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 . <EOS>