American Alien experts interpret the role of RFID in item identification

　　Mr. Mark McDonald, Vice President of Engineering and Solutions of Alien Technology, stated at the 14th RFID World Application Innovation Conference 2018 that the rapid growth of RFID is the cornerstone of the success of the Internet of Things industry.

　　Talking about the advantages of RFID, Mark believes that the advantages of RFID technology are mainly reflected in the reading speed. High speed means that more inventory can be made, and with the blessing of effective accuracy, the retail industry will adopt RFID technology in large quantities. Take warehousing and logistics management as an example. The reading speed of barcoded goods is 300 pieces per hour, and the accuracy is between 50% and 80%. The inventory count is 1 to 4 times in a year, while the reading speed of RFID technology is used. It is 700 pieces per hour, the accuracy rate ranges from 97% to 99%, and the inventory count is once a week.

　　In addition, Mr. Mark also bluntly said that he has been working in the RFID industry for 20 years. He said that after any technology is invented, it will face certain challenges and experience the "peak" and "lowest" period of its own application. Of course, RFID technology is no exception. It was first invented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the help of Wal-Mart's pallet tracking application, the commercial application of RFID technology has reached a peak. However, from 2008 to 2015, RFID technology encountered a bottleneck in its own development. After experiencing these challenges, the current RFID technology has proven its ROI in the retail industry.

　　Regarding the practical application of RFID technology, Mr. Mark said that RFID chips will show their advantages in different industries and fields, including apparel, aviation luggage, logistics, and industrial production, and their applications will become wider and wider. With the development of the manufacturing industry, RFID technology is currently mainly used in clothing, retail, high-value products (alcohol, tobacco), industrial manufacturing, transportation and medical fields.

　　RFID+Internet of Things▼

　　Mr. Mark said that there are tens of millions of smart devices and tens of billions of non-intelligent items in the Internet of Things industry. The use of RFID technology to connect smart and non-intelligent items can create the largest in the Internet of Things industry. value. The Internet of Things cannot do without object recognition, and big data requires high-quality data sources. It can be said that the Internet of Things without RFID technology is incomplete. In addition, RFID readers are like a bridge, collecting intelligent and non-intelligent item data and connecting with our big data, the Internet, and the Internet of Things, thereby effectively promoting practical applications in the industry.

　　Current status of blockchain and Internet of Things▼

　　Mr. Mark finally showed us a set of data. In the Internet of Things, 78% of the items are non-intelligent items that cannot be self-identified, and 55% of the companies think they have certain IoT application technology, 15% of the respondents Think that they are on the way to explore the Internet of Things technology, 36% of the respondents believe that they have the relevant intelligent solutions, and 57% think that the Internet of Things technology is mature. From the mouths of these interviewees, we know that it is clear that the Internet of Things and blockchain applications are still at an early stage.

　　According to estimates by the McKinsey Global Institute, by 2025, the Internet of Things will bring at least US$6.2 trillion in global economic growth. Regarding blockchain technology, Microsoft CEO believes that blockchain is still at a very early stage, and we have about two years for the blockchain to realize its own value proof. Finally, Mr. Mark said that no matter how the RFID technology as the “engine” of data collection has a good development prospect.

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