Predictive maintenance with smart plastics

Condition monitoring (i.Sense)

Condition monitoring is the fastest, simplest way to combine many igus® products to form a self-monitoring smart plastics product. Sensors are mounted to measure values (such as temperature, forces and sound waves/vibrations) within pre-defined limits. Values outside the limits result in an alert or at least a notification. This information provides the basis for taking subsequent steps, such as maintenance or shutting down the system. As desired, values outside defined limits can directly trigger a system shut-down in order to prevent damage that is expensive to repair.
At igus®, we use the term "i.Sense" to refer to condition monitoring.
 

Predictive maintenance (i.Cee)

Predictive maintenance uses sensors, software, and the elements of condition monitoring to create a system that allows dynamic service life calculation and determines the best times for the maintenance of igus® products. This makes predictive maintenance the next step in achieving a comprehensive concept for smart energy supply and bearing technology. This predictive maintenance system is called "i.Cee" and is available in a wide variety of designs, offering a high degree of individuality. The goal is always to maximise system and user safety and product service life.  
We call our predictive maintenance system "i.Cee".

Are you looking for a shut-down function for your energy supply system in order to avoid a crash?

Are you trying to avoid software for monitoring your energy supply?

Do you want status reports to be displayed with LEDs?

Do you want the current service life of your igus® products displayed at all times?

Do you want to know when one of your igus® products should be maintained?

Do you want to avoid unscheduled machine downtime?

Do you want to make your energy supply and plain bearing technology Industry 4.0-capable?

Would you like to see right now what will happen in the future?

You can find more predictive maintenance area capabilities in the Smart Factory in our news overview.

Automotive production

In automotive production, the assembly lines never stand still. Smart production concepts in the style of predictive maintenance have long been established in these production lines.

Crane industry

Heavy loads, long periods of use, and a wide variety of weather conditions – cranes must present a fantastic performance. To ensure this at all times, reliable condition monitoring concepts are needed.

Wastewater and sewage treatment plants

Wastewater treatment plants demand a lot from the components used: continuous operation, weather and dirt. Our intelligent energy chain systems are designed for fail-safe operation at all times under all conceivable conditions.

Bread wrapping machine

"igus® CF.Q condition monitoring can prevent failure of machines with high output", says Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Tausch, Head of Electrical Engineering, of GHD's required specifications.

Austrian automotive supplier

An Austrian automotive parts supplier uses smart plastics from igus for its indoor gantry cranes, which automatically handle engine blocks.

Aluminium oxide production

"If movement of the chain is excessively hindered by dust or dirt, the push/pull monitoring shuts down the system before any damage can occur"

Train washing station

Always clean trains and safe energy supply thanks to predictive maintenance with igus i.Cee.

Linear robots

Due to the integration of smart plastics sensors into the energy supply, the customer's condition monitoring system is supplied with data.  

Sewage treatment plant

No nasty surprises thanks to conditioning monitoring in especially slow applications, where damage is difficult to see and usually only become visible when it is too late.