We’d like to take this seasonal opportunity to inform you about some of the best ways to protect your automobile’s RFID windshield tags from the effects of winter wind and cold. Since RFID is becoming a larger part of our overall product line and an increasingly popular technology for access control applications, we deem it fit to inform you about the right way to protect RFID tags from harsh weather conditions.
Being that we’re headquartered in Mason City, Iowa, we aren’t exactly strangers to blizzards and bone-cutting winds in the winter and blistering sunshine in the summer – both of which can have an impact on the performance of an RFID tag. Think of how your vehicle’s engine might malfunction in the cold, and then it isn’t much of a stretch to expect that an RFID tag exposed to the elements might also as well. The simplest way that we advocate to protect your windshield RFID tag should feel quite obvious: place it on the inside of your windshield!
Be that as it may, there’s sometimes the reality that you can’t or simply don’t want to place your RFID tag inside the windshield of your vehicle. The RFID tags we produce at Metalcraft are not only perfect for vehicle tracking, car washes, inventory management, and automatic gate or garage access (up to a range of approximately 20 feet), but they’re also hardy little devices when it comes to withstanding winter weather. Protected by a thin layer of polyester and utilizing passive technology, our windshield tags can perform accurately in temperatures ranging anywhere from -13 degrees F to 175 degrees F. -13 degrees F is a pretty good statistic when it comes to weather sustaining, but all the same – the best thing to do would be simply to adhere your RFID tag inside your vehicle, not outwardly to the mercies of the elements.
