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Challenges for RFID in the Coming Years

New technologies are being developed to help RFID reach new markets.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

While RFID is indeed enjoying sizable growth, manufacturers across the supply chain – chips, tags and readers – have had to develop technologies to overcome some of the initial concerns over the technology.   Improved sensitivity of the tags and readers has helped RFID overcome initial challenges, although it has led to some unexpected consequences.   “The technical challenges early on have been getting the right read distance as well as creating standards,” said Neil Mitchell, director of m...

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