RFID Data in the Cloud

The integration of different systems into a common IT or automation architecture can become a complicated task, because a variety of different interfaces and protocols exist in practice. RFID readers are no exception. But how must a communication architecture look that networks tens of thousands of devices in the digital factory? Industrial communication and the OPC Unified Architecture are the key elements of the necessary digital infrastructure. New production processes, such as 3D printing, belong to this area.