Changing Environment

RFID seems to be a promise in the making, but it’s a big question as to when the promise will come to pass. Hickey, most likely representing a view held by many converters in the business, believes in the adage “the emperor has no clothes.”

“RFID tags for consumer goods companies are a long way off and the infrastructure, as it stands now, is immature and still evolving at a steep rate,” observes Hickey. “It is a market gamble most of us are not willing to take.”