The Sorting Station Industry 4.0 - Festo 8097522 Notice D'utilisation

8.4 The sorting station Industry 4.0

According to VDI 2860, sorting is a more specific term of the handling function "change quantity". The
conveyor is equipped with branches for sorting the workpieces. Various deflectors are set, depending on the
workpiece.
The workpieces must travel individually so as not to interfere with the switching operations of the
deflectors.
Workpieces are sorted at the sorting station Industry 4.0 according to the content of the RFID tag. If negative
results are obtained during quality inspection, the workpieces are sorted out to a scrap chute.
The station is extended with the RFID module. The RFID tag in the workpiece is read by the RFID read/write
head and, depending on the results, the workpiece is ejected.
The function of the sorting station Industry 4.0 is to:
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Sort workpieces according to their characteristics
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Sort workpieces according to RFID tag content
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