Intelligent sensor technology is particularly at home in the areas of Industry and Factory 4.0, automation and the Internet of Things. The term describes sensors that not only measure simple data, but can also analyse and process it directly. This makes them "intelligent": they can make decisions themselves or initiate processes.
A simple example: In a modern production line, intelligent sensors measure whether a product has been assembled correctly. If they detect an error, they automatically stop the machine and send a message to the person responsible. This allows errors to be recognised and rectified immediately, saving time and money.
Intelligent sensor technology is the basis for many innovations, such as intelligent refrigerators that recognise when food is running low or networked road traffic systems that detect traffic jams at an early stage. Intelligent sensor technology is used wherever machines talk to each other and processes are organised more efficiently. This makes it an important building block of the digital future.
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