At the Hannover Messe 2017, igusshowed new and
improved products. These included, for example, isense EC.RC, a new system for
monitoring e-chains, the optimisedCF.