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Prevent unplanned downtime

Application examples
Avoiding unplanned machine downtime is a critical aspect of efficiency and sustainability in production. Smart plastics solutions offer innovative approaches to this by using sensor technology and IoT to continuously monitor and analyse the condition of machine parts.

Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance are reliably implemented with i.Sense and i.Cee. Downtimes can be prevented and maintenance can be planned. Sensors collect data in real time and make it possible to make statements about service life and to predict and carry out maintenance work before failures occur. This not only saves costs, but also extends the service life of the systems and reduces the environmental impact. Integration into the Internet of Things (IoT ) achieves comprehensive networking that creates Industry 4.0-capable solutions and makes production processes efficient.
 

What you will find on this page:

This is what our customers save ▼
The white paper on predictive maintenance? ▼

What our customers save

Port

- €5,000 smart investment in i.Sense condition monitoring

+ €20,000/year savings due to less downtime


With smart i.Sense EC.P & CF.P push-pull force monitoring in ports, steel mills or bulk or container logistics

 

Container
Automotive production

- €250 smart investment for EC.W sensor

+ €5,000/year lower inspection & maintenance costs
 

Status display for sliding ​e-chain systems - i.Sense EC.W for material handling, automotive industry or automation technology

 

Automation
Intralogistics

- €25,000 smart investment in i.Cee predictive maintenance

+ €10,000/year lower inspection costs

+ €500,000/year as no unplanned downtimes

With i.Cee, prevent downtimes worth 0.5 million EUR/h in intralogistics, the automotive industry or crane technology.

Crane
Rockinger logo
€87.36 costs 1
13 hours maintenance 2
1.4kg of CO2 equivalent 3

Rockinger uses a self-lubricating wear insert in the KS80 ball coupling, which makes lubrication superfluous and minimises maintenance. 
1 Annual cost savings due to using plastic plain bearings per machine/system
2 Annual time savings due to using plastic plain bearings per machine/system
3 Annual savings of CO2 equivalents due to using plastic plain bearings per machine/system

The igus® white paper on predictive maintenance

Clarifies the distinction between condition monitoring and predictive maintenance


In our white paper, you can find out about the following: 

  • What igus® condition monitoring (i.Sense) means
  • What igus® predictive maintenance (i.Cee) means
  • What technology is behind both systems?
  • What the two systems offer industrial energy supply?
Download the white paper
Smart plastics white paper
i.Sense

Condition monitoring ...

... i.Sense knows how your system is doing

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 vibrations within pre-defined limits. Values outside the limits result in an alert or a notification. This information provides the basis for taking subsequent steps, such as maintenance or system shutdown. If required, values outside defined limits can trigger a system shutdown to avoid expensive damage. At igus, we use the term "i.Sense" to refer to condition monitoring.
Find out more about i.Sense here

smart maintenance ...

... looking into the future with i.Cee

Predictive maintenance utilises the elements of condition monitoring and, with the help of sensors and software, creates a system that enables a dynamic service life calculation and optimum maintenance times for igus products. This makes predictive maintenance the next step in achieving a comprehensive concept for smart energy supply and bearing technology. This system offers a wide range of designs and a high degree of customisation. The goal is always to maximise system and user safety as well as product life. We at igus call our predictive maintenance system i.Cee (derived from "I see ahead").
Find out more about i.Cee here
i.Cee

These igus products can be equipped with smart plastics technology

No standstill on the container crane with CF.P

Perfect cable protection

Konstantin Schmer shows where a CF.P unit is mounted on a crane. The system can be retrofitted with almost any igus energy supply system. 
If you have a crane with an igus energy chain and would like retrofitting and reliable protection from cable damage, we would be happy to advise you. 
Request CF.P
iglidur smart

smart plain bearing technology

iglidur i.Sense plain bearing

  • Avoid sudden failures
  • Detect and monitor maintenance requirements via remote diagnostics
  • Available as an FDA-compliant all-rounder
  • High wear resistance
  • Resistance to dust and dirt
to the smart plain bearings

Industry 4.0: successfully implemented in practice

Cranes Machine tools Woodworking industry Material handling Robotics Bulk handling Offshore Explore all applications
Predictive maintenance in automotive production 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.
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Condition monitoring of cranes Crane industry

Heavy loads, long periods of use, a wide range of weather conditions - all reasons why cranes must fulfil very stringent performance requirements. To ensure this at all times, reliable condition monitoring concepts are needed.
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Smart condition monitoring of wastewater treatment plants Wastewater 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.
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"smart plastics" brochure

Download the brochure with a complete overview of smart plastics


The brochure provides a quick overview


Topic overview:
  • Condition monitoring (i.Sense)
  • Condition monitoring products
  • Condition monitoring application examples
  • Predictive maintenance (i.Cee)
  • Application examples for predictive maintenance
  • Predictive maintenance data flows
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