Manage inventory with smart crates & pallets. (In Brief).Molding a microchip-based transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. into a plastic crate or pallet provides a permanent electronic ID tag that can help manufacturers manage inventories. Previously, such radio-frequency ID tags were applied externally via an adhesive label An adhesive label is a small piece of paper designed to be affixed to another larger piece of paper or other object, typically by the action of a layer of adhesive on the back of the label. . Such "smart labels" are more prone to damage than molded-in transponders, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Rafsec Oy of Finland Finland, Finnish Suomi (swô`mē), officially Republic of Finland, republic (2005 est. pop. 5,223,000), 130,119 sq mi (337,009 sq km), N Europe. , which makes the in-mold transponders and is introducing them to U.S. molders through its sales office in Chicago. Tel: (630) 850-4920, www.rafsec.com |
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