An automatic machine for the processing of products constituted by smoking articles, sanitary articles, foodstuff articles, or pharmaceutical articles; the automatic machine comprises: at least one processing line, along which the products are processed; a plurality of components, which are distributed along the processing line so as to make up the processing line; at least one transponder, which is mounted on a corresponding component, comprises a programmable memory designed to contain solely a series of data of the component and therefore not suitable to contain production process data, and comprises a first transmission device, which is designed to send and receive the data contained in the programmable memory; a second transmission device, which is designed to communicate with the first transmission device and comprises at least one antenna; and a protection casing, which comprises at least one window provided with a transparent panel and is coupled to the automatic machine so as to completely cover a front wall of the automatic machine in order to avoid contact with the moving parts when the automatic machine is working; wherein the transponder is an intelligent electronic label, is only capable of communicating in radio frequency and only in response to an interrogation generated by the second transmission device, and is not connected to any sensor and therefore is not able to receive a reading from any sensor; and wherein the antenna of the second transmission device is supported by the protection casing; the automatic machine is characterized in that: the antenna of the second transmission device is arranged along the edge of the window; and the antenna of the second transmission device has an annular shape and surrounds the window. at least one processing line, along which the products are processed; a plurality of components, which are distributed along the processing line so as to make up the processing line; at least one transponder, which is mounted on a corresponding component, comprises a programmable memory designed to contain solely a series of data of the component and therefore not suitable to contain production process data, and comprises a first transmission device, which is designed to send and receive the data contained in the programmable memory; a second transmission device, which is designed to communicate with the first transmission device and comprises at least one antenna; and a protection casing, which comprises at least one window provided with a transparent panel and is coupled to the automatic machine so as to completely cover a front wall of the automatic machine in order to avoid contact with the moving parts when the automatic machine is working; wherein the transponder is an intelligent electronic label, is only capable of communicating in radio frequency and only in response to an interrogation generated by the second transmission device, and is not connected to any sensor and therefore is not able to receive a reading from any sensor; and wherein the antenna of the second transmission device is supported by the protection casing; the automatic machine is characterized in that: the antenna of the second transmission device is arranged along the edge of the window; and the antenna of the second transmission device has an annular shape and surrounds the window. the antenna of the second transmission device is arranged along the edge of the window; and the antenna of the second transmission device has an annular shape and surrounds the window.