DNP and Phoenix Solution Jointly Develop IC Tag
Achieves high-precision reading even if attached to metallic products
Jan 05, 2016
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Phoenix Solution Co., Ltd.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) and Phoenix Solution Co., Ltd. (PhoenixSolution) are pleased to announce the joint development of an IC tag that facilitatesstable reading even if attached to metal products. The newly developed productis protected by a casing based on materials that are both waterproof and resilientin the face of ultraviolet rays. Orders will be accepted from February 1, 2016.
[Background]
IC tags are being progressively introduced into such areas as distributionand the management of construction materials and rental goods. There are numerousinstances of such IC tags being attached to metallic products, including transportationequipment, gas cylinders, metal sheeting and office equipment. However, theIC tag reading performance is impacted by metal, and even those products thatuse "metal-compatible IC tag" as their sales point face challenges,such as being unable to read if attached to metal products, or of a significantdeterioration in the reading performance.
To overcome these challenges, DNP and Phoenix Solution have jointly developedan IC tag that facilitates stable reading even if attached to metallic products,via the use of a game-changing new technology that takes the metal that hasbeen the problem in non-contact communication to date, and utilizing it to helpform an antenna.
- Phoenix Solution developed the basic technology for the new product witha grant from the Ishikawa Industrialization Resource Usage Promoting Fund, otherwiseknown as the "Kasseika Fund."
[New Product Summary]
Many IC tags marketed as "metal-compatible IC tags" have been capableof reading from the front of the surface to which it has been attached, butproblems have existed, such as being unable to perform reading when the taghas been attached to the rear of a metal product, or where numerous tags overlap.The IC tag jointly developed by the two partners uses the metal to which theIC tag is attached, to help form an antenna, facilitating non-contact communicationvia the electromagnetic waves generated by the metal, itself. And, as the newlydeveloped product maintains broad directivity characteristics, even if the ICtag is attached to the rear of a metal product, or is inserted between numerousmetal parts, it is still possible to maintain communication. For example, ininstances where the newly developed product has been attached to the undersideof manhole covers, it has been possible to read the IC tag from the road andconfirm maintenance data without having to open the manhole. As a result, itis now possible to look forward to applications with a variety of metal productswhere IC tag usage has been a problem to date. At the same time, the newly developedproduct conforms to EPCglobal Class1 Gen2 the broadly applied IC tag communicationsstandard, making it possible to use existing reader-writers. The casing forthe newly developed product also employs materials that are water-proof andresilient to ultraviolet rays, and can therefore be used out of doors. And asthe casing is flexible it can also be attached to curved surfaces, such as cylinders.
Specification
| Model number | PMT-01W | PMT-06W |
| External dimensions | Approx. 31x53x5mm | Approx. 23x56x5mm |
| Weight | Approx. 2.6g | Approx. 2.4g |
| Operating frequency | 860 - 950MHz | |
| Communications protocol | EPCglobal Class1 Gen2 (ISO/IEC 18000-63) | |
| Communication distance | Up to 10m | |
| Operational temperature | -25 to +85C | |
| Storage temperature | -30 to +85C | |
Image of manhole application
Image of application with curved surface
[Sales Target]
DNP and Phoenix Solution aim for total sales of 3.0 billion yen by FY 2017.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Head Office: Tokyo
Company president: Yoshitoshi Kitajima
Phoenix Solution Co., Ltd.
Head Office: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Company president: Hisao Kanaoka
- Product prices, specification and service contents mentioned in this newsrelease are current as of the date of publication. They may be changed at anytime without notice.
