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How do sensors improve home appliances? Part 2

March 16, 2023 By Randy Frank

Part 1 of this blog discussed sensors in the laundry room in washing machines and dryers. In the kitchen, similar to the laundry room, basic functions can be designed in using established sensing techniques. In the typical home, the refrigerator is the second-largest consumer of electricity (13.7%), with the air conditioner being number one. So, […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Gas Sensor, Hall Effect, Humidity, Magnetic sensor, Proximity, RFID, Temperature, Vibration Tagged With: Amazon

When should passive or active RFID be used?

February 21, 2023 By Randy Frank

The main difference between passive and active radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags is the absence (passive) or presence (active) of an internal power source. Because of these primary differences, there are several secondary differences. Understanding these differences is the key to properly selecting the most appropriate RFID system for a specific application. Passive RFID Since they […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RFID Tagged With: atlasrfidstore, FAQ

What is the difference between active and passive RFID?

March 4, 2021 By Randy Frank

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are used to track and identify personnel (including implanted RFID) and inventory/assets in warehouses, work-in-process (WIP) in manufacturing plants, animals in laboratories, on farms or in the wild and to provide access control and for automatic toll collection for vehicles in consumer as well as government applications. The RFID tag is […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RFID Tagged With: Sick USA

IDEM non-contact guard locking RFID coded safety switches

August 6, 2020 By Mike Santora

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IDEM non-contact RFID coded safety switches from AutomationDirect are designed to provide interlock protection on hinged, sliding, or removable guard doors. These switches are particularly advantageous when poor guard alignment exists, when high-level anti-tamper is required, where high-hygiene requirements exist, (food industry hose down applications) or where long mechanical life is required. When used in […]

Filed Under: RFID Tagged With: AutomationDirect

Contactless RFiD safety sensor from Telemecanique Sensors

October 9, 2019 By Mike Santora

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Creating a safe and efficient work environment is of paramount importance to every business owner and plant manager all across the globe. As the danger level presented by industrial equipment increases, so, too, must the strength of the solutions put in place to keep those areas safe and secure. Installing the new XCSR contactless RFiD […]

Filed Under: RFID Tagged With: telemecaniquesensors

Banner Engineering releases new non-contact RFID safety switches

October 4, 2019 By Mike Santora

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Banner Engineering, a provider of technology for industrial automation, today announced the release of SI-RF Series RFID safety switches for monitoring doors, gates, and other moveable machine safeguards. SI-RF Series safety switches uses RFID technology to monitor mechanical guards separating personnel from a hazard. They can be deployed alone to safeguard a single machine access […]

Filed Under: RFID Tagged With: bannerengineering

What role does sensing play in bike-sharing?

February 28, 2018 By Randy Frank

They’re green. They’re yellow and many other very obvious colors. And, if they are in your town, they seem to be everywhere. Bike-sharing has become a high-volume business for companies with unusual names, like Ofo, Didi Chuxing, Mobike, LimeBike, and more. According to Ofo’s website, the process simply consists of: “Find it. Scan it. Ride […]

Filed Under: Accelerometer, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), GPS (Global Positioning System), RFID Tagged With: Didi Chuxing, LimeBike, Mobike, Ofo, On Bike Share, Social Bicycles

What types of sensors are used in robots? Part 1 of 2

September 26, 2017 By Randy Frank

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Fully functional human robots, such as those being developed by Boston Dynamics, need numerous sensors to simulate a variety of human and beyond human capabilities. For the human part, the sensors provide the ability to see, hear, touch and move. In general, industrial robots employ sensors for a variety of activities. Some sensors provide environmental […]

Filed Under: Ambient Light, Chemical Sensor, Distance, Featured, Force, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Image sensing, Infrared, laser, Lighting, Microphones, Piezoelectric, Proximity, RFID, Temperature, Ultrasonic Tagged With: Boston Dynamics

UHF reader family extends its powerful versatility

May 26, 2017 By Mary Gannon

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The Ha-VIS UHF portfolio is being significantly strengthened: The flexible Ha-VIS RF-R300 will now become even more versatile. Effective immediately, there are now two more powerful reader models joining this new product family. These devices enable individual project requirements to be met even more efficiently and flexibly. Two additional reader models are now available based […]

Filed Under: Other, RFID Tagged With: harting

Turck introduces rugged, compact RFID Interface for retrofitting RFID applications

May 3, 2017 By Leslie Langnau

To meet the ever-shrinking dimensional needs of devices on the factory floor, Turck has developed a compact TBEN-S-RFID interface with an IP67 rating. The multiprotocol devices bring data from RFID read/write heads in the HF and UHF frequency band to the controller, via PROFINET, EtherNet/IP or Modbus TCP. Due to their ability to connect actuators […]

Filed Under: RFID Tagged With: turck

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