Current productsInnovations in sensor technology
What would the smart factory of today and tomorrow be without sensors? Sensors are indispensable as the basis of every industrial production system. Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current trends in a picture gallery.
Siemens is renewing the 'Simatic RF300' RFID system with the three readers RF310R, RF340R and RF350R. They enable simple commissioning through integration into the engineering systems 'Simatic Step 7' and the 'TIA Portal'. The readers offer an additional transponder protocol (air interface) for 'Moby E' transponders (Mifare classic, ISO 14443 A) as well as automatic recognition of various transponder types (RF300, ISO 15693, Mifare classic). The compact system is designed to control and optimize the flow of materials in industrial production, especially in narrow assembly lines and workpiece carrier systems. The second generation of readers can be seamlessly integrated into Simatic control systems. It is compatible with the existing RF300 product family. Migration is simple: with legacy 'Moby I' systems, only readers and transponders need to be replaced; with 'Moby E', the system can be expanded with RF300 readers. A set-up aid for determining the optimum antenna position ensures reliability, particularly in metallic environments. This allows users to optimize the reader transponder positioning during installation/commissioning without additional aids. Both the RF310R and RF340R readers have an integrated antenna; the RF350R allows an external antenna to be connected.