{"id":107157,"date":"2025-06-24T14:48:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/rfid-or-barcodes-cost-and-efficiency-comparison\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:22:44","slug":"rfid-or-barcodes-cost-and-efficiency-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/rfid-or-barcodes-cost-and-efficiency-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"RFID or barcodes? Cost and efficiency comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"107157\" class=\"elementor elementor-107157 elementor-106214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae956b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cae956b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4ccfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f4ccfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shortcuts<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbd731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cbd731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#rfid_podstawy\">RFID from the ground up &#8211; what is the technology?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#gdzie_stosowac\">Where is RFID worth applying?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#rfid_kody\">RFID vs barcodes &#8211; key differences<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#kodkreskowy_2d\">The old-fashioned barcode and 2D codes &#8211; the future is still ahead of them<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#koszty\">Costs of RFID and barcode technology<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"#najwazniejsze_informacje\">Highlights<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef111ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef111ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"rfid_podstawy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d5f2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8d5f2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c059a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c059a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Bramka-rfid-Zebra-q8jbep9dnd0hqvu6ov7n9r3wmlxur384w2g9g1j8m0.jpg\" title=\"Zebra rfid gateway\" alt=\"Photo of RFID Zebra gate - employee pulls cart with goods\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188e479 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"188e479\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970a3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"970a3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RFID from the ground up - what is the technology?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e610f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e610f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"957\">RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a contactless radio frequency identification technology <strong>that enables fast and accurate recognition of objects.<\/strong> Although it is not new &#8211; the first attempts to use radio waves to identify aircraft took place as early as World War II &#8211; today RFID is returning to favor as a key component of modern automatic identification and warehouse logistics systems.<\/p><p data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1014\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\"><strong>RFID system<\/strong><\/a> consists of three basic components:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1131\"><li data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1037\"><p data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1037\"><strong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1034\">RFID reader<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1077\"><p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1077\"><strong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1074\">identification chip (tag)<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1131\"><p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1131\">The <strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1130\">computer system that controls the readings<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1484\">An RFID reader emits radio waves that activate a chip embedded in a label or durable medium, such as an identification tag or lozenge. The data stored in the chip is then read and transmitted to the system. It is the system that is responsible for the reading logic &#8211; initiating specific actions or generating reports based on the acquired data.  <\/p><p data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1484\"><strong>Physical<\/strong> <b>contact<\/b> between the tag (e.g., an adhesive label) and the reading device is <strong>not required<\/strong> for operation.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec15e7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec15e7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f54840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f54840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RFID-schemat-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-88212\" alt=\"Graphic showing a diagram of how an RFID system works - chip tag, anetna and reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RFID-schemat-1.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RFID-schemat-1-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RFID-schemat-1-768x309.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40d5c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e40d5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"gdzie_stosowac\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6834aa3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6834aa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76753bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76753bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83542\" alt=\"A woman working in a clothing store scans merchandise with an RFID reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rfid-honeywell.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcce98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbcce98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982c806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982c806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is RFID worth applying?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee9a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee9a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2341\">RFID is used wherever speed, precision and control of assets are crucial. The technology is ideal for: <\/p><ul data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2715\"><li data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2426\"><p data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2426\">High-value products such as <strong data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2423\">clothing, jewelry or electronics<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2519\"><p data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2519\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/inventory-of-durable-goods\/\"><strong data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2464\">inventory of fixed assets<\/strong><\/a> Without the need for physical contact with the items,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2574\"><p data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2574\"><strong data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2571\">management of reusable packaging<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2656\"><p data-start=\"2577\" data-end=\"2656\"><strong data-start=\"2577\" data-end=\"2617\">Monitoring production processes<\/strong> &#8211; especially in the automotive industry,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2715\"><p data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2715\"><strong data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2712\">marking of outdoor facilities and infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2717\" data-end=\"2930\">RFID is increasingly becoming an integral part of modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/warehouse-management-system-wms\/\"><strong>WMS systems<\/strong><\/a> i <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/logistics-and-manufacturing-automation\/\">warehouse automation<\/a><\/strong>, supporting the development of the concept of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/digitio-factory\/\"><strong data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2869\">digital twin<\/strong><\/a> and comprehensive <strong data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2929\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/what-is-autoid-and-how-does-it-work-a-guide-for-companies\/\">automatic identification<\/a> (Auto ID)<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad494a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dad494a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"rfid_kody\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2367e22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2367e22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0431ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0431ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tag-rfid-Zebra-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-88182\" alt=\"Zebra RFID tag printing photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tag-rfid-Zebra-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tag-rfid-Zebra-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tag-rfid-Zebra-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tag-rfid-Zebra-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tag-rfid-Zebra.