Labelexpo America’s 2024 Showcases the RFID Revolution in Chicago, Sept. 10-12

Labelexpo Americas 2024 will have a strong focus on how converters can get involved in the RFID revolution, from Sept. 10-12 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. For more information, visit https://www.labelexpo-americas.com.

The morning of Thursday, September 12 the Label Academy will present a half-day workshop on RFID in Labels and Package Printing sponsored by Avery Dennison. Topics delivered by industry experts include end user mandates, a comprehensive overview of RFID technology, and the equipment required to convert, test and encode RFID labels and tags. There are further sessions on ensuring security on RFID networks and understanding how Electronic Product Codes (EPC) are implemented in an RFID system to identify individual products. The workshop closes with a converter case study.

One of the key suppliers exhibiting at the show will be Voyantic. The company is all about demonstrating turnkey quality control and testing equipment for RFID tag and label production lines and offers advice on RFID technology and systems.

Other exhibitors who will be at Labelexpo Americas 2024 is GIC. The company demonstrates a range of RFID tag/label encoding and inspection systems.

Tamarack is a manufacturer of RFID inlay insertion equipment which can be configured as standalone or an inline module on a flexo press. Delta ModTech is a company that manufactures single-pass RFID processing, encoding and inspection systems. Delta ModTech will feature their Crusader® Converter with patented Island Transfer and Island Placement modules in the RFID Focus Area. This converting system is designed to provide high-speed, high-precision RFID tag insertion while also minimizing waste.

Kirk-Rudy supplies high-speed encoding and imprinting lines for hang tags primarily used in the garment industry, and a machine for applying RFID labels to flat items.

Both Muhlbauer and Melzer are companies that have long experience of advanced standalone RFID manufacturing, encoding and verification systems.

Rewinder/inspection machine specialist Rosas Machinenbau recently launched an RFID label converting and serialization system which can encode HF and UHF chips based on information from a database or synchronize with printed serialization codes read by a camera. This ensures visual and encrypted codes match.

Some of the world’s leading suppliers of RFID inlays and systems expertise are also exhibiting, including Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni Group, UPM Raflatac, 3M, Beontag, Checkpoint Systems and Hana Technologies.

From China comes RFID tag and label specialist Nexqo, founded in 2010 to provide one-stop RFID and NFC solutions for applications in the hospitality, warehouse management, transportation and retail sectors.

For the highly entrepreneurial label converting industry, RFID at Labelexpo Americas 2024 represents a major opportunity for business expansion. Find show and exhibitor highlights online at: https://www.labelexpo-americas.com.