The high price of EPC smart labels can be blamed on inefficiencies in the RFID industry—and on some shortsighted vendors that want to make a quick buck today.
With RFID mandates looming, companies will soon be placing large orders for smart labels. The big question is whether label and RFID inlay makers will be able to deliver the goods.
The world's largest maker of self-adhesive labels, which has been doing a lot of work on RFID behind the scenes, is starting to make more noise about its RFID products.
NATO plans RFID pilot; Kennedy Group opens test facility; Impinj introduces long-range read-write chip; Plitek offers EPC-compliant RFID labels; new wireless RFID point-of-sale terminal.