Application examples with smart plastics
Packaging machines
Cable monitoring for bread packaging machinery
Which smart plastics technology is used?
CF.Q = Cable monitoring
Why is it used?
At 80 cycles per minute, several million cycles are reached within just a few months. Of course, the machine should operate for many years without failing. CF.Q does not lengthen the service life of the cables but can calculate their exact service life and thus makes maintenance 100% predictable.
CF.Q = Cable monitoring
Why is it used?
At 80 cycles per minute, several million cycles are reached within just a few months. Of course, the machine should operate for many years without failing. CF.Q does not lengthen the service life of the cables but can calculate their exact service life and thus makes maintenance 100% predictable.
Bread packaging machine
Automotive industry
Condition monitoring for automotive parts suppliers
Which smart plastics technology is used?
EC.B sensor for breakage monitoring + EC.W for measurement of the abrasion along the energy chain.
Why is it used?
For the customer, it is important that subsequent damage to the equipment be prevented in the event of chain breakage. The EC.B module detects a breakage in the energy chain and switches the equipment off or at least indicates a fault. By means of the EC.W sensor, the abrasion along the e-chains is measured, as a result of which maintenance is predictable
EC.B sensor for breakage monitoring + EC.W for measurement of the abrasion along the energy chain.
Why is it used?
For the customer, it is important that subsequent damage to the equipment be prevented in the event of chain breakage. The EC.B module detects a breakage in the energy chain and switches the equipment off or at least indicates a fault. By means of the EC.W sensor, the abrasion along the e-chains is measured, as a result of which maintenance is predictable
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Intelligent breakage monitoring in a 22-ton automotive driving simulator
Which smart plastics technology is used?
P4.1 energy chains with i.Sense EC.B intelligent breakage detection
Why is it used?
Increased plant safety and availability; complete project implementation from a single source; smart early-warning system
P4.1 energy chains with i.Sense EC.B intelligent breakage detection
Why is it used?
Increased plant safety and availability; complete project implementation from a single source; smart early-warning system
Safety first: smart energy supply in driving simulator
Gantries and linear robots
Smart maintenance planning for linear robots
Which smart plastics technology is used?EC.M sensor for motion data and EC.W sensor for measuring abrasion on the energy chain
Why is it used?
The two sensors transmit the measured values via the i.com module (now i.Cee module) directly to the Güdel condition monitoring system, which evaluates the data, making maintenance plannable.
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Cranes
Smart move: Rolling instead of hauling on a bunker crane
Which smart plastics technology is used?
Heavy Duty roller energy chains with the smart i.Sense condition monitoring system
Why is it used?
Intelligent, reliable supply of powert and signals under extremely adverse environmental conditions.
Heavy Duty roller energy chains with the smart i.Sense condition monitoring system
Why is it used?
Intelligent, reliable supply of powert and signals under extremely adverse environmental conditions.
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Complete indoor crane automation thanks to i.Sense
Which smart plastics technology is used?
Complete smart plastics package with i.Sense - condition monitoring and i.Cee - predictive maintenance
Why is it used?
Real-time control over the condition of the automatic crane's energy supply system and significant reduction of the risk of failure
Complete smart plastics package with i.Sense - condition monitoring and i.Cee - predictive maintenance
Why is it used?
Real-time control over the condition of the automatic crane's energy supply system and significant reduction of the risk of failure
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Complete smart plastics package on RMG crane
Which smart plastics technology is used?
Condition monitoring: EC.P for determining push/pull forces, EC.B for detecting chain breaks, CF.P for measuring tensile force on cables, EC.M sensor for movement data, and EC.W sensor for measuring abrasion on the energy chain.
Predictive maintenance: i.Cee.local
Why is it used?
For maximum system protection, overview, maintenance management, product service life, and safety.
Condition monitoring: EC.P for determining push/pull forces, EC.B for detecting chain breaks, CF.P for measuring tensile force on cables, EC.M sensor for movement data, and EC.W sensor for measuring abrasion on the energy chain.
Predictive maintenance: i.Cee.local
Why is it used?
For maximum system protection, overview, maintenance management, product service life, and safety.
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Smart shipyard crane: Functionally reliable despite typhoons
Which smart plastics technology is used?
Roller energy chains with EC.P push/pull force detection that monitors the displacement forces of the energy chains online.
Why is it used?
To prevent failures and damage to the system by means of predictive maintenance or remote intervention.
Roller energy chains with EC.P push/pull force detection that monitors the displacement forces of the energy chains online.
Why is it used?
To prevent failures and damage to the system by means of predictive maintenance or remote intervention.
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Twelve ship-to-shore cranes with smart heavy-duty energy chains
Which smart plastics technology is used?
E4/4 Heavy Duty energy chains with the smart i.Sense condition monitoring system
Why is it used?
To prevent damage and downtime in the demanding application environment
E4/4 Heavy Duty energy chains with the smart i.Sense condition monitoring system
Why is it used?
To prevent damage and downtime in the demanding application environment
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Robust and smart – how digitally networked energy chains enhance STS cranes in the Port of Rotterdam
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This case study illustrates how EMO B.V. is able to achieve over 375,000km on its STS cranes with igus chains for cranes®.
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Sewage and wastewater treatment plants
24/7 emergency monitoring in the sewage treatment plant
Which smart plastics technology is used?EC.P pull force monitoring system for the energy chain
Why is it used?
