IDTS-2626 UHF On-Metal RFID Tag 26 x 26 mm PCB and Epoxy Screw-Mount High-Temperature Asset Tag

The IDTS-2626 is a passive UHF on-metal (anti-metal) RFID tag built as a 26 x 26 mm black square block, 5.5 mm thick, combining a metal alloy body, a PCB antenna and epoxy resin encapsulation. Two countersunk mounting holes let it be screw-fixed permanently onto machinery, cylinders, racks and tooling, and its -40 C to +200 C operating range suits assets that live through heat and cold, depots and warehouses. Built on the NXP UCODE 8 chip with an ISO18000-6C air interface, it reads with any standard UHF handheld or fixed reader already deployed on your site.

Key Specifications

• SKU: IDTS-2626
• Product type: UHF on-metal (anti-metal) RFID tag
• Category: PCB and Ceramic Tags
• Chip: NXP UCODE 8
• Protocol: ISO18000-6C
• Frequency: 860-960 MHz (global UHF band); India operates in the 865-867 MHz de-licensed band
• EPC memory: 128 bits
• TID memory: 96 bits
• Read distance: approx. 2 m (depends on reader/writer performance)
• Anti-metal: Yes - designed for mounting on metal assets
• Material: Metal alloy + PCB + epoxy resin
• Substrate class: PCB
• Shape: Square plate/block with two countersunk mounting holes
• Length: 26 mm
• Width: 26 mm
• Thickness: 5.5 mm
• Mounting hole diameter: 4.2 mm (two countersunk holes for screw fixing)
• Colour: Black
• Operating temperature: -40 C to +200 C
• Construction note: Epoxy-encapsulated alloy housing with PCB antenna

Applications

• Industrial gas and LPG cylinder tracking - the 26 x 26 mm footprint screws onto cylinder collars and valve guards for filling, testing and return-cycle records.
• Tool cribs and fixture control - identify jigs, dies, moulds, fixtures and larger hand tools that are issued, returned and stored on metal racking.
• IT asset audits - fix onto server chassis, switch enclosures, UPS cabinets and rack rails for annual physical verification without opening rack doors one label at a time.
• Utility and electrical infrastructure - tag transformer bodies, feeder panels, meter boxes, valves and pipeline flanges for inspection rounds and maintenance logs.
• Manufacturing and process equipment - track machine sub-assemblies, trolleys, bins and tooling that pass through hot process areas, where the -40 C to +200 C range applies.
• Railway and rolling-stock components - permanently screw-mount onto metal fittings, brackets and depot equipment for maintenance history and shed-level audits.
• Pharma and food-plant equipment - identify stainless vessels, trolleys and change-parts moving between production halls and cleaning bays.

Why Choose This Tag

• Purpose-built for metal. This is an anti-metal design - a PCB antenna in a metal alloy and epoxy resin body - so it can be fitted directly onto steel, aluminium and cast-iron assets that ordinary label tags cannot serve.
• Permanent screw fixing. Two 4.2 mm countersunk mounting holes take the fastener head flush with the tag face, giving a mechanical fixing that survives handling far better than an adhesive-only mount.
• Wide -40 C to +200 C operating range. The rated temperature range covers cold storage through to hot process and engine-adjacent areas within one part number, so you can standardise on a single tag across departments.
• Open-standard, reader-agnostic. NXP UCODE 8 on ISO18000-6C with 128-bit EPC and 96-bit TID means it works with the standard UHF readers, gates and handhelds already in use across Indian warehouses and plants, and the TID supports serialised, tamper-evident identification.
• Compact, unobtrusive form. At 26 x 26 x 5.5 mm in black, it sits neatly on brackets, collars and rack faces where a large pallet-style on-metal tag simply will not fit.

Read range is a typical figure, not a guaranteed maximum. Actual performance varies with the reader and antenna used, transmit power, tag orientation, the metal surface and structure the tag is mounted on, and the surrounding RF environment. We recommend a short on-site trial in your own application before bulk deployment.