SIMATIC RFID systems control and optimize the material flow. They identify reliably, quickly and economically, are unaffected by contamination and store data directly on the product.

The data exchange between the tag (mobile data memory) and the reader (write/read device) is fully automatic and contactless by means of radio frequencies (RF) and does not require a direct line of sight.

SIMATIC RFID systems are available for different fields of application, e.g. for smart labels (ultra-slim data memory) for logistics, rugged tags for production lines or "long-range" tags for locating and localization.

For user-friendly, standardized data exchange between the SIMOTION system and the standard profile RFID systems (PIB = Proxy Ident Block), function blocks (FB) are available in the SCOUT command library. This standard profile is, for example, supported by the SIMATIC RFID system ASM 456, which is connected to SIMOTION over PROFIBUS DP.