All of this at a very reasonable cost.

Cargo Tags

To manage large numbers of containers in a transit yard, a durable tag with long read range is needed.  RCD has developed such a tag with the latest RFID chip technology, which provides a 100% improvement in read range compared to the current market offerings at a cost that is significantly lower.  The tag is both durable and is responsive across a wide range of frequencies.

Smart Gameboard

This RFID enabled gameboard ‘knows’ where every game piece is on the board.  This enables the game developer provide a more interactive game experience.  This patent pending technology could be applied to other locating problems with relatively small footprints.

RCDAuthenticate: an Electronic Hologram

RCD has developed a patent pending software application that provides authentication verification of tags in locations without being connected to a database.  This provides brand owners the ability to monitor the integrity of their supply chains without integrating their data systems with those of their manufacturers, distributors and retailers.  This software works within existing RFID standards; on existing RFID readers and chip hardware.

The tag you need

Whether it’s outstanding RF performance, a unique shape, unusual environmental conditions, or demanding packaging requirements, RCD can develop a solution that fits your RFID tagging needs.  Flexibility and value are our hallmarks .  RCD accommodates those customers who require limited production runs and custom RFID tag designs for emerging applications as well as high volume production for mature applications.

Today, RCD products are finding success in a wide variety of industries and applications including: patient information; personal identification, access control; people tracking in entertainment venues and evacuations; contactless payment devices for financial services; and item-level tracking and authentication for asset management in hospitals, data centers, fleets, tape libraries and laboratories.