Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) RFID Development Kit

SAW technology is commonly used in the electronic circuitry of everyday appliances, such as mobile phones and televisions, where the waves are used to filter frequencies. SAW technology provides a way to solve problems facing companies that have been unsuccessful in deploying common RFID technology to identify, track, and catalog tagged items in harsh environments or where long read ranges are required. In addition, SAW tags can report temperature, especially important in the harsh environments of manufacturing.

SAW Applications 

SAW technology can be profitably employed in many industrial fields including automation industry, logistics, medical technology, automotive, engineering heavy industry, chemicals/pharmaceuticals, building materials and more.
 

Identification:

• Rugged tagging of machine parts and devices
• ID in enameling and drying furnaces
• Product traceability in production processes involving high temperatures
• Property tracking:  unique identification of large structures e.g. pre-cast concrete modules, boats, construction machinery, product inventories, etc.
• Logistics: material flow, container cargo, etc.

Sensing:

• Temperature Monitoring in continuous furnaces and on rotating machine parts
• Temperature monitoring of high-voltage power lines
• Chemical apparatus, reaction chamber(sensor fish)
   

AirGATE Technologies in conjunction with its partner CTR, has several years of experience in the development of SAW-based sensor systems and the development of readers, SAW data evaluation algorithms, tag design and tag integration.  Please contact AirGATE Sales Team at 972-747-0051 to discuss your specific SAW system application.

Development Kit (FCC Part 15 Certified)

References

• SAW-RFID-Development Kit 
• SAW RFID Video (Windows Media Player Video)
• SAW RFID Video 2 (Windows Media Player Video)
• White paper - Tagging of Metallic Objects in Harsh Environments
• White paper - High Temperature SAW Sensors Operating at Radio Frequencies
• White paper - High Temperature SAW Identification tag for a Pressure Sensor
• White paper - A review of Wireless Saw Sensor
• SAW Reader FCC Certification

Contact: sales@airgatetech.com