Arcadian Blog — RFMAX

I had a customer contact me this morning, very frustrated that he could not find a way to mount the Motorola / Zebra AN480 antennas he had purchased for his RFID project.  I told him that the AN480 antennas from Zebra have a customized mounting bolt pattern, specifically so you can’t buy mounts anywhere else – BUT they never came out with any decent mounts. Until recently there hasn't been a mounting bracket that could be used with this particular antenna.  So, here is what I had originally recommended to him, and now to you...    Purchase RFMAX part # S9028PCR96RTN (same...

  Today, we had a client contact us because they had an installation of S9028PCL96RTN circularly polarized RFID antennas that were suffering from poor performance.  The use case was a portal set up in a hallway to track employees coming and going from a job site.  The RFMAX 8.5 dBic, 10x10 inch,  circular polarized RFID panel antennas were set up on both sides of the portal (which was about 4 foot wide) and the antennas were arranged such that they were DIRECTLY opposite on another.   Apparently, each time they turned on the Impinj R420 RFID reader and activated the...

Arcadian Launches RFMAX Brand at RFID Live! 2015   It's been several weeks now since the RFID Journal Live! Tradeshow in San Diego, and now that we've managed to catch our breath (at least a little), we can offer a few reflections on 2015's premiere RFID event.   To begin with, show attendance was at it's the highest level since 2008, and the increase in traffic from the past few years was noticeable. A good sign that business is continuing to recover, and that the RFID space continues to grow. While many attendees were RFID industry insiders and familiar faces, a...

We just received results from independent testing of the RFMAX Power Mapper, and the results confirmed exactly what we've been hearing from our customers: The RFMAX RFID Power Mapper does what it says it will, and is an indispensable tool for setting up and troubleshooting any RFID installation.    According to the report: "This instrument should be a standard part of any RFID installer’s toolbox".   A copy of the review is available here: RFMAX POWER MAPPER TEST RESULTS   The RFMAX RFID Power Mapper is available for purchase here:RFMAX POWER MAPPER   To keep updated with our promos and events...

Arcadian, Inc., a New Jersey based distributor of commercial antennas and wireless equipment has announced the launch of RFMAX, it's a new line of antennas, weatherproof enclosures, cables and related hardware for the 865-868 & 902-928 Mhz UHF RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) market. The company plans to officially launch RFMAX at the RFID Journal Live! Tradeshow, taking place in San Diego, CA - April 15th - 17th, 2015.  Come see them at Booth #228.   According to Michael Crudele, President of Arcadian, Inc., "the RFMAX product line encompasses a range of products designed to solve everyday RFID challenges and to simplify RFID systems setup. Our focus is...

This question has come up several times, and I would like to address it in detail.  See my notes below on each of the EZ mounts and what their maximum weight loads are.  Keep in mind that there are TWO ratings for each mount. A “static” rating, for antennas that will be mounted in a secure location and not be subjected to any vibration at all.   A “subject to vibration” rating, for antennas that will be mounted in a location that is subject to ANY shake or vibration.  That could be the obvious, like on a vehicle, or the less obvious, like next to...