When evaluating RFID for future use is an RFID pilot necessary? How does it work?
A. It is important to know what the challenges to RFID are up front and prior to implementation. RFID is still an emerging technology, and a pilot can take all of the possible conditions and scenarios into consideration. A pilot project will assess technology, operating procedures, training and integration issues, and can be conducted in a lab or production environment. The payback is discovering where the issues are, allowing necessary changes prior to rollout to full production levels. When it comes to RFID, a pilot is highly recommended to ensure read rates on tags-both case and pallet-for different types of materials/products taking into account the environmental conditions (including electronic interference) at the site. Read rates are dependent on tag/reader antenna orientation, speed of tags through the read window and material handling issues such as the amount of metal in the product, the storage equipment framework or equipment like pallet jacks or conveyors. Liquids can also
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