Domino and Canadian packaging firm Hide-Pack have developed a system to make RFID more affordable by embedding RFID inlays in corrugated cases and folding cartons during packaging manufacture.
The technology removes the need to apply tags to cases later in the supply chain and Simon King, director of Domino's Integrated Solutions Group, said it could reduce capital costs by 30-40%.
The inlay is not visible from either the inside or outside of the box and effectively becomes an integral part of the packaging material.
The layers of adhesive encapsulate the RFID inlay and protect it from condensation resulting from refrigeration and immersion in water.
King said: "The RFID inlay is embedded into the seam seal of the corrugated material before it is glued, which moves the RFID process back in the supply chain to the manufacturing of the packaging material."
Hide-Pack developed the patent-pending technology at its corrugated plant in Montreal and tested it at a nearby linerboard mill.
The technology fits to a variety of corrugated case or folding carton box equipment and the firm said trials on a flexo folder/gluer reached speeds of up to 18,000 boxes an hour.
King said the Hide-Pack technology would initially be available in the US and rolled out in the UK from January 2008.
"Wal-Mart is very excited as it offers them the opportunity to go back to their suppliers and ask them to tag shipments," he said.
The technology removes the need to apply tags to cases later in the supply chain and Simon King, director of Domino's Integrated Solutions Group, said it could reduce capital costs by 30-40%.
The inlay is not visible from either the inside or outside of the box and effectively becomes an integral part of the packaging material.
The layers of adhesive encapsulate the RFID inlay and protect it from condensation resulting from refrigeration and immersion in water.
King said: "The RFID inlay is embedded into the seam seal of the corrugated material before it is glued, which moves the RFID process back in the supply chain to the manufacturing of the packaging material."
Hide-Pack developed the patent-pending technology at its corrugated plant in Montreal and tested it at a nearby linerboard mill.
The technology fits to a variety of corrugated case or folding carton box equipment and the firm said trials on a flexo folder/gluer reached speeds of up to 18,000 boxes an hour.
King said the Hide-Pack technology would initially be available in the US and rolled out in the UK from January 2008.
"Wal-Mart is very excited as it offers them the opportunity to go back to their suppliers and ask them to tag shipments," he said.
Source: packagingnews
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