12 May 2008

Aontec ensures reliable identification

With Aontec’s RFID inlays, governments around the world are able to make their electronic documents more secure.

From its headquarters on the west coast of Ireland, Aontec has been designing, manufacturing and supplying RFID inlays for secure electronic documents such as passports and national ID cards, since 1997.

As the oldest wire-embedded inlay production facility in the world, Aontec has extensive experience in contactless inlays manufacturing for secure documents including packaging using thermoplastic materials.

Aontec’s technology, which includes the wire embedding of antennae into thermoplastic materials, offers many benefits over previous solutions, says the company’s Managing Director, Seamus O’Keeffe: “Wire-embedded antennae is one of the technology alternatives providing the most durable solution for long-life products such as ten-year passports. The current technology also facilitates easy, low-cost modifications to antenna designs without the need for expensive and long lead-time tooling.”

Aontec’s RFID inlays come in a wide variety of forms, shapes, sizes and packaging materials, and the company also offers tailor-made solutions for specific customer requirements.
A number of countries are benefiting from Aontec’s e-passport inlays, among them the UK, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Slovakia. “We are known for a high level of consistent quality and have significant experience and proven ability to develop and implement customized automated manufacturing solutions,” O’Keeffe says.

Such high frequency (13.56 Mhz) RFID inlays are also used in many other applications including electronic purse payments, physical access control, public transportation and customer loyalty cards.

Published 12 May 2008

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