Printed RFID – a new technology for low-cost authentification and smart packaging

Wolfgang Mildner

 PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG
Tucherstr. 2, DE-90763, Fuerth, Germany
Tel: +49 911 20249 8115 Fax: +49 911 20249 8001

Biography

Since 2004 Wolfgang Mildner is Managing Director of PolyIC GmbH&Co.KG. PolyIC is a Joint Venture between SIEMENS AG and Leonhard Kurz GmbH. PolyIC develops new technologies, which will provide electronics from a printing machine with a special focus on low-cost printed RFID tags. Additionally he is acting as Chairman of the Organic Electronic Association/VDMA.
Before joining PolyIC, he worked in several business positions for Siemens AG since 1986. He was responsible for a number of projects turning promising technologies to business. He studied Computer Science at the Technical University of Erlangen

Abstract

Printed electronics, manufactured with the aid of new printing processes using soluble conducting and Semi-conducting materials, can be produced in very large numbers using extremely thin and flexible films as substrate – at extremely favourable unit cost. Thus for example, printed RFID tags are produced. This application will benefit enormously from low priced electronics that is available in high volumes.

PolyIC focuses on two product lines: PolyID for printed RFID and PolyLogo for printed smart objects. On the long term, printed RFID will be developed for the use as electronic product code (EPCtm) and enable product based item-level-tagging, while the first products will be used for applications like brand protection and authentification.

In the presentation, recent results based on pilot processes and feedback from pilot application will be presented as well as an outlook on first products of printed electronics and the future potentials up to item level tagging and ubiquitous intelligence for smart packaging.