RFID tags survive months of outdoor drying in Catalan timber traceability trial

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The EU project SINTETIC demonstrated that RFID chips driven into timber with a modified axe can remain readable after months of outdoor exposure in a sawmill yard. This finding suggests that internal tag placement could provide a viable method for maintaining individual log traceability throughout the harsh environmental conditions of the timber seasoning process.

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