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i.Sense i.Sense| Condition Monitoring i.Sense| Condition Monitoring i.Sense
... and other exciting challenges
... sewage treatment plants... ... car plants
Challenge "A high price can be avoided."
As the plant runs around the clock, and some of the time To avoid unplanned breakdowns and plant shutdown, smart
without any human presence, faults sometimes remain plastics from igus are used on indoor gantry cranes for the
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undetected for hours. Although the plant runs at a very slow automated handling of engine blocks at an Austrian automotive
speed, in the event of a failure it can lead to a total breakdown. supplier. EC.B modules monitor the status of the e-chain .
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This total breakdown of the energy supply system leads to In the event of a chain breakage, the machine is stopped
significantly higher costs than a standstill for several hours, automatically to prevent subsequent damage. Additional
where the system can be put back into operation after a short EC.W modules signal advanced wear of the e-chain . The
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maintenance period. measurement of wear data means that a chain's remaining
service life can be predicted and replacement can be planned
at an early stage.
Read more about this application at
www.igus-asean.com/smartplastics
The solution with smart plastics
In this case the solution is the push/pull force monitoring system
EC.P. This sensor continuously measures the force which the
plant requires to move the energy supply system. If these forces
change due to external influences such as ice, an animal or
a tool forgotten during maintenance, the sensor detects this
change and switches the system off immediately. This prevents
expensive total damage to the sewage treatment plant. The i.Sense system has been the standard
in container cranes for many years.
Stop!
EC.P - push/pull force detection for e-chains ®
● Measures the push/pull forces acting on the e-chain ®
● Recommends shutdown of the equipment if a force limit
is exceeded
● Prevents failure
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