The sedimentation tank surface scrapers in wastewater treatment plants operate very slowly, but do so 24/7 and it is possible that damage to the system will not be detected until hours later. In order to shut down the plant in an emergency, the EC.P module is used in many wastewater treatment plants with an energy chain, shutting down the plant in an emergency so that the damage can be rectified and total damage is avoided.
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Intralogistics: Avoid downtime in the warehouse
Storage without interruption of logistics is essential for fast supply chains. Customers do not want to wait unnecessarily for their goods, and for manufacturers, on-time delivery is a decisive competitive advantage. The processes run largely automatically, especially in larger-scale material handling. Not only smart plastics, but also our energy chains, cables, plain and linear bearings can help here.To the detailed page
Smart push/pull force detection system as a dirt detector
Which smart plastics technology is used?
i.Sense EC.P as a system cleaning reminder
Why is it used? "If the chain's travel is too impaired by dust and dirt, the pull/push force detection shuts the system down before damage occurs, and we know it's time to clean the chain's travel again."
i.Sense EC.P as a system cleaning reminder
Why is it used? "If the chain's travel is too impaired by dust and dirt, the pull/push force detection shuts the system down before damage occurs, and we know it's time to clean the chain's travel again."
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Longest travel with intelligent roller chain system
Which smart plastics technology is used?
i.Sense EC.P for permanent monitoring of the plant
Why is it used?
The system includes an intelligent sensor system for monitoring the pull/push forces, which can be used for an emergency shutdown in the event of increased forces.
i.Sense EC.P for permanent monitoring of the plant
Why is it used?
The system includes an intelligent sensor system for monitoring the pull/push forces, which can be used for an emergency shutdown in the event of increased forces.
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615m travel with continuous condition monitoring
Which smart plastics technology is used?
5050RHD rol e-chain with i.Sense condition monitoring system
Why is it used?
Trouble-free operation without failure for more than ten years
5050RHD rol e-chain with i.Sense condition monitoring system
Why is it used?
Trouble-free operation without failure for more than ten years
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Composting and incineration plants
Predictive maintenance in a cushion factory
Which smart plastics technology is used?
E4-series energy chains with i.Cee for predictive maintenance
Why is it used?
Provides the highest availability with maintenance recommendations to prevent unplanned failures. The result: fifteen years of continuous operation already
E4-series energy chains with i.Cee for predictive maintenance
Why is it used?
Provides the highest availability with maintenance recommendations to prevent unplanned failures. The result: fifteen years of continuous operation already
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Reducing costs with smart e-chains in a waste crane
Which smart plastics technology is used?
Completely harnessed readychain system with i.Sense Push/Pull Detection System
Why is it used?
i.Sense push/pull force measurement also provides additional safety, monitoring the entire system and shutting down the crane if it becomes overloaded. This prevents damage to the chain and cables and thus costly failures, reacting to them before they can occur.
Completely harnessed readychain system with i.Sense Push/Pull Detection System
Why is it used?
i.Sense push/pull force measurement also provides additional safety, monitoring the entire system and shutting down the crane if it becomes overloaded. This prevents damage to the chain and cables and thus costly failures, reacting to them before they can occur.
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Total networking in the indoor crane
A large German crane manufacturer uses the i.Sense condition monitoring system to ensure an optimum production process. It uses the EC.B break detection, EC.P push/pull force monitoring, and CF.P chainflex® tensile force monitoring products. All dynamic data is saved by the i.cee module and processed. Here, machine learning and AI algorithms calculate the service life and display it on a web dashboard on the i.Cee dashboard on any internet-enabled device as "days until the next recommended maintenance work."
Bulk handling
Safe bulk material transport with sensor-equipped energy chain
Which smart plastics technology is used?i.Sense EC.P for continuous monitoring of prevailing push/pull forces
Why is it used?
In order to provide additional planning security for such dimensions, the entire cable guide is supplemented with smart plastics – intelligent sensors in combination with energy chains. Damage to the cable guide can thus be countered well before it occurs.
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Washing systems
Predictive maintenance in train washing station
Which smart plastics technology is used?
EC.M motion sensor, EC.W abrasion sensor, EC.B breakage sensor, i.Cee:plus for the evaluation of sensor data, i.Cee:net for the transfer of data to the i.Cee dashboard
Why is it used?
The purpose of condition monitoring of the built-in components is to ensure that, if damage occurs, the machine is shut down, whereby the predictive maintenance system provides an optimum maintenance plan for the built-in components.
EC.M motion sensor, EC.W abrasion sensor, EC.B breakage sensor, i.Cee:plus for the evaluation of sensor data, i.Cee:net for the transfer of data to the i.Cee dashboard
Why is it used?
The purpose of condition monitoring of the built-in components is to ensure that, if damage occurs, the machine is shut down, whereby the predictive maintenance system provides an optimum maintenance plan for the built-in components.
More about the train washing station
Operation without surprises: smart energy chains for the most modern train washing station in Europe
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This case study talks about how CFL, Luxembourg's state railway company, uses several energy chains from igus® together with intelligent sensors from smart plastics to overcome numerous challenges:
- How exactly are failures prevented?
- Which components were to blame for the failure?
- How was the whole project approached and with what tools ?
- And how is it going at the moment?
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