智能标签的印刷与传统标签的印刷在社会中有着显著的差异。目前，我国传统标签的印刷技术已达到很高水平，商标印刷业中不乏有经验丰富的企业，也生产出许多设计精美和高品质的产品，但对于智能标签，有人认为它并无特殊之处，只要用普通标签给它外覆一件美丽的外衣，这对于高品质标签的印刷企业来说并不困难。但这样单纯地添加美丽外衣的智能标签，其高附加值却是令人担忧的，否则会造成首先，从智能标签的定义上来看，智能，是由芯片、天线等组成的射频电路；而标签是由打印工艺使射频电路具有商业化外观。
从打印角度来看，智能标labels'appearances’erance will give traditional label printing a higher value. Smart labels' chip layer can be made of paper, PE, PET or even fabric materials and printed with various techniques to produce different types of labels such as stickers, cards or hanging tags.
The chip is the key component of smart labels, determined by its special structure that cannot withstand the pressure of printing machines. Therefore, except for inkjet printing, most often used in smart label printing is a face-lamination process where the face material (usually a plastic film) is laminated onto the chip carrier using heat and pressure. This process ensures that both components are protected from environmental factors while maintaining their electrical conductivity.
In terms of print technology, silk screen printing is primarily chosen due to its high precision and quality control capabilities in producing circuits on substrates like integrated circuit boards and thin-film switches. The mesh size used in silk screen printing must be small enough to achieve high-resolution prints without any defects. For instance, a 61-100T/cm mesh size can be employed for solvent-based plate-making processes that result in excellent prints with precise details down to 0.1mm line widths.
Moreover, UV curable inkjet printers are also utilized for their flexibility and ability to handle various substrate types including paperboard packaging materials. These printers offer precise droplet placement capabilities resulting in sharp images with minimal bleed-through or feathering issues.
The application of conductive ink plays an essential role in creating functional circuits within smart labels via various techniques such as sputtering deposition or electroplating methods followed by etching procedures which leave behind metallic patterns needed for RFID antenna fabrication purposes.
When it comes to unique requirements specific only to smart label production processes include ensuring optimal yield rates during manufacturing operations since these products carry significant economic values compared to regular printed ones; controlling temperature conditions necessary during curing steps involving adhesives applied between layers; managing delicate handling practices when dealing with fragile components like glass fibers incorporated into composites; ensuring compatibility among raw materials sourced from multiple suppliers adherent not just one supplier’s specifications but complying strictly across all manufacturers involved throughout supply chain management systematics i.e., meeting stringent industry standards governing product performance & reliability guarantees offered at every stage starting right after design concept inception through final inspection stages before mass production begins – thus safeguarding end-users satisfaction levels over extended periods post-delivery!
