Gen2 smart labels

The co.'s Smart Therm™ labels and cards are now available with Gen2 inlays from Alien Technologies, Texas Instruments and Avery Dennison that are fully compliant with EPC initiatives. Updated production lines, including a preselect quality-control process that sorts out a defective transponder before it is attached to the substrate, replacing it with a good one in a fraction of a second, has enabled the co. to produce substantial volumes of Smart Therm labels with Gen2 inlays with shorter leadtimes, it says. Key advantages of Gen2 inlays include faster read rates, interoperability between tags from other vendors and performance improvements. Tags can be used with expendable or reusable containers, pallets, racks and other supply-chain applications.

The Kennedy Group, 440/951-7660. www.kennedygrp.com