UPM Rafsec doubles production capacity

UPM Rafsec, a leading RFID tag manufacturer and part of the Finnish UPM Group, is doubling the RFID tag and label production capacity of its plant in Jyvskyl, Finland. With this capacity increase the company addresses the rapidly growing demand for both its HF and UHF RFID products and strengthens its capability to serve the emerging market for EPC tags.

Comments Timo Lindstrm, President of UPM Rafsec. ‘UPM Rafsec is the first and only company worldwide with a fully integrated design and production process for smart tags. The additional production capacity will be installed and ready for use in August, right on time to address the growing demand for EPC tags and to strengthen our leading role in the EPC market.’

UPM Rafsecs Jyvskyl factory, specialized in manufacturing of cards, tickets and labels for all RFID applications, boasts a fully integrated RFID tag production process, including antenna manufacturing, chip attachment and different lamination technologies. The production line is equipped with an integrated quality control system for real-time inspection throughout the manufacturing process.