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 - Global Tags

The RFID Global Tag Benchmark

Global supply chains require RFID tags that can perform effectively around the world. RFID tagged items are being shipped today from Europe to the United States, from South America to Australia and from Hong Kong to Los Angeles. Each of these regions use different UHF RFID frequencies. End users require tags that will work globally no matter what local frequency is used.

The Global RFID Tag Benchmark is a scientific evaluation of the top 18 UHF RFID tags for performance in Asian, European, and North and South American frequencies. Tag performance is rank ordered for power effectiveness, orientation sensitivity, distance, interference rejection and material dependence for corrugate, water and metallic items. Both general purpose and "jumbo" oversized tags are evaluated.

The Global RFID Tag Benchmark is the only published study that evaluates which tags can perform well across geographic boundaries. It is designed to help end users make better tag selection decisions that improve overall RFID system performance.

The Global RFID Tag Benchmark includes a number of scientific tests including:

Power Effectiveness - the consistency and efficiency of tag performance
Distance - distance performance at three global frequencies
Orientation Sensitivity - performance at nine angles at three global frequencies
Material Dependence - performance on three materials at three global frequencies
Interference Rejection - how tags compare at blocking dense reader noise

In addition to these test results, the Benchmark also includes background on the physics of tag testing, a research summary, a master ranking table for all tags tested, and a separate ranking for general purpose tags which provide superior price-to-performance ratio.

RFID Global Tag Benchmark - Single User License $750.00

(Limited to use only on one PC/laptop, cannot be shared)

RFID Global Tag Benchmark - Enterprise User License $1500.00

(The enterprise edition is for unlimited use within a commercial or government organization) The enteprise user license is designed for use by commercial and government organzations for their internal use. No part of the Global RFID Tag Benchmark may be reproduced, shared electronically or in hard copy or published in whole or in part without the express written consent of ODIN technologies.