Leading manufacturer in industrial automation

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

Turck

The Company

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 always close to its customers. As a specialist in sensor, fieldbus, connection and interface technology, and also human-machine interfaces (HMI) and RFID systems, Turck offers efficient solutions for factory and process automation.

With their data and communication solutions, they are among the pioneers of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT/Industry 4.0).

The Industries

No matter if applied in machine and plant construction, in the sectors of automotive, mobile equipment, transport and handling, food and packaging or in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry, automation solutions and products by Turck increase the availability and efficiency of machines and plants. Industry-specific knowledge, gained through intensive dialog with customers ensure optimal solutions for customer’s automation tasks.

Turck's RFID System BL ident

The BL ident complete RFID system from Turck provides a robust identification solution for use in the production and process automation industries, including everything from production control to distribution and logistics to the whole supply chain management. The RFID system can be implemented effortlessly into nearly every existing automation infrastructure without any programming.

Thanks to protection class IP67 it can also be implemented directly in the machine or system on site. Without the need for control boxes or long signal paths Turck customers save a lot of wiring and installation time.

Since 2017, Turck offers its customers inhouse RFID turnkey solutions. With Turck Vilant Systems the company is able to offer complete system solutions including software, integration and maintenance services. More than 1,000 RFID system installations in 35 countries prove the experience and expertise of Turck Vilant Systems.

Save Duo for Industry and Intralogistics: HF-RFID + OPC-UA

Reduce hardware usage – increase transparency! The right digitization solution for every process? RFID technology from Turck in the HF and UHF frequencies ensures transparency and process reliability in numerous industrial and intralogistic processes. The unique identification of objects and the possibility to process captured data directly within a process step creates security, saves costs and streamlines the necessary hardware usage. An example? Turck's TBEN-L RFID module with integrated OPC UA server facilitates the connection of factory automation to the IT world. The module follows the companion specification for Auto-ID devices. This M2M communication standard enables users to switch devices between Auto-ID systems from different manufacturers. The uniform specification for the use of HF/UHF RFID and barcode readers saves companies from having to carry out manufacturer-specific programming. This simplifies the integration of the hardware and the transfer of acquisition data to the higher-level systems. Bernd Wieseler, Head of Product Management RFID, Turck, in an interview with RFID & Wireless IoT Global.

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.