tear strip 28 fig9 fig1 shows the steps for making the composite web c in step 1 a web of label material lm is provided in step 2 transponders 27 only one of which is shown at step 2 are applied to the web of label material lm at regularly or equally spaced apart intervals along the length of the web of label material lm in step 3 a coating of the adhesive 26 is coated onto the web of label material lm and onto the transponders 27 in step 4 the tear strip web or tear strip 28 is applied to the adhesive coated web of label material lm so that it crosses the transponder 27 in step 5 the release liner 25 is applied over the adhesive 26 the transponder 27 and the tear strip 28 fig1 is a diagrammatic view showing the progression of label material lm being paid out of a roll 33 and passing for example about a direction changing roll 34 from there transponders 27 are applied at equally spaced apart intervals to the label material lm next a coating head 35 applies a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive 26 over the label material lm and the transponders 27 next the web of tear strip 28 is applied and thereafter the carrier web 25 is applied over the adhesive 26 the transponder 27 and the tear strip 28 it is to be understood with respect to fig1 and 11 that the webs of label material lm the tear strip 28 the liner 25 and the adhesive 26 are typically applied in production machines having stations for accomplishing the process and.