XS series
The Smallest Rugged On Metal RFID Tags Enabling Item-Level Tracking of Critical Equipment
The XS Series from Xerafy delivers exceptionally small, rugged on-metal RFID tags designed specifically for item-level tracking in space-restricted applications. These tags are particularly suited for industries such as aerospace, healthcare, and oil & gas, where precision and durability are paramount.
The XS series stands out thanks to its ultra-small form factors combined with an impressive read range of up to 2 meters.
These rugged tags are engineered to withstand high temperatures, shocks, and corrosive chemicals, making them perfect for challenging environments such as autoclave sterilization. They are also fully waterproof and offer advanced encoding options, ensuring reliable performance and data integrity.
The XS series has been developed through collaborations with leading companies, ensuring they meet high operational demands and maintain performance standards in critical tracking applications worldwide.
“We tested many different types of tags, but Xerafy’s ability to read reliably and the minimum size of the XS series tags are unparalleled.”
With the XS series, the award-winning Xerafy Engineering team pushes the boundaries of miniaturization without sacrificing strength or functionality.
The tags are equipped with industrial adhesives and are ATEX certified, making them suitable for hazardous environments. Notably, the XS series can be embedded into metal, allowing for flush mounting, making them is ideal for tracking smaller tools and equipment in critical applications.
For those requiring rugged RFID tagging solutions outside the ultra-small scale, Xerafy offers the MICRO series for high-temperature applications, the PICO series for small tagging needs, and the ROSWELL series for the most rugged conditions.
Smallest RFID Tags That Stand Out
The Xerafy XS series of rugged RFID tags are available in market-leading small sizes for
tracking solutions adapted to the smallest metal equipment
6mm Small
Designed to fit any tool and smallest assets
2 Meters
Up to 2 meters (or 6.6 feet) read range, on metal
Embedded
Available in a version embeddable in metal
Rugged
Withstand Hi-temp, Chemicals and Waterproof
Fast Tagging
Deployment at scale in the field: Epoxy, Heat-shrink tube, Adhesive
Unique ID
Memory for item-level identification and data encoding
XS Dash
Market Leader For Critical Tools
The Xerafy XS Dash is a smaller rugged RFID tag specially designed for metal asset tracking.
Its rectangular shape makes it the perfect match for tools and instruments while its rugged construction ensures its full performance in harsh environments.
XS Dot
World's Smallest Rugged Tag
The Xerafy XS Dot leads the market for small rugged metal RFID tags with superior performance.
Patented Xerafy ceramic technology ensures that the rugged RFID tag delivers performance well beyond market standards in metal and harsh environments.
XS Wedge
Embeddable For Critical Tools
The Xerafy XS Wedge is a small rugged RFID tag engineered to deliver high performance in harsh environments.
Its round design makes it easily embeddable in metal where it offers up to 1 meter read range. The rugged RFID tag uses a high-performance polymer for its IP68-rated case to ensure exceptional dirt, chemical, UV, and wear resistance, as well as excellent mechanical properties.
Can XS RFID Tags be customized?
All the XS series smallest RFID tags can be fully
personalized to support the deployment of your RFID system
Printing
Compatible with printing for customized branding and identification
Marking
Support for permanent laser marking
Encoding
Support unique IDs and EPC serialization for item-level tracking
Engineering
Support custom engineering: Industrial adhesives, ATEX, frequencies
Case Studies
The following use cases help illustrate the practical benefits of small, rugged RFID tags like the XS series for the identification and tracking of mission-critical equipment:
FAQs RFID Tagging With XS Series
What are the XS series RFID tags used for?
The XS tags are used to track the smallest metal tools and equipment in critical industries, including aerospace, manufacturing, oil and gas, defense, and healthcare. Their small size makes them ideal RFID tagging solutions for small tools, industrial molds, oilfield equipment, and weapons.
MRO hand tools featuring Xerafy XS Dash tags
Oilfield equipment featuring an embedded Xerafy XS Wedge tag
How small are the XS series RFID tags?
The XS Dot is the smallest tag in the series at ø 6 x 2.50 mm.
Can XS series RFID tags perform on metal surfaces?
Yes, they are RFID tags specifically designed to perform on metal surfaces. The XS Wedge tag, on the other hand, is uniquely embeddable in metal, e.g. flush mounted into pipelines.
Mold featuring a Xerafy XS Wedge tag
Weapon featuring a Xerafy XS Dot tag
Can you use any RFID reader to read XS tags?
Yes, XS series tags can be read with any standard RFID readers from Zebra, Honeywell, TSL, etc that comply with EPCglobal Gen2v2 and ISO 18000-63 standards, also referred to as RAIN RFID.
The Xerafy engineering team can advise on RFID readers best suited to specific use cases and workflows, such as handheld RFID readers, RFID-enabled tool enclosures, tripping in oilfields, etc.
How to securely mount RFID tags on tools?
The XS series comes with a range of mounting solutions adapted to tool inventory, including industrial epoxy, heat shrink, and embedding in metal. The Xerafy engineering team can advise on the RFID tags and mounting solutions best suited to the tool inventory and environmental conditions of the project.
How to embed the XS Wedge in metal?
Specialized RFID tags such as the Xerafy XS Wedge are specifically designed to perform while embedded into metal.
XS Wedge embedding best practices are available in the video below and from the Xerafy engineering team.
