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Automation solutions can no longer do without digitisation concepts. We offer 2 possibilities for this: The direct way is condition monitoring, which offers fast integration with maximum safety. If, on the other hand, you want to completely network your manufacturing plants with the Internet of Things (IoT) , predictive maintenance is the right choice.
With smart plastics, this term is used to refer to components such as energy chain systems, chainflex cables and plastic bearings, equipped with connectivity and sensors. igus® uses it to pursue its goal of making complex automation solutions compatible with Industry 4.0.
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Topic overview:
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 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?
You can discover more opportunities for the predictive maintenance area in the Smart Factory in our news overview.
With just a little information about your application, the online consultant guides you in a targeted manner to a pre-selection of smart plastics solutions. During the selection process, the tool provides an overview of the current smart plastics options.
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.
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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 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.
"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.
An Austrian automotive parts supplier uses smart plastics from igus for its indoor gantry cranes, which automatically handle engine blocks.
"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"
Always clean trains and safe energy supply thanks to predictive maintenance with igus i.Cee.
Due to the integration of smart plastics sensors into the energy supply, the customer's condition monitoring system is supplied with data.
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.
What are igus smart plastics? What is Industry 4.0? In our blog, you will find answers to the most frequent questions on this topic:
Our intelligent e-chain systems are already reliably in use in hundreds of thousands of applications worldwide - from beverage machines and CNC machines to steel mills. Unsupported lengths can be bridged without problems and long travels are conceivable for the most varied of industries.
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