Since 2004 there has been just one company performing objective head-to-head scientific comparison on RFID equipment – the ODIN Lab. Considered by many to be the “Consumer Reports of RFID” ODIN has produced more than a dozen public Benchmarks and scores of private Benchmarks. End-users trust the objective, independent third party evaluation and equipment manufacturers rely on ODIN's Benchmarks to see how they stack up against the competition. If you are interested in a private Benchmark contact ODIN’s lab to discuss testing protocols, timing and costs.

RFID Benchmarks - Airline Baggage

RFID for Airline Baggage

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is proven technology that is revolutionizing all forms of asset tracking, including airline baggage. Traditional baggage tags utilize printed bar code labels which are easily obscured by dirt and must face a particular direction to be read. These problems have resulted in an industry average of 10-20% unsuccessful baggage label barcode scans by automated sortation systems. The missed scans cost airports and airlines in terms of time, expense and customer satisfaction. By contrast, RFID tags containing a microchip attached to an antenna communicate wirelessly from any direction leading to high read rates, lower cost and fewer delays.

Over a dozen international airports have already implemented RFID baggage tag solutions. Two of the most prominent are Las Vegas and Hong Kong. At McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, bar code scanners would fail to read up to 30% of tags, but RFID is missing reads less than 1% of the time. Hong Kong International Airport has seen accuracy improvements from 80% for bar code tags to over 97% for RFID tags. This has enabled more automation and less lost luggage.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates more than $733 million savings by airlines alone can be realized through RFID adoption when fully implemented. On a per bag basis, IATA and others estimate that a mishandled bag costs an airline $90-$100. That translates into millions of dollars of annual savings for large airports adopting RFID. Smaller airports can save hundreds of thousands of dollars and make their facilities more attractive to domestic and international airlines.

The RFID Baggage Tag Benchmark™ is the first objective scientific evaluation of leading RFID tags for airline baggage tracking. The Benchmark is designed to help airports and airlines understand the key performance characteristics behind successful RFID baggage tagging solutions and how current tag offerings stack up to scientific scrutiny. Designed for end users, the data is presented for scientific RF tag performance as well as high speed conveyor testing. The RFID Baggage Tag Benchmark™ can save Airport authorities and airlines tens of thousands of dollars in testing and narrow in on successful products available today.

Download your copy of the Benchmark here: http://www.odintechnologies.com/odinstore.html