Zebra Technologies: 'Smart label' printer

Operating on labels that have radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders embedded in them, Zebra’s (Vernon Hills, IL) R-140™ prints on the labels’ surface while simultaneously encoding the transponders.

Zebra Technologies Corp.

Dec 31, 1999

The labels can measure up to 5.1”W and 30”L. The unit comes complete with more than 25 1-D and 2-D bar-code symbologies. Unlike with traditional bar-code labels, users can alter the data in an RFID transponder any time during the label’s life. This makes it possible to redirect a package or pallet on the fly.

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