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5edbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb5edbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34699e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34699e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RFID vs barcodes - key differences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dd273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18dd273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1821\">RFID technology is sometimes seen as an alternative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/barcode-comprehensive-code-history\/\">barcodes<\/a>, although in practice it more often complements them. This is primarily due to cost &#8211; <strong>RFID tags<\/strong> are many times more expensive than traditional barcode labels, which limits their mass adoption.<\/p><p data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1876\">Nevertheless, RFID offers a number of technological advantages:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"2038\"><li data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1924\"><p data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1924\"><strong>Reading without physical contact with the product,<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1978\"><p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1978\"><strong>The ability to read multiple tags simultaneously,<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2038\"><p data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2038\"><strong>Reading range of up to 5 meters (for UHF technology).<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2146\">Thanks to these properties, RFID makes it possible to significantly speed up logistics processes and improve their accuracy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ab315 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00ab315\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"kodkreskowy_2d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5911f8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5911f8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457ea23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"457ea23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/System-WMS-HKK-GROUP-MAKANA-18-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-98663\" alt=\"Makana warehouse - worker scans code on label on rack\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/System-WMS-HKK-GROUP-MAKANA-18-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/System-WMS-HKK-GROUP-MAKANA-18-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/System-WMS-HKK-GROUP-MAKANA-18-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/System-WMS-HKK-GROUP-MAKANA-18-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/System-WMS-HKK-GROUP-MAKANA-18-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0b4e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f0b4e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dda77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dda77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The old-fashioned barcode and 2D codes - the future is still ahead of them<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73c6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e73c6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most popular method of data collection remains barcodes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/2d-codes-coming-revolution-in-product-identification\/\">two-dimensional (2D) codes<\/a> &#8211; and there are many indications that <strong>this will not change for a long time to come.<\/strong> Reading requires optical contact between the code and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/handheld-code-scanners\/\">the reader<\/a>. Although the reading itself can be done from a greater distance (even several meters), this usually involves specialized equipment. <\/p><p>A limitation of this technology is that a standard reader can only read one code at a time. Although there are solutions based on <strong>image analysis<\/strong> that partially solve this problem, this is still an advantage of RFID. In contrast, the biggest advantages of barcodes are their ubiquity, very low implementation costs and minimal operating costs.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eba79e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6eba79e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"koszty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bdbf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91bdbf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20aa8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20aa8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Szef-magazynu-WMS-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105143\" alt=\"Warehouse manager against the background of the hall - photo by HKK Group representative\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Szef-magazynu-WMS-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Szef-magazynu-WMS-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Szef-magazynu-WMS-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Szef-magazynu-WMS-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Szef-magazynu-WMS.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1210e7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1210e7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e9f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13e9f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs of RFID and barcode technology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b331a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b331a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cost of implementing both technologies <strong>is similar<\/strong> &#8211; both require hardware infrastructure, including readers and, in the case of RFID, antennas. The key cost difference is revealed in operation. <\/p><p>RFID tags, regardless of their form (disposable or reusable tags), are significantly more expensive than standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/labels\/\">self-adhesive barcode labels<\/a>. This makes RFID unlikely to replace common barcodes, but, in our view, <strong>a complementary addition to them<\/strong>. <\/p><p><strong>The biggest advantages of<\/strong> RFID are the ability to read multiple tags simultaneously (even several hundred) and a significant reading range &#8211; even several meters in UHF technology. <strong>Limitations<\/strong>, however, arise in harsh physical conditions, such as the presence of water or metal, which can interfere with the reading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058d722 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"058d722\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"najwazniejsze_informacje\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27cbddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27cbddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key information:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c572a icon-position-mobile-left icon-vertical-align-center content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_grid_widget\" data-id=\"71c572a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_grid_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-box-grid-wrapper the7-elementor-widget loading-effect-none the7_icon_box_grid_widget-71c572a\">\t\t\t<div class=\"dt-css-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" aria-label=\"RFID technology enables contactless, high-speed reading of multiple tags simultaneously and is proving its worth in the automotive, fashion and logistics industries, among others. \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"the7bootstrap- the7-bootstrap-check2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"RFID technology enables contactless, high-speed reading of multiple tags simultaneously and is proving its worth in the automotive, fashion and logistics industries, among others. \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRFID technology enables contactless, high-speed reading of multiple tags simultaneously and is proving its worth in the automotive, fashion and logistics industries, among others. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" aria-label=\"Barcodes and 2D barcodes remain the most popular solution due to their low deployment and operating costs and high equipment availability.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"the7bootstrap- the7-bootstrap-check2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Barcodes and 2D barcodes remain the most popular solution due to their low deployment and operating costs and high equipment availability.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarcodes and 2D barcodes remain the most popular solution due to their low deployment and operating costs and high equipment availability.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" aria-label=\"The costs of RFID and barcodes are similar at the implementation stage, but RFID operation is much more expensive due to the price of the tags.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"the7bootstrap- the7-bootstrap-check2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"The costs of RFID and barcodes are similar at the implementation stage, but RFID operation is much more expensive due to the price of the tags.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe costs of RFID and barcodes are similar at the implementation stage, but RFID operation is much more expensive due to the price of the tags.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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