<s>
RFID	B-Device
on	I-Device
metal	I-Device
(	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
ROM	O
)	O
are	O
radio-frequency	B-Application
identification	I-Application
(	O
RFID	B-Application
)	O
tags	O
which	O
perform	O
a	O
specific	O
function	O
when	O
attached	O
to	O
metal	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	O
tags	O
overcome	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
traditional	O
RFID	B-Application
tags	I-Application
suffer	O
when	O
near	O
metal	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
detuning	O
and	O
reflecting	O
of	O
the	O
RFID	B-Application
signal	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
cause	O
poor	O
tag	O
read	O
range	O
,	O
phantom	O
reads	O
,	O
or	O
no	O
read	O
signal	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RFID-on-metal	O
tags	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RFID-on-metal	O
transponders	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
opportunities	O
for	O
users	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
asset	O
tracking	O
and	O
broader	O
industrial	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
for	O
RFID	B-Application
inside	O
metal	O
is	O
tool	O
tracking	O
,	O
weapon	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
medical	O
device	O
quality	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuBee	B-Device
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
132kHz	O
packet-based	O
protocol	O
,	O
with	O
range	O
of	O
few	O
feet	O
to	O
50	O
feet	O
,	O
is	O
magnetic	O
and	O
has	O
near	O
zero	O
Radio	O
Frequency	O
(	O
E	O
)	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuBee	B-Device
is	O
often	O
used	O
when	O
RF	O
based	O
systems	O
have	O
challenges	O
in	O
harsh	O
environments	O
especially	O
on	O
and	O
near	O
steel	O
and	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuBee	B-Device
is	O
in	O
widespread	O
use	O
in	O
industrial	O
environments	O
(	O
over	O
1,500	O
sites	O
)	O
on	O
heavy	O
machinery	O
(	O
Injection	O
Molding	O
Machines	O
and	O
Tools	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
armories	O
and	O
many	O
defense	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
