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Can you really detect such an object from that far away without a reflector? Any colour? Against a shiny background? And measure the distance, too?

Now you can connect even more devices to IO-Link to streamline your production with the expanding range of modules from ifm electronic Ltd.

The DTE102 Ethernet RFID controller and associated antennas complement a long list of radio frequency identification devices from ifm electronic.

ifm electronic's new GG851S 'fail-safe' inductive sensor simplifies some of the safety-related issues surrounding such components by operating normally closed.

This September ifm electronic joins many other leading companies for The Energy Event, which will be held at the NEC. A market leader in sensing technologies, from inductive, magnetic and optical position sensors to flow, pressure and temperature process sensors, ifm electronic also offers many solutions for up-to-the-minute condition-based maintenance, plant safety and energy efficiency.

ifm electronic's new UHF RFID product tracking system is marked out by the use of the 865-870 MHz band (there is also a 902-928 MHz variant for the North American market). For the European range there are five different antennae. The more compact ultra-low and low range will read tags in close proximity without seeing adjacent tags, making them the most selective. A mid-range antenna will pick up data from a tag up to 2m away, while the long range options can even read a tag at 7m.