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  • Considerable cost reduction as costly rework on leaking vehicles is obsolete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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Proof of Excellence

Absolutely safe production of child car seats with tag team

Tag-based system saves PLC and money! How the Industry 4.0 philosophy can be implemented in specific projects was recently demonstrated by Kirschenhofer Maschinen GmbH in a project for Britax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH. Kirschenhofer implemented a tracking system for child seats without any kind of higher-level controllers or central databases and using an RFID tag on the product as the data pool. This tag contains the sequence of the assembly stations and documents all production steps. This ensures quality and makes it possible to later identify the product quickly and easily even in its packaging – at any location and without any access to a database. The successful project is based on the connection Kirschenhofer implemented from Turck's TBEN-S multiprotocol RFID I/O modules to the Labview system development software from National Instruments.

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Turck Supplies RFID Position Measurement for Fairground Rides

Ready for Take-Off German amusement park supplier Wiegand is implementing innovative position measurements into two fairground rides. In the future, the rides will rely on a system consisting of encoders and RFID read/write heads from automation expert Turck, connected to a Hima safety controller. Wiegand previously used an optical encoder in its Wie-Flyers and Bobkart circuits that only offered limited performance in severe outdoor environments. After the component was discontinued, Wiegand and its integrator ARI-contact came across a permanently robust solution based on Hima and Turck products. Turck encoders, RFID tags and read/write heads will ensure safe movement for these fairground rides in future. Through the combination of incremental and RFID position sensing, the system reliably prevents any collisions. By Karl-Josef Franke, Sales Specialist for System Solutions, Turck

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+23% Growth in RFID Business

Industry 4.0 and RFID are accelerants for our business! Turck's Managing Director Christian Wolf recently gave a detailed insight into the business developments along the surrounding market situations worldwide. In addition to the facts and figures, the managing director outlined the initial steps the company has taken to react to existing and future challenges. In order to break new ground, Turck will place the "corporate DNA" on a global foundation. RFID & Wireless IoT Global inquired about how Turck assesses the current situation in the field of industrial automation - also in the context of global developments.

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Turck Expects a Turnover of Around 640 Million Euros

Automation specialist predicts a consolidated turnover for 2019 slightly below the previous year In spite of the difficult economic climate in its core markets of machine building and the automobile industry, Turck expects a consolidated total turnover of 640 million euros that is virtually the same as that of the previous year. Compared to the 660 million euros of 2018, this represents a slight decrease of around three percent.

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Turck Sponsors the RFID & Wireless IoT tomorrow 2019

Turck is one of the leading global companies in the industrial automation sector. As a specialist for sensor, fieldbus, connection and interface technology as well as HMI (Human Machine Interfaces) and RFID, Turck offers efficient solutions for factory and process automation. Don't miss the opportunity to visit them at Booth 19 at the RFID & Wireless IoT tomorrow 2019 on Oct 29th & 30th in Darmstadt, Germany.

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