Intelligent products from igus®. Making maintenance predictable.
Did you know that there are intelligent products that can detect issues within your moving machine application and send you notifications? No? Read
on…. igus® has created a range called Smart Plastics. The aim of these intelligent products is to improve the technical performance and reduce costs. The idea is that the technical performance can be improved and therefore lower the customer’s outgoings. Offering intelligent products that are more wear-resistant and need to be replaced less frequently due to early intervention, allows igus® to provide a cost saving. The â€isense†sensor systems are designed to be able to detect the status of the igus® parts and deliver this information back to user. This saves on downtime, which is critical in many industries. Downtime can cause spiralling financial expense so using a system that highlights issues is pertinent. Within the product, whether it be an e-chain® or a bearing, there are sensors which measure the wear of the item and either alert the user or switch the machine off entirely, depending on the customer preference! Once the measured values from a sensor have been transferred, they are “interpreted†against known data in order to generate instructions to the user about the next steps that need to be taken. This can be done locally at the machine or via the connection to the igus® cloud. Many companies are increasingly relying on creation of their own standalone systems. igus® has 2 systems that have been developed the “icom module†and the “icom plus†model, both of which allows individual customers to integrate the data in the most appropriate way for their systems and security. Both communication models from igus® allows the customer the freedom to decide which is the best mean of getting data transmitted back to the control system. The icom.plus module has the following key features: The icom module has the following key features: The key considerations for using this system is for predictability and reliability. It therefore comes as no surprise that the automotive industry is at the top of the list for suitable candidate for a predictable system. The
automotive industry relies on part and whole components being transferred
through an automated production line. If production is stopped, it leads to expensive
losses and this escalates very quickly. One large
automotive customer, on average, has one engine coming off the assembly line
every 14 seconds- in peak periods more than 6,000 engines can come off the production
line in just a working day! Having the
ability to eliminate unplanned downtime with the digital networking of machines and products, makes it
possible to continuously record the condition of the components and to only
when a repair or replacement is required. The smart plastics technology is used in various products in the igus® family, ranging from e-chains® to plain polymer bearings and drylin® linear systems, enabling a predictive maintenance for all that use it. If reliability is vital, let igus® help by adding predictable reliability to your system. For more blogs relating to intelligent products by igus®, visit here. Stainless Perforated Sheet Metal Stainless Perforated Sheet Metal ,Stainless Steel Perforated Screen,Stainless Steel Perforated Panel,Stainless Steel Perforated Metal Hebei Yingkang Wire Mesh Product Co.Ltd , https://www.wiremesh-china.com
How does the predictive system work?
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Industries for which this system is fundamental.
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