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There needs to be an acceptable level of resistance for the finished RFID tags and labels to work. While the goal is 100 percent, Neilson said, "expect 85 percent of the performance and read range that you get with copper antennas."

• Material handling: Another important point for gravure and flexo printers to keep in mind is the material handling and planning, since silver-based conductive inks tend to be significantly more expensive than traditional graphics inks, Battersby said.