Home > Automation technology > Product identification: no cakewalk in the food industry
An identification system’s true value becomes most apparent when it is subjected to demanding general conditions. These are particularly challenging in the food industry. Due to its resistant properties, Turck’s modular BL ident® RFID system will whet the appetite of prudent plant constructors.
There is no shortage of challenges in plant construction for industrial food production. Constructors must delve into matters relating to hygiene, traceability, food safety and automated documentation and deal with these, all while keeping a watchful eye on productivity and the process control’s efficiency.
The effectiveness of cleaning the plants, which is essential for the food sector, is an issue in its own right. The fact that cleaning must be carried out periodically, often at short intervals, needs to be taken into consideration. This is the reason why highly aggressive detergents are sometimes used. A plant and each of its individual components must also be able to tolerate high temperatures and pressures during the cleaning process.
Under these demanding conditions, the modular BL ident® RFID system from the automation specialist Turck can fully demonstrate its strengths compared to optical identification technologies, such as QR code or barcode recognition. Read and write functions can be carried out without direct visual contact, for example. The RFID data carriers are particularly resistant to intensive cleaning methods as well as other environmental influences such as dirt, the formation of ice or dew, ambient light or minor mechanical damage.
Turck’s modular BL ident® RFID system can handle larger quantities of data without being connected to a database better than other technologies while enabling a variety of data carriers to be simultaneously recognised. These have a compact design and do not take up much space in the plant. The system enables batches to be changed over more quickly or reliably controls the mixed and flexible production of various products. As a result, it also makes a significant contribution to increasing process efficiency.
Bachofen will identify your specific requirements before implementing BL ident®. Successful deployment of the system is ensured through the competent advice and support provided during its construction.
In the field of medicines and pharmaceuticals, it is a mandatory legal requirement for products to be identified and for all of the manufacturing and processing to be traceable....
Strain gauge evaluation devices for use in ATEX zones are a rarity. The divide between ATEX and non-ATEX areas is particularly critical. With the IMX12-SG interface, Turck has unveiled...
In hygiene-sensitive environments, liquid cooling is a proven means of preventing processes from overheating. However, line connections must be totally leak-proof, especially when aggressive media are involved. With Parker‘s...
Many operating faults in machinery and systems go undetected until the process itself starts to falter. If the operation was permanently monitored, any functional faults that were about to...
Regulators consistently prescribe new guidelines and standards to the players in the fields of medical technology and biotechnology. These guidelines and standards are compatible if the system manufacturers can...
Packaging and labelling processes used in the food industry are mainly geared towards processing materials quickly. Final inspections take even greater precedence. These must be performed without any hitch...
Time to market is a key factor for operating successfully in highly competitive markets. Barely is development of a new product over and already it needs to be available...
Installing sensors for vehicle identification doesn’t have to mean digging trenches and laying cabling. Banner’s wireless alarms are smaller than a hockey puck, can be sunk into the floor...
RFID-based applications used in materials handling and in goods logistics are many and various. Until now, it was a case of using the right reader for the right application,...
Avoiding particles when automating clean room processes is a top priority. With moving machine parts in particular, this key requirement is not that easy to meet since friction causes...
Ackerstrasse 42
CH-8610 Uster
T +41 44 944 11 11
[email protected]