RFID Packaging Innovations: From Smart Labels to Smart Packages

This paper examines the evolution of RFID labeling beginning with inlays and smart labels, then discusses straps and the benefits of straps labeling. It addresses straps as a more flexible RFID packaging solution, allowing manufacturers to better accommodate products tracked at both the item and case-levels in the global supply chain. This paper also discusses how straps provide a tool for cost innovation with high-volume tag production in the assembly line through lower per unit and lower capital costs.