MOLOScode – Safety coupling with hose detection
What makes MOLOScode better than other coupling monitoring systems?
There are coupling monitoring systems in which the reading distance between the RFID read head and the ID tag is 30 mm or greater. This can be advantageous for many RFID applications, but it is fatal for monitoring a coupling point. The RFID system still reports “coupling closed” even though it is already 20 mm or more open. This can have dramatic consequences for operating personnel, especially during cleaning processes with 85 °C hot detergent.
Other systems have the ID tag attached to the hose with a chain. This is a complex system, as not only the hose must be connected with the fixed coupling but also the ID tag with the reader. This solution does not eliminate the risk of confusion, as the length of the chain means that the ID tag could also be connected to a neighboring read head.
Still other systems install the RFID technology in relatively large plastic housings, which are laboriously attached to special couplings. These can easily be damaged when recoupling the hose lines.
The smart way of process control with the intelligent coupling system with the brand name MOLOScode from MOLLET does not have these problems.
The specially manufactured Camlock couplings are prepared for the installation of RFID components. The ID tag is glued into the stainless steel Camlock hose coupling and the reader with stainless steel housing is screwed into the fixed coupling. Both are positioned so that the distance between them is 2 mm when closed. Since the reading distance is just under 3 mm, the information “coupling open” is transmitted as soon as it lifts off the seal. Handling also remains simpler. The Camlock coupling is operated in exactly the same way as without RFID components, and correct positioning of the reader is child’s play thanks to the rotatable lever arm and a groove-pin positioning system.
MOLOScode from MOLLET – the right choice when it comes to hose identification at coupling stations.
