Counterfeiting is one of the most significant sources of loss in many industries including the pharmaceuticals, entertainment, consumer electronics, medical devices, retail, and IT sectors. In pharmaceuticals and medical devices, moreover, counterfeit items can lead to injury and, in some cases, fatality.
SkyeTek's RFID reader technology can be used to authenticate hundreds of items including:
- Blood units
- Collectible items
- Consumer packaged goods
- Compact discs and DVDs
- Industrial filters
- Intravenous devices
- Medical device disposables
- Pharmaceuticals
- Printer ink and toner
SkyeTek's Advanced Universal Reader Architecture (AURA) is the foundation that allows each SkyeModule to provide industry-leading tag support and read range / reliability with the greatest cost- / space- / power-efficiency. The SkyeModule M2 HF reader module and SkyeModule M9 UHF reader module both incoporate state-of-the art encryption and digital signature technology. These same algorithms are used in the U.S. Department of Defense, financial services and the Internet, offering SkyeTek customers the highest level of anti-counterfeiting protection available in the RFID industry today. Further, SkyeTek's method of implementing security is based on industry standards allowing customers to secure any generic tag with extended memory against tampering, cloning, or theft providing a cost savings of 60 to 70 percent over tags that employ proprietary methods of security.