From improved productivity and more organized asset management to reduced costs (due to the elimination of extraneous wires) and easier accessibility to plant information, wireless technology in industrial automation offers a wide range of benefits to help improve your business. However, in spite of the advantages, wireless technology can offer its own set of challenges, whether in fully implementing or overcoming regulation standards. Below, we’ll walk you through the basics of wireless technology in industrial automation - the pros and cons - and analyze why it could be right for you.
Industrial Wireless Automation
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on Jan 30, 2020 4:00:00 PM
Topics: RFID
Siemens Simatic RF600 RFID Applications
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on May 23, 2018 9:31:55 AM
Digital Factory is a term that’s often thrown around frequently, and mostly related with concepts of Industrial Ethernet, IoT, and Machine Automation. However, it is vital to realize that the foundations for a Digital Factory are laid by solutions that aren’t judged by their magnitude but by their ability to improve the efficiency of the plant floor.
RFID in Industrial Applications
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on Mar 9, 2018 12:48:17 PM
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Solutions can play a detrimental role in industrial applications, increasing their automation and accuracy. Siemens offers a wide range of RFID solutions fit for industrial use, from mid-range & compact environment to ultra-high-frequency ones.
Topics: RFID, Monitoring Solutions
Even though IoT based industrial automation is still in the works, manufacturing technologies have advanced to such a level that they have taken over the most repetitive tasks from human operators. A prime example is inventory management and component-level tracking system.
Topics: RFID, Monitoring Solutions
How RFID Tags Can Help Clean Up Your Inventory
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on Aug 3, 2017 9:01:23 AM
It is very likely that you encounter RFID tags everyday, even if you aren’t familiar with them. Radio-Frequency Identification tags (RFID) are small transponders attached or embedded in objects for identification. Common examples include clothing theft tags, EZ Passes, and implanted chips in pets.
Topics: RFID, Monitoring Solutions
The Consistent Features of Leuze Electronic Products
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on Aug 1, 2017 8:50:01 AM
Consistency has long been a sought-after feature in the industrial arena, primarily because a single product is installed in multiple locations. But things get even more complicated when an industry decides to procure several products from a particular electronics company. An entire engineers’ division would have to be set-apart for carrying out regular maintenance of each product in its own specified manner, resulting in unnecesarry use of money, time and manpower.
Topics: RFID, Safety, Industry News
Introducing the new Sirius ACT ID Key-Operated Switch
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on May 2, 2017 9:34:54 AM
A Key-Operated Switch is simply a switch that can only be operated through a valid, assigned key. The purpose of such switches is simple: to provide restrictions in places where security clearances matter, i.e. industries. We now have ID Key-Operated Switches which are used instead of conventional key switches wherever:
- periodic operation of safety apparatus is required.
- different authorization levels are necessary for smooth operation.
The Sirius ACT ID Key-Operated Switch, created by Siemens, is built on the same principle, based on modern RFID concepts so that authorization and security can be maximized, customized and implemented without complications.
Topics: Siemens, RFID, Safety, Industry News
Installing RFID or radio frequency identification systems for tracking can drastically improve a company’s production and efficiency. However, these systems cannot just be thrown into a production facility without lots of research. Finding the specific locations and optimal points to place RFID chips is essential to improving the efficiency. RFID are helpful because they improve productivity, allow for more reliable tracking of parts and inventory, and they allow better maintenance to be tracked in both the past and keep data flowing to warn of future issues.
Topics: RFID
Understanding RFID and RFID Operating Ranges
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on Mar 27, 2017 10:15:31 AM
Use of RFID in Industry
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has an enormous variety of uses, ranging from public transportation to animal identification to product tracking. In industrial environments, RFID tags are used to track parts or assets, useful for automation and/or logistics purposes.
Topics: RFID
Siemens RFID Solutions: Part 2
Posted by Advanced Controls & Distribution on Mar 20, 2017 10:47:07 AM
This post is a continuation from Siemens RFID Solutions: Part 1
One of the major concerns of every user is the operation under abnormal conditions. SIMATIC RF systems tackle this through powerful read/write devices that sport rugged designs for unscathed transmission of data from the mobile storage units to the PLC/PC/etc. In addition, the RF units’ strength doesn’t come from its high level of data integrity but protection against ambient conditions such as shock, presence of liquid or other contaminations.