{"id":88277,"date":"2023-06-26T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/what-is-rfid\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:20:02","slug":"what-is-rfid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/what-is-rfid\/","title":{"rendered":"What is RFID?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"88277\" class=\"elementor elementor-88277 elementor-88129\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd8335 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdd8335\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b46d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6b46d3\" 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>Key information:<\/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-9704cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9704cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485713 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=\"f485713\" 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-f485713\">\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 radio frequency identification technology makes it possible to read the rfid tags assigned to a product or person. Unlike barcode-based identification, rfid does not require physical contact between the object being identified and the reader.\">\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 radio frequency identification technology makes it possible to read the rfid tags assigned to a product or person. Unlike barcode-based identification, rfid does not require physical contact between the object being identified and the reader.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRFID radio frequency identification technology makes it possible to read the rfid tags assigned to a product or person. Unlike barcode-based identification, rfid does not require physical contact between the object being identified and the reader.\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=\"Saving time is the most striking benefit of introducing RFID in an enterprise. Entrepreneurs will also appreciate the ability to control the production process, as well as the overall supply chain of goods.\">\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=\"Saving time is the most striking benefit of introducing RFID in an enterprise. Entrepreneurs will also appreciate the ability to control the production process, as well as the overall supply chain of goods.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaving time is the most striking benefit of introducing RFID in an enterprise. Entrepreneurs will also appreciate the ability to control the production process, as well as the overall supply chain of goods.\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=\"Our offer includes RFID solutions from world-renowned producers such as Zebra, Honeywell, or FEIG, ensuring long-term and trouble-free use.\">\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=\"Our offer includes RFID solutions from world-renowned producers such as Zebra, Honeywell, or FEIG, ensuring long-term and trouble-free use.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur offer includes RFID solutions from world-renowned producers such as Zebra, Honeywell, or FEIG, ensuring long-term and trouble-free use.\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\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-0e64a3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e64a3e\" 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-c78c5c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c78c5c7\" 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\">How does RFID work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8519a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8519a\" 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 method of operation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\">RFID<\/a> is not complicated. Users must use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\"><b>RFID reader<\/b><\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\"><b>RFID tag<\/b><\/a> (also called an RFID antenna or tag). <b>The premise is simple:<\/b> the reader sends a radio signal in a given area, and the antenna responds with its signal. The entire operation takes <b>a fraction of a second<\/b>, making the data collected with this technology extremely valuable in terms of process speed. In addition, the whole thing can easily be connected to a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/warehouse-management-system-wms\/\">WMS warehouse management system.<\/a><\/b> <\/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-4b69d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b69d65\" 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-b829c0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b829c0c\" 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-17588e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17588e4\" 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 origins of radio frequency identification<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d42f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d42f8\" 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 first research into the use of RFID technology did not quite coincide with the desire to identify specific products. <b>In 1945, Leon Theremin<\/b> created a listening device that was used by the Soviet Union. The invention retransmitted radio waves to which sound information was added. The sound waves set the diaphragm in motion, which slightly changed the shape of the resonance box, which in turn modulated the reflected frequencies. Although it was a device created for listening only, it is considered <b>the prototype of RFID technology<\/b> because the passive hardware was activated by sound waves from an external source.<\/p><p>The first true progenitor of modern RFID solutions was a device patented in 1973 by American inventor <b>Mario Cardullo.<\/b> The passive radio transponder had its own memory of 16 bits. Initial plans called for the invention to be used in <b>highway tolls and vehicle identification<\/b>, among other applications. It is also worth noting that almost all of the initial applications have been reflected in reality.<\/p>\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-8ec668a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ec668a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0526471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0526471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018bfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"018bfd1\" 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\/Tag-rfid-Zebra-q8jaryjx2t26bc13eh3i9p71eyx4b6rucqni8ppz1c.jpeg\" title=\"Zebra rfid tag\" alt=\"Zebra RFID tag printing photo\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa14cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa14cf1\" 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 tag<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dda9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76dda9f\" 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<ul><li><b>Passive<\/b> &#8211; passive RFID tags do not require batteries, as they are powered by radio waves sent by the reader. The tag detects the reader&#8217;s signal and sends its own signal in response.<\/li><li><b>Active<\/b> &#8211; these RFID tags require batteries to power them. A battery is also required for the antenna to send the right signal.