Confidex Steelwave™ product family

Steelwave family offers various products for indoor and outdoor applications. This innovative and durable product family offers versatile attachment methods, small footprints, flexibility and performance that will ensure the successful deployment of asset tracking projects with diverse requirements.

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Steelwave Classic

Steelwave Classic

Less than 4mm thick hard tag with outstanding 20m (65 ft) read range. Structure is optimized with large area for the printing which is also protected against chemicals with transparent protective layer. Ideal solution for indoor and outdoor applications where mechanical hits are not expected but high performance on all surfaces is required.

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Product details

Type
UHF RFID
Dimensions
Width: 115
x
Height: 30
x
Depth: 3.9
mm
Width: 4.53
x
Height: 1.18
x
Depth: 0.15
in
Memory
496 bit EPC + 128 bit (M780)
128 bit EPC + 512 bit (M4QT)
496 bit EPC + 128 bit (M4E)
Read range
Up to 20 m
66 ft
Temperature
Minimum: -35℃
to
Maximum: +85℃

Minimum: -31℉
to
Maximum: +185℉
IP Rating
IP68
Steelwave Micro 2

Steelwave Micro II

Due to very small footprint Steelwave Micro II offers a great option for tracking IT assets and other office equipment. Unique antenna design with global 7m on metal read range ensures reliable and efficient inventory. Steelwave Micro II comes with adhesive by default but offers also flexible attachment with holes in the structure that enables deployment with cable ties.

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Product details

Type
UHF RFID
Dimensions
Width: 38
x
Height: 13
x
Depth: 4.5
mm
Width: 1.5
x
Height: 0.51
x
Depth: 0.18
in
Memory
496 bit EPC + 128 bit (M780)
128 bit EPC + 512 bit (M4QT)
496 bit EPC + 128 bit (M4E)
Read range
Up to 7 m
23 ft
Temperature
Minimum: -20℃
to
Maximum: +70℃

Minimum: -4℉
to
Maximum: +158℉
IP Rating
IP67
Steelwave Micro 2

Steelwave Micro II NFC

Utilizing the proven mechanics of Steelwave Micro II RAIN RFID tag, this NFC variant enables similar use cases but with NFC technology. Inventorying IT or office assets using NFC reduces the need of infrastructure as every smart phone nowadays is NFC equipped. Steelwave Micro II NFC comes with adhesive by default but offers also flexible attachment with holes in the structure that enables deployment with cable ties.

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Product details

Type
HF/NFC
Dimensions
Width: 38
x
Height: 13
x
Depth: 4.5
mm
Width: 1.5
x
Height: 0.51
x
Depth: 0.18
in
Memory
144 bytes user memory
Read range
N/A
Temperature
Minimum: -20℃
to
Maximum: +70℃

Minimum: -4℉
to
Maximum: +158℉
IP Rating
IP67
Steelwave Flex

Steelwave Flex

Flexible on-metal label with extremely strong adhesive. Due to unique more flexible structure compared to other on-metal labels in the market Steelwave Flex is optimal solution to tag small components and assets. Flex is optimized for metal surfaces but do work also on plastics and liquid containers. Steelwave Flex comes with VDA encoding scheme compliant IC by default.

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Product details

Type
UHF RFID
Dimensions
Width: 55
x
Height: 25
x
Depth: 2.2
mm
Width: 2.17
x
Height: 0.98
x
Depth: 0.09
in
Memory
496 bit EPC + 128 bit (M4E)
Read range
Up to 5 m
16 ft
Temperature
Minimum: -35℃
to
Maximum: +85℃

Minimum: -31℉
to
Maximum: +185℉
IP Rating
IP68
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Steelwave HF

Steelwave HF 25x25mm is a flexible NFC and HF RFID label option for metallic assets. With its industrial grade materials Steelwave HF is a reliable solution for more harsh manufacturing environment. Steelwave HF is available with NTAG213 and SLIX2 to offer a solution for both ISO 14443 and ISO 15693 applications.

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Product details

Type
HF/NFC
Dimensions
Width: 25
x
Height: 25
x
Depth: 0.45
mm
Width: 0.98
x
Height: 0.98
x
Depth: 0.02
in
Memory
Various options
Read range
N/A
Temperature
Minimum: -35℃
to
Maximum: +85℃

Minimum: -31℉
to
Maximum: +185℉
IP Rating
IP68
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