Conductive Inks for RFID Devices

In today’s Internet of Things (IoT) world, RFID technology is found in a variety of devices including smart cards, passports, credit cards, various transportation systems and more. Henkel has a long history of developing conductive inks for RFID devices which continue to enable next generation of ID products.

In addition to flexibility, adhesion and compatibility requirements, electronic inks used for RFID products must be capable of transmitting and receiving specific radio frequencies. This requires good permeability, surface roughness and low impedance such that all of the elements with a given ink system interact effectively with the RF fields. Henkel inks available through Tekra, are optimized for RFID antennae performance.

Tekra offers a variety of inks suitable for RFID devices and printed antennae information transfer with contactless smart cards and labels, including:

Silver Inks:       

Carbon Inks:

Dielectric Inks:

 

RFID Ink from Tekra

Tekra is an authorized distributor of Henkel Electronic Materials' full line of conductive inks that include silver conductive inks, carbon conductive inks, and dielectric inks. Tekra's partnership with Henkel provides our customers access to world class products used in the production of flexible circuitry, biosensors, antennas, flexible heating elements and membrane touch switches.

Henkel's line of conductive inks is complimented by Tekra's offering of Mylar® Specialty Films (formerly DuPont Teijin Films™) Mylar® and Melinex™ polyester and SABIC's LEXAN™ polycarbonate films, as well as, 3M's extensive line of transfer tapes and adhesives. You can rely on Tekra and Henkel to provide a complete solution for your printed conductive needs.

RFID Antennae Conductive Inks Products

LOCTITE® ECI 1010 conductive silver ink

Features

  • High conductivity: very low resistance
  • Cost savings: thinner layers, narrower lines possible
  • Flexible: low resistance increase after double crease and Mandrel tests
LOCTITE® EDAG PF 455B translucent green dielectric ink for crossover applications

Features

  • Translucent green
  • Non-conductive
  • Excellent humidity resistance
LOCTITE® EDAG 452SS dielectric ink

Features

  • Screen printable
  • Excellent printability
  • Fast UV cure
LOCTITE® EDAG PF 455BC translucent dielectric ink for crossover applications

Features

  • Translucent clear
  • Excellent printability
  • Fast UV cure
LOCTITE® ECI 1016 conductive silver ink

Features

  • Very low sheet resistance
  • Thin viscosity
  • Good flexibility
LOCTITE® ECI 7005 water-based, conductive carbon ink

Features

  • Water-based
  • Conductive carbon ink
  • Adheres well to PET, paper, non-woven textile, and other plastic substrates
LOCTITE® ECI 7007 high-speed printable, conductive carbon ink

Features

  • High-speed printability
  • Fast drying
  • Low viscosity

Features

  • Blendable with LOCTITE® EDAG SP 413 conductive silver ink to produce a wide range of resistances
  • Flexographic and rotogravure printable
  • Fast drying
LOCTITE® EDAG PD 056 blendable, conductive silver ink

Features

  • Conductive silver coating
  • Fully miscible with LOCTITE® SS 24600 graphite coating to provide a range of resistances from 0.1 to 40 ohms/sq.
  • Fast air drying or infrared curing

Features

  • Black conductive carbon
  • Screen printable
  • Good screen residence time
LOCTITE® EDAG PM406V1 conductive silver ink

Features

  • Highly conductive silver ink with about <0.015 ohms/sq. sheet resistance
  • High solids content
  • Adheres well to PET, PVC, and paper substrates

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