<\/li><li><b>Semipassive<\/b> &#8211; unlike active RFID tags, semipassive antennas can send a signal thanks to power from the reader, however, they also use external power in the form of batteries.<\/li><\/ul>\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-0f413d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f413d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd97acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd97acd\" 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\/rfid-honeywell-px5ux940vk5etajqe7bup0pnhbuilqrpusieo5399c.jpg\" title=\"RFID system in the store &#8211; Honeywell IH40 RFID\" alt=\"A woman working in a clothing store scans merchandise with an RFID reader\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c444f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c444f5\" 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 reader<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378c132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"378c132\" 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<ul><li><b>Stationary<\/b> &#8211; mounted at a specific location, emits a radio signal in the area and receives feedback<\/li><li><b>hand-held<\/b> &#8211; can be built into portable equipment, such as a data collector, so it gains mobility<\/li><\/ul>\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-bec14d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bec14d0\" 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-b4bb03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4bb03c\" 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\">Benefits of RFID implementation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e34de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e34de0\" 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><b>Saving time <\/b>is the most striking benefit of introducing RFID in an enterprise. As we well know<b>, time is money,<\/b> so all the seconds needed to identify individual products with a barcode reader can be used in other ways, which translates into an <b>increase in company revenue<\/b> at the same time.<\/p><p>In theory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\">RFID technology<\/a> is not the cheapest, but it will <b>pay for itself in the long<\/b> run. This has to do with<b> reducing human errors<\/b> flowing from manual barcode scanning. Since the machines are usually not wrong, the <b>reading of RFID tags is instant and error-free<\/b>, which means we don&#8217;t have to make any correction to the system, and the inventory is complete.<\/p><p>Entrepreneurs will also appreciate the ability to control the production process, as well as the overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/supply-chain-traceability\/\"><b>supply chain of goods.<\/b><\/a> This fits in with the concept of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/supply-chain-traceability\/\">traceability<\/a>,&#8221; i.e. the automatic identification of products at each stage of its manufacture and transportation. Traceability makes it possible to keep very accurate <b>records of all parameters and time of a given process<\/b>, as well as to eliminate products that do not comply with standards or are otherwise unusable.<\/p>\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-f4f9b39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4f9b39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fe984 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7fe984\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2407c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2407c20\" 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\/Zebra-RFID-tracking-q8jc6vh79qrvnjeyfk2guyhw66f2iuvly8a638r91k.jpg\" title=\"Zebra RFID tracking\" alt=\"Photo of Zebra&#039;s RFID devices\" 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-768d590 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"768d590\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014acca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"014acca\" 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\">Industries where RFID technology can be used<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6428602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6428602\" 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>RFID technology is becoming more prevalent every year in many growing companies. Due to the dynamic environment of today&#8217;s logistics, <b>identification time is at<\/b> a premium. With RFID, we can count on a reading after a few milliseconds, while <b>not wasting time physically taking the product in hand<\/b> and manually reading the barcode contained on it. In some industries, therefore, it is an extremely desirable solution.<\/p><p>The most popular solution is to<b> identify employees<\/b>, among others. via special cards equipped with an RFID antenna. Placed in various places in the company, the readers can automatically identify the entering or leaving employee, as well as keep records of working time.<\/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-56d050a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d050a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235e5e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"235e5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a12ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11a12ac\" 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-q8jbep9cfi77fzo0rubsd0ij0i1x6i1n41mc979k0k.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-2c435a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c435a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9e0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f9e0e9\" 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><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\">The RFID system<\/a> will also work well in industries operating under demanding conditions, i.e. wherever conventional barcodes are not a viable option.<\/b> <\/p><p>Here we mean, for example, conditions during production, such as dust, filings, varnish and painting. An example of this is in the broader <b>automotive<\/b> industry, where components of automotive parts become varnished, which automatically disqualifies the use of a barcode label.<\/p><p><b>The biggest advantage of RFID is the ability to fully automate identification.<\/b> We can install so-called <b>RFID gates<\/b> that will read tags attached to cars entering the building. In this way, each car, pallet, or even specific product on a pallet, is identified almost upon arrival.<\/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-46130f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46130f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0e0c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b0e0c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c32620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c32620\" 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-2-q8jc1v06tjw99tctdbdn147dqcoe72zynxj3x5nv6o.jpg\" title=\"Zebra 2 rfid gateway\" alt=\"Photo of Zebra RFID gateway\" 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-7ab0d47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ab0d47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a60607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a60607\" 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><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/rfid\/\">The RFID solution<\/a> also works well for keeping records of all kinds of containers that return to the company.