Moskabelmet Group (member of the Aluminium Association) presented a new cable called MAGNETAG that features radio frequency identification technology and can be produced from aluminium.
Under the protective sheath this new cable carries radio tags that have unique codes. The signal from a mobile device equipped with NFC wireless communication interface activates the radio tag and it returns the code to the device. The pre-installed mobile app available on AppStore and GooglePlay identifies the unique code and displays the information about the cable on screen.
Other than the news that are usually displayed on the product's label the app will display the information about the length of any selected section of the cable. In addition to that, it will be possible to arbitrarily manage the information of the user field that is associated with a single tag or with a section of cable line, which will enable easy identification as part of electric circuit or, for example will make it possible to access the data concerning any events that happened with the line.
One swipe with the mobile device along the surface of the cable and the user will see all necessary information about any MAGNETAG cable in the bundle: the type, the characteristics, the date of production, the manufacturer, the length the user data.
A second swipe – and the screen displays the length of the section starting with the last scanned point. An important feature of MAGNETAG is the ability of the user to record any information about an individual label or a group. This presents a way to fully replace traditional labelling, to record the cable's history directly "into" the cable, to store the information about the connected objects and many other things. It is also worth mentioning that MAGNETAG technology guarantees 100% protection from counterfeit products.
Thanks to ease of operation the MAGNETAG identification system will be in high demand in the following sectors: electric grids, industrial facilities, capital construction projects, mining industry, oil and gas facilities, defence facilities, nuclear power plants, metro system as well as facilities located in the Far North and in the Arctic.