RFID Ink: RFID to get high-speed printed antennae

From UsingRFID.com (subscription), UK ... The printed electronics technology firm, Precisia LLC, has successfully produced fully functional RFID tags with high-speed printed antennas in a single process ...

Precisia LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flint Ink Corporation, the world's largest privately-owned ink manufacturer. Flint Ink operates nearly 100 facilities worldwide, employs approximately 4,600 people and has sales in excess of $1.4 billion USD worldwide. Precisia's unique product offerings include low-cost printed electronics and, specifically, radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas produced with conductive inks. Precisia successfully combines proprietary knowledge of conductive inks and their interaction with high-speed presses to produce high-volume RFID antennas, which reduces the overall cost of RFID tags when compared with traditional copper-antenna or screen printed antennas. This new breed of high-speed, low-cost tag has enormous potential for companies who are seeking to comply with the RFID requirements of retailers, such as WalMart, and government organizations, such as the Department of Defense, without sacrificing profit margins.