User:Kellystark/xerafy

XERAFY is a vendor of passive UHF EPC Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for mounting on metal assets. The name '"XERAFY"', {sur-uf-fahy}, was invented to represent the use of radio-frequency identification RFID tags to qualify, verify and quantify assets.

The technology is comprised of RFID tags that are designed to be powered and communicate using passive ultra-high frequency [[UHF] radio waves without requiring a battery or external power source.  The Xerafy tags are built to perform on metals objects that which tend to distort the signal on standard RFID tags.  The Xerafy tags are also designed to read inside metal, RIM,  to allow [[OEM]]'s to embed the tags in metal assets for certain industrial applications.  The tags are small enough to fit their small metal assets, like tools and blade servers, with high read performance that would survive extreme temperatures, humidity, and rough handling. qualified, verified and certified to endure extreme conditions over the lifetime of the asset.

Products
The primary use is asset management in several industries. Automatic RFID identification of assets requires a tag that provides the read distance performance and form factor to accommodate the application. The three Xerafy product lineswere specially designed for the following applications:


 * Picox : tool tracking, weapons tracking, medical devices
 * Nanox : IT asset tracking, industrial asset management
 * Microx : petroleum and natural gas pipeline, chemical containers and cylinders

Uses
Xerafy technology is used to help locate and identify items for inventory management, scheduled maintenance, and quality control often by a unique electronic product code EPC serial number stored on the tag. There is memory capability on the tag to store additional information on product type, date code, manufacturing location code, etc.

Founding
A team of experienced custom RFID tag developers got together to solve a universal customer problem in tracking small metal assets like tools, medical devices, and IT equipment. Customers wanted a tag small enough to embed or attach to their metal assets but rugged enough to survive extreme temperatures, humidity, and rough handling. Customers had tried RFID in the past but found the technology to be unreliable, costly, or just unable to fit the asset. The team developed a breakthrough RF design to produce the world’s smallest and most rugged metal asset tag.

Industry Applications
Tool Tracking IT Servers and Telecom equipment Dangerous goods and cargo management Petroleum and natural gas pipeline inspection Work-in-progress tracking High pressure container administration Heavy machinery and conveyances

Competitors
Omni-ID Confidex Emerson Cumming MetalCraft William Frick & Company

Partners
Alien Technology Holland1916 KeyTone Technologies Shipcom Wireless Access Solutions OverTheAir Media Venture Research Tectron Limited Tagnology GT RFID Arizon RFID S3Edge, Inc