RFID’s Road Ahead

According to Gene Korzeniewski, Avery Dennison’s director of technical marketing, a good RFID converter should exhibit the same key proficiencies needed for variable information (VI) label manufacturing: process consistency and repeatability, attention to quality, and the ability to manage multi-ply web constructions. However, he emphasizes that working with inlay requires a higher degree of sophistication in standard converting proficiencies, such as ESD management; process rigor, consistency and documentation; and overall quality management. Entirely new proficiencies are also required, such as testing each label for mechanical and electronic integrity, he explains.