An Oasis of Opportunity

Also, Golter said, a new way to sell transponders in continuous roll form has increased yields of working smart labels. Transponders are sold in continuous roll form either as dry transponders or wet transponders, which include an adhesive. However, new versions of wet transponder rolls are singulated, which means the rolls are cross-cut to allow removal of faulty transponders before they leave the manufacturing plant. This has resulted in 95 percent yield rates, Golter said.