ETI Brings Inline Manufacturing to Linerless RFID Labels with Cohesio

The approach gives converters greater control over material costs and RFID label construction by reducing reliance on purchased laminate and bringing more of the manufacturing process in-house. 

AUGUST 2026 - ETI Converting Equipment is extending the inline manufacturing approach behind its Cohesio platform to linerless RFID labels, enabling converters to manufacture them using raw materials and dry RFID inlays. The development builds on a fully integrated manufacturing model already used by ETI customers, with in-house silicone and adhesive coating at the core of the process. It is backed by 25 years of ETI experience in inline coating and converting.

In conventional RFID label production, converters typically start with purchased pressure-sensitive laminate and dry or wet RFID inlays, then use additional converting steps, including delamination and relamination, to integrate the inlay. With the Cohesio RFID configuration, silicone coating, RFID inlay insertion, adhesive coating, and finishing are integrated within one continuous process, allowing converters to build the full construction directly from raw materials. The result is a finished label construction in which the RFID inlay is protected.

ETI sees linerless RFID as a growing opportunity for converters looking to expand their capabilities and serve new applications across sectors such as retail, logistics, and apparel.

“Linerless RFID is a natural extension of our inline manufacturing approach, but more importantly, it addresses where we see the market going,” said Maxime Bayzelon, President of ETI Converting Equipment. “As RFID adoption grows, converters will need greater flexibility in how they manufacture these products, manage materials, and scale production while remaining competitive.”

The Cohesio platform also supports conventional pressure-sensitive RFID labels with a release liner, giving converters the flexibility to address both linerless and linered RFID applications. Its adhesive coating capabilities include hotmelt, UV-curable acrylic hotmelt, and water-based acrylic adhesives, allowing converters to tailor constructions to different performance requirements and end-use conditions. 

ETI will show a range of label samples, including RFID constructions produced on Cohesio, at its booth #718 at LOUPE Americas 2026, September 15–17, in Rosemont, Illinois.