Manufacturing Control system

manufacturing control and data collection systems

For any manufacturing control system a kind of drawback of an excessive dependence on up-to-date information about the products and other elements which move within the system is essential.

Sensors:Wired sensorsWireless sensors

Readers: Barcode readers RFID readers

Radio-frequency identification

• Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects.

• Tags • Antenna • Reader

Bar code in compare to RFID in manufacturing control context

• When a part is complex, it may lack a convenient and scan able location for bar codes. RFID tags can be placed anywhere on the part, and scanned from any orientation.

• Unlike bar codes, RFID tags can store data for continuous production updates.

• Unlike bar codes, RFID tags are unaffected by the dust and grime common to industrial environments.

• RFID tags can provide monitoring of the arrival, continuous presence, and departure of specific parts to/from a cell, allowing for better management of routes and locations in the assembly environment.

Barcode code

RFID code

RFID Applications

RFID Application in Asset Tracking

RFID Application in Toll Collection System

RFID Application in Manufacturing

RFID Application in assembly lines

RFID Tag

Components of RFID system

Components of a Tag

Tag Type

Tag Classification

Class 2 Tags

Characteristics of RFID Tag Classes

RFID-Based Manufacturing Control System