<\/b> <\/p><p>If a company transports a particular commodity and uses a container of some kind to secure it, it is usually a reusable container. Many companies face the problem of disappearing containers, which exposes the business to financial losses. With automatic identification using RFID tags and readers, such a problem no longer exists, as we can accurately determine the number of containers.<\/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-4ae968b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ae968b\" 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-a35e63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a35e63d\" 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\">Examples of RFID usage - our implementations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344748f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"344748f\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation of <strong>active<\/strong> RFID technology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8619b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8619b8d\" 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>One of the more interesting implementations carried out by HKK Group is the <b>implementation of a vehicle tracking system at a steel wholesaler&#8217;s premises.<\/b> Facilities of this type are large-scale units consisting of enclosed warehouses and, to a large extent, open-air warehouses. Our client, a <b>leading Polish steel trader and manufacturer of steel components<\/b>, was struggling with a lack of control over the movement of vehicles inside the warehouse. This factor proved to be very costly, due to the design of carrier fees, which depended in large part on the vehicle&#8217;s charging time. As part of the RFID implementation <b>,<\/b> it was decided to use <b>active tags.<\/b><\/p>\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-6bc90f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc90f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b96afd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b96afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081a9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"081a9c7\" 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\/by-labor-pxqqk6heitsezwm8flzohchsnf2d8ktmqseawxt9xw.jpg\" title=\"by-labor\" alt=\"Warehouse workers pack goods into a delivery truck\" 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-0fac82b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fac82b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d7750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80d7750\" 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><b>Active RFID tags are reusable<\/b>, their life expectancy has been set by the manufacturer at up to five years. The tags are placed in small boxes for easy placement behind the windshield of a delivery truck. Drivers of these cars are required to collect an active RFID tag when entering a storage facility and return it when leaving such a facility. <\/p><p>During the implementation, a warehouse map was defined, which forms the basis for tracking the movement of vehicles within the monitored facility. Based on the data from the RFID tag, the system <b>accurately calculates the charging time of the cars<\/b> and identifies abuse as soon as it occurs. The effect of implementing the RFID system as described, is to <b>significantly reduce charging times<\/b>, generate <b>measurable savings<\/b> and increase traffic flow within the facility. <\/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-9b7b614 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b7b614\" 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-2c70d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c70d23\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation of <strong>passive<\/strong> RFID technology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3ab1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c3ab1f\" 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>RFID system implementations in passive form are sometimes much cheaper than those based on active technology mainly due to <b>the lower cost of the tags themselves.<\/b> The construction of a passive tag, which is excited by a radio wave emitted by an RFID reader, is much simpler than the construction of an active tag (which communicates with the reader in an autonomous way, without the need for radio wave excitation). Passive RFID implementations are popular wherever there is no way to close the loop to apply reuse of the data carrier.<\/p>\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-587df93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"587df93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6f649 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d6f649\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a01bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2a01bc\" 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\/Zebra-RFID-tracking-2-q8jcaqlbd8215j4qp6v0ufh3wa5aj48aim343prhxw.jpg\" title=\"Zebra RFID tracking 2\" alt=\"Warehouse worker using a Zebra terminal\" 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-0aa0736 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0aa0736\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54e2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c54e2c1\" 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>In one of the implementations carried out by our company, we made a <b>production tracking system<\/b> based on UHF RFID technology. This technology ensures that <b>the tag can be read<\/b> from as far away as 1.5 meters (and <b>up to 5 meters<\/b> under optimal conditions). Products that move along the production line are provided with a disposable RFID tag, accompanying each stage of production. <\/p><p>Data on these very stages, combined with an individual tag number, are collected by the production control system. After the manufacturing processes are completed, the RFID tag is placed in the product warranty card (a piece of white bathroom ceramics). In the event of a complaint, <b>the manufacturer can easily trace the history of the product, the type of components from which it was produced and other data important<\/b> from the perspective of the production process itself.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automatic identification technologies are undergoing the most diverse changes. With the right systems in place, companies are able to streamline processes that require state-of-the-art solutions. One of them, is identification by radio waves. Below you will be able to read about the history of the origins of RFID, as well as a detailed description of how the technology works and examples of its application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":88176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[290],"class_list":["post-88277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-advice","tag-technology-rfid"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88277"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111490,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88277\/revisions\/111490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}