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Does Wireless Belong in the Factory?

Posted June 01, 2008 8:12 AM

Wireless communications can be enormously useful in acquiring data from across a factory, but there are also a wide variety of wireless technologies to consider. In some cases, engineers are opting to use a mixture of technologies to fulfill the range of their requirements. Have you been able to successfully mix technologies? What tips do you have for your colleagues?

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Re: Does Wireless Belong in the Factory?

06/06/2008 4:14 AM

It all depends on the definition of "factory". If you are talking about a place where you are doing arc welding... many high power motors... etc. don't.

The previous generate a whole lot of interference to data.

If you have to go through such a mess with a system, use fiber optics. It handles all the problems of the shop floor. If that is beyond the budget, then wireless might work.

Bill

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