RFID - More Than Applications

There's a lot more to industrial RFID systems than just tags that exchange data with readers. And they are used in a heterogeneous collection of applications - more than you might imagine.

• They're employed throughout auto manufacturing factories to track and route vehicle chassis through the assembly process and provide feedback through each stage.
• They automate material handling processes by tracking the position of AGVs and eliminating product jams on conveyors.
• In storage and retrieval systems, industrial RFID systems are used to provide information on the contents of bins and skids, as well as their location.
• In tool shops, they automatically identify the correct tool for changeover, eliminate steps from the loading process, and even provide a record of tool usage and lifetime expectations.
• Out on the road, RFID systems enable fast tool changeover on heavy-duty hydraulic diggers.
• They can even be used to reliably monitor sausage-making processes. The list is endless.

RFID has become indispensable for a variety of automated data collection and identification applications. Pepperl+Fuchs' high-quality industrial RFID solutions include our IDENT Control family of industrial RFID tags, readers, and controllers. IDENT Control is designed to be easy to use. Regardless of the network, the communication between IDENT Control and the PLC are identical. It makes IDENT Control the preferred choice for OEM machine builders who use many different PLC platforms.

Learn how the Pepperl+Fuchs' IDENT Control family of industrial RFID solutions is truly the best choice for your RFID applications.

RFID Applications
	Automatically Refill Your Raw Material Bins Using RFID Bins are read using a very thin RFID read head. Once bins are removed parts are automatically ordered and resupplied...
	Food Only Has a Predefined Shelf Life, Better Eat It Quick! RFID tags can be placed on pallets of food material in cold storage locations. When the food is retrieved it is also checked for the born on date, expiration date...
	Maintain Your Process Equipment or Risk Downtime! RFID tags are placed on valves, actuators, and drives and other important equipment in the Chemical and pharmaceutical industries...
	Take User Error Out of the Equation! Let the RFID System Put Your Garments Away. In past times a dry cleaner would hang your clothes on a hook and then record the number. If the number gets lost or incorrectly recorded then that is a big problem!...
	Industrial RFID Enhances Food Safety with Speedy Processing Modern meat processing facilities use industrial RFID to track products. Industrial RFID speeds up the entire process and gives the consumer a fresher product...
	RFID Gives Routing Sheets a Second Life...or Third...or Fourth... Industrial RFID from Pepperl+Fuchs offers a new solution for manual manufacturing systems that typically use routing sheets...
	Pepperl+Fuchs has industrial RFID solutions for AGVs (automatic guided vehicles)... Industrial RFID for Automated Guided Vehicles  (PDF 504KB)
	Pepperl+Fuchs offers industrial RFID solutions for material handling systems with our IDENTControl RFID Systems... Material Handling Uses Industrial RFID in New Ways  (PDF 241KB)
	Industrial RFID from Pepperl+Fuchs is used to feed vital data to the onboard controllers on mobile equipment... Mobile Equipment Tool Changes Made Easier with Industrial RFID  (PDF 100KB)
	RFID Solution Monitors Crimp Processes in the Food Packing Industry RFID systems with RFID tags from Pepperl+Fuchs improve a sausage filling and crimping process...
	RFID Monitors Hose Connections RFID technology from Pepperl+Fuchs is used to ensure proper hose connections between storage containers and process vessels...
	Pepperl+Fuchs has a full range of industrial RFID systems and RFID tags for machine tool verification applications... Choosing High Quality RFID Systems for Machine Tool Verification  (PDF 100KB)
	Why Product Pirates Must Hate Industrial RFID RFID technology from Pepperl+Fuchs helps protect against product piracy...
	Industrial RFID for Airline Catering Airline catering improves! Induction ovens with integrated RFID systems read tags mounted to individual food trays...
	Industrial RFID Opens More than Just Doors Industrial RFID solutions are ideal when access to machines or plant locations needs to be managed. Communication interfaces to the most common...
	Industrial RFID - The Eyes of an Electrical Monorail System Monorail systems are common material handling solutions. Most applications for monorail systems involve automotive assembly processes where...