Harting adds RFID technology to industrial connectivity portfolio

Launching at Drives & Controls next month is Harting's active RFID system for rugged environments, including a new range of hardened transponders for mounting on metal and in concrete. The new Ha-VIS RF-R500 is a powerful, versatile and robust RFID reader designed for applications outdoors or in harsh environments. It can capture information automatically on several hundred objects over distances of up to 16 metres and can immediately store data on an existing IT system such as SAP.

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The new Ha-VIS RF-R500 also features automatic capture, which minimises possible sources of error and enables the optimisation of logistics processes.

The company will also show a range of industrial connectivity products, from electrical and electronic connectors to industrial networking systems based on the company’s FTS (Fast Track Switching) Ethernet technology. Designed to provide an integrated communications framework between office and manufacturing networks, FTS switches can identify automation profiles, accelerate their data-transmission speeds and prioritise them.