Leakage Testing in Automobile Production
Turck

Leakage Testing in Automobile Production

Waterproof: RFID tags with sensor element test for leaks

Together with its partners Smartrac and Vilant, Turck offers a fully automated leakage testing system in automobile production. The system is based on UHF-RFID technology and detects all leakages in car bodies without the need for any manual intervention.

For this the car body is fitted during the production process with self-adhesive tags at relevant points.

If the tag detects humidity, it reacts with a change in impedance, which is registered by the RFID read/write heads in the gates.

Bernd Wieseler

Bernd Wieseler
Director Product Management RFID Systems
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

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Key Facts

  • 100% inline quality control as faulty vehicles are immediately detected and removed
  • Considerable cost reduction as costly rework on leaking vehicles is obsolete
  • Greater customer satisfaction as complaints from the customer about leaks are a thing of the past
  • Turnkey system solution delivered by Turck once test phase and feasability study is successfully completed in the actual application

Applications

  • The system can be used in any production process that requires leakage testing
  • Special sensor tags that are powerded through read/write heads can be used in other closed applications
  • PD20 is a lightweight UHF handheld for connecting to smartphones or tablets
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Turck is one of the leading manufacturers in industrial automation

With more than 4,500 employees in over 30 subsidiaries as well as sales partners in further 60 countries, the family-owned company is a one-stop shop for RFID Systems.

  • Holistic, modular RFID systems for production and logistics processes
  • Variety of HF and UHF read/write heads and data carriers for standard and special uses, such as carriers for high temperature conditions up to 210 degrees Celsius, for engine production or use in autoclaves
  • Parallel operation of proven HF and far-ranging UHF technology
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