Handheld + fixed readers
All major RFID brands
End-to-end deployment
Fleet repair programs included
RFID isn’t just better barcodes. It’s a different operational model — one where items identify themselves as they move past a reader, instead of an operator stopping to scan each one. That shift is worth the deployment cost in some operations and is a complete waste in others.
Conti Systems has been working in AIDC since 1993. When a customer asks about RFID, our first job is to help them figure out whether RFID is actually the right answer — not to push hardware. When it is, we handle the full deployment: site survey and RF analysis, equipment selection, pilot, full rollout, and WMS integration. When it isn’t, we tell them so before they spend money.
HARDWARE
RFID Equipment We Supply
TECHNOLOGY
Why Conti Systems for RFID
We’ve worked through every major shift in barcode and RFID hardware since 1993. We’ve seen what works in production and what fails on the second day.
If barcode is the better answer for your operation, we’ll tell you. If RFID is the right call, we’ll tell you that too — and we’ll be specific about why.
Site survey, equipment, pilot, integration, training, support. One vendor, one accountability chain.
RFID deployments aren’t done at go-live. We stay involved through the first months of production use because that’s when most issues surface.
PARTNERSHIPS
RFID Brands We Carry
Major industrial RFID hardware from manufacturers we’ve worked with across decades of AIDC deployments.
Zebra
Honeywell
Impinj
Alien Technology
Bluebird
SERVICES
Our RFID Deployment Process
Top Use Cases
Common RFID Use Cases
These are the deployments where RFID consistently earns its cost. Other use cases exist; these are the ones we’ve seen work most reliably.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
High-volume 3PL, manufacturing with returnable containers, retail receiving, healthcare asset tracking, and any operation where manual scanning is the throughput bottleneck. If your operations team complains that scanners are slowing down the dock or the cycle count is impossible to keep current, RFID is worth a scoping conversation.
Sometimes — for hands-free chokepoint reads (dock doors, conveyors, gateways), often yes. For pick-by-pick item handling, usually no. Most deployments end up hybrid: RFID for high-throughput verification and barcode for individual handling. We design for the actual workflow, not a “rip and replace” assumption.
Yes — RF site surveys, tag selection consulting, antenna placement evaluation, and troubleshooting are available without a full equipment purchase. If your existing deployment isn’t reading reliably, the first step is usually a site survey to identify what’s actually wrong.
Wide range. Pilot deployments can start around $25k for a small portal-based setup with handhelds. Large warehouse deployments with multiple portals, integration, and high tag volumes run into six figures. Cost depends on tag count, reader count, antenna count, and integration scope. We scope honestly at the start so the cost conversation isn’t a surprise.
Yes — RFID printer-encoders print and encode in-line. We supply both the printers and the encodable smart labels, so you can produce labels on demand with sequential or WMS-fed RFID encoding alongside the printed barcode and human-readable.
Yes — most major WMS platforms have RFID modules or APIs, and we handle the integration during deployment. For WMS platforms without native RFID support, we work with your IT team or your WMS vendor to build the integration layer.
A pilot deployment in one zone or one process typically takes 4–8 weeks from scope to go-live. Full warehouse deployment, including WMS integration, runs 3–6 months for typical projects. Larger and more complex deployments run longer; we set realistic timelines at scoping rather than at go-live.
Not reliably. Metal reflects RF; liquid absorbs it. Both degrade read performance significantly. On-metal tags exist for metal-mounted assets, and special tag designs help with metal-on-metal stacks. We test in your actual environment before recommending tags or readers, because what works in a brochure often fails in a warehouse full of pallets and liquid product.
Passive RFID tags have no battery and rely on the reader’s energy to respond — lower cost (often pennies per tag), shorter read range (typically under 30 feet). Active RFID tags are battery-powered, with much longer read range and the ability to transmit independently. Most warehouse RFID is passive; active is used for asset tracking and vehicle tracking where range matters.
Not always. RFID is better for high-throughput, hands-free, and chokepoint applications — places where stopping to scan each item is the bottleneck. Barcode is still better for individual item handling, low-volume operations, and any environment where RF interference makes RFID unreliable. We’ll tell you honestly which one fits your operation before recommending hardware.
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