How Converters Can Make RFID Labels
The converter makes the antenna
Straps with mounted chips and two connecting conductive surface strips are available from companies such as Avery Dennison and Alien Technology. The antenna can be printed at high speed typically using gravure as chosen by Omron, the largest manufacturer of RFID labels in Japan and by Avery Dennison in the U.S. It is only in the last year that fine, low-temperature, cured conductive inks have been made available for gravure and flexo printing. They provide a cost benefit over screen printing because they use less ink and are faster. In addition, the resulting label can be flexed more before the conductive surface cracks, so there is a performance advantage as well. The antenna surface can then be connected to the strap using suitable conducting adhesives. Electronic testing and overprinting are then required.
