The system integrator Marie-Bentz has
mounted HARTING HARfid transponders freight cars
that carry hot slag. This
could prove crucial advantage the highly
competitive rail freight logistics market.n
RFID freight car
identification
Extreme operating conditions including dirt and heat
have made difficult deploy identification systems
for freight cars and their loads. The deployment RFID
technology, however, capable delivering significant
benefits this area. The data rates between
the transponders and readers are high that the ID
numbers can read speeds 100 /h.
Highly accurate information despite exposure to
extrem heat
Initial rail freight onitoring systems using RFID
technology have already been installed the field. freight car with gross capacity
of 120 tons has metal tank that lined with masonry
to withstand the high temperatures. Since the introduction the EPC
Gen2 RFID protocol and UHF transponders that can
be mounted metallic surfaces, logistics companies
and systems integrators have turned their attention
to rail freight applications.
High-temperature transponders, for example, have been
designed for particularly challenging application a
copper smelter. The number and
results the automatic weighing operation are stored
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