smart plastics news 2023

Digitalisation on all (process) routes: Lean, green ... and smart

Proven smart plastics technology now also as standard in more and more e-chain® new products or current top sellers in energy supply

  • C6.29: expansion of the successful C6 product range, the clean-chain for the cleanroom applications of the future; now also with smart i.Sense EC.P push/pull force monitoring
  • GLO.56.CR: cleanroom-compatible roller supports for long travels including i.Sense EC.P push/pull force monitoring as an option
  • E6.29: cleanroom-compatible - now available from stock in the ESD catalogue - and now also with smart i.Sense EC.P push/pull force monitoring
  • Theatre e-spool: a load cell sensor monitors the force of the three springs included. In addition, a rotation sensor counts the number of drum revolutions and determines the position of the chain.
  • Steel rotation module V2 (SRM-L): to increase system safety, the i.Sense EC.P is installed at the moving end of the chain for intelligent push/pull force monitoring.
Tech up
  • Increase in machine availability and maximum service life
  • Improved fault analysis thanks to real-time machine data collection
  • Simple integration into Industry 4.0/smart-factory concepts
Cost down
  • Elimination of unplanned downtimes or machine failures
  • Reduced maintenance costs due to early warnings
  • Implementation of condition-based maintenance
Proof
Sustainability
  • Unplanned service calls can be avoided - approx. 3.6kg of CO2 saved per 100km trip
  • Remote access to real-time machine data saves numerous physical journeys
The smart plastics in energy chains avoid unexpected downtime and significantly reduce maintenance costs.

Intelligent condition monitoring successfully realised

i.Sense from smart plastics in practice

STS cranes case study

Robust and smart - how digitally networked energy chains boost STS cranes in the port of Rotterdam

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Predictive maintenance successfully realised

Industry 4.0: smart plastics in practice

i.Cee in a train washing station

Avoid breakdowns, increase service life

i.Sense EC.P examples in the overview

Worldwide customer applications

Intelligent condition monitoring: i.Sense

igus condition monitoring with smart plastics
  • i.Sense: [Sense = Gefühl] Describes the area of igus® condition monitoring
  • Records the machine status regularly or permanently
  • Uses fast switch-off to avoid crashes
  • Records data via modules
  • i.Sense EC.P: Push/pull force detection for energy chains
  • i.Sense EC.B: Breakage detection for energy chains
  • i.Sense CF.P: Tensile force monitoring of the cables

Predictive maintenance: i.Cee

Predictive maintenance with smart plastics
  • i.Cee: [Cee, abgeleitet von see = sehen] Describes the area of igus® predictive maintenance
  • Predicts maintenance with pinpoint accuracy
  • Prevents downtime or loss of quality
  • Wide range of input options (Siemens PLC connection, integrated EC.W/EC.IM acceleration sensors, OPC UA server etc.)
  • Customised output channels (IoT Cloud dashboard, local HTTP dashboard, SMS, FANUC FIELD system integration etc.)
smart plastics white paper

White paper on optimising the overall equipment effectiveness OEE

  • What does condition monitoring (i.Sense) mean at igus
  • What does predictive maintenance (i.Cee) at igus include?
  • What technology is behind both systems
  • What do both systems offer for energy supply in industry

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