I n this communication, we present the new concept for the Smart Sensors, their characteristics, the technical and economic advantages in the production field. We develop an application example, used the smart sensors in the control industry of a production site ' I assembly of metal tubes", where we investigate the all system requirements of the monitoring in line control. This new generation of sensors is going to take a large and larger place in the sensor market in the future. They increase the products qual&, ensure a geater safety margin and an availability of the production equipments.

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