A method of securing an RFID tag to a substrate with a noncontact adhesive dispenser, the RFID tag having an electronic chip and an antenna coupled with the electronic chip. The method includes spacing an adhesive discharge outlet of the dispenser from the RFID tag, discharging a plurality of discrete amounts of adhesive through the spaced adhesive discharge outlet and onto an area defined outside of the area occupied by the electronic chip, and securing the RFID tag to the substrate with the adhesive.