Jamie Neilson

Conductive inks are aiding the advancement of smart label converting. CONDUCTIVE INKS ARE hitting the radio frequency identification (RFID) marketplace and everyone from printers to chip manufacturers are taking notice. They have to. Conductive inks offer many benefits, but first and foremost is cost. A finished RFID tag still costs upwards of $0.30, which—when millions upon millions are needed to meet the demands of large retailers—is a lofty price for consumer product companies to pay. Much of the cost is due to the silicon microchip, as well as the conversion/assembly process. Traditional copper antennas make up one of the relatively expensive parts at $0.3