Flexible Silicone UHF RFID Tag IDTS-5822 (58 × 22 mm)

A flexible silicone UHF RFID tag for cables, hoses and pipes

Rigid tags struggle on round or uneven objects: they rock, lift at the edges or stand proud of the surface. The IDTS-5822 is a soft silicone bar, 58 × 22 mm and 3.6 mm thick including its adhesive, shaped like a dog-bone with two elongated slots at each end. Pass cable ties through the slots and it bends against a cable bundle, hose or pipe instead of perching on top of it.

Two ways to fix it

• Cable ties through the four slots, for cable bundles, harnesses, hydraulic hoses, conduit and pipework.
• Adhesive, using the factory-applied red double-sided VHB-type tape, for flat or gently curved faces such as panel doors, meter boxes and equipment housings.

Reading it on metal

The quoted read range of about 4 m is measured with the tag on metal, so you can plan with a realistic mounting rather than a free-air figure. It is not classed as a dedicated anti-metal tag, so test it on your actual pipe or cable tray first; for flat steel assets that need more distance, look at our on-metal RFID tags. If reads are patchy after installation, the tag troubleshooting guide covers placement and orientation.