Milwaukee Cylinder Announces New RFID Technology for Tie Rod Cylinder Identification and Maintenance Tracking

Milwaukee Cylinder, a leader and innovator in the hydraulic and pneumatic actuation field, announces its new RFID solution for easy identification and maintenance tracking of tie rod cylinders. The RFID tags come pre-loaded with cylinder identifying information and maintenance kit information, allowing for simple preparation of maintenance activity. Once maintenance is complete, the date and work comments can be recorded to the tag, making it easy to track a cylinder’s history and set-up an optimal maintenance schedule.

Milwaukee Cylinder built its RFID solution around rugged, high frequency (HF) RFID tags made by Balluff, and the Milwaukee Cylinder proprietary RFID tag mounting system. The selected Balluff RFID tags are highly durable, made for industrial applications. The Milwaukee Cylinder proprietary RFID tag mounting system allows an RFID tag to be mounted anywhere on a tie rod, on any side of the cylinder. This flexibility allows placement of the RFID tag for easy access, even while the cylinder is mounted in a machine.