SIVA – RHINO™ HT-CER 259 – Compact Ceramic On-Metal UHF RFID Hard Tag for Industrial Assets
The SIVA RHINO™ HT-CER 259 is a compact ceramic UHF RFID hard tag engineered for reliable asset identification on metallic surfaces in harsh industrial environments. Featuring a slim rectangular ceramic housing, this tag delivers stable RFID performance while withstanding high temperatures, moisture, and mechanical stress.
Optimized for direct on-metal mounting, the HT-CER 259 is ideal for industrial tools, manufacturing equipment, reusable metal assets, and production components that require long-term, maintenance-free RFID tracking. Its ceramic construction ensures consistent performance during repeated thermal exposure and across demanding operational conditions.
With global UHF frequency support, IP68 protection, and optional customer-specific EPC encoding, the RHINO™ HT-CER 259 is a dependable solution for manufacturing, automotive, metal processing, and heavy-industry asset management.
Specification
RF Specification
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Mode of Operation: Passive
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Device Type: Ceramic UHF RFID Hard Tag
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Air Interface Protocol: EPCglobal Class 1 Gen2 / ISO/IEC 18000-6C
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Operational Frequency:
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ETSI: 865–868 MHz
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FCC: 902–928 MHz
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IC Type: Alien Higgs-3
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Memory Configuration:
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EPC: 96 bits
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USER Memory: 512 bits
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TID: 64 bits
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Write Cycle Endurance: 100,000 cycles
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Data Retention: Up to 50 years
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Read Range (on metal):
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Fixed reader: up to 4.2 m (13.8 ft)
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Handheld reader: up to 2.9 m (9.5 ft)
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Applicable Surfaces: Metallic surfaces
Physical Specification
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Tag Material: Ceramic
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Tag Dimensions: 25 × 9 × 3 mm (0.98″ × 0.35″ × 0.11″)
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Weight: 3.8 g
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Mounting Method: Adhesive
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Delivery Format: Single pieces
Environmental Resistance
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Operating Temperature: –40°C to +85°C (–40°F to +185°F)
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Withstands Exposure: –40°C to +150°C (–40°F to +302°F)
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Peak Temperature: +150°C (+302°F)
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Recommended Application Temperature: +10°C to +38°C (+50°F to +100.4°F)
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Water Resistance: IP68
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Ideal Storage Conditions: –40°C to +150°C (–40°F to +302°F)
Benefits
Slim form factor enables tagging of space-constrained metal components and tools.
Optimized ceramic design ensures stable read range when mounted directly on metal.
Withstands extreme temperatures, moisture, and harsh industrial conditions with IP68 protection.
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- Reel core inner diameter: 76.2 mm / 3inch
- Operating temperature: -20degree C to +70degree C / -4F to 158F
- Peak operating temperature: +85degree C / 185F for 6 hours
- Storage condition: 1 year in +20degree C / 50% RH (shelf life for adhesive)
- Expected lifetime: Meant for short-term use, can last for years in normal operating conditions
- Personalization options: Pre-encoding, customer-specific visual printing
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- Device type: UHF RFID / EPCglobal Gen2v2
- Operational frequency: Global 860-960MHz
- IC type: Impinj Monza 4E
- Memory configuration: EPC 496 bit; User 128 bit; TID 96 bit
- Read range: ETSI – up to 9 m / 27 ft, FCC – up to 10.5 m / 34 ft
- Applicable surface materials: Glass
- Tag materials: Aluminum antenna with acrylic adhesive (back side), Inkjet and thermal printable transparent PET (front side)
- Weight: <1 g
- Delivery format: 1000 pcs on reel
- Pitch on reel: 22.86 mm / 0.9 in
- Reel core inner diameter: 76 mm / 3 in
- Tag dimensions: 90 x 15 x 0.2 mm / 3.54 x 0.45 x 0.008 in
- Operating temperature: -35degree C to +85degree C / -31F to +185F
- Ambient temperature: -35degree C to +85degree C / -31F to +185F
- Storage condition: 1 year in +20degree C / 50% RH (shelf life for adhesive)
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- Chemical resistance: No physical or performance changes in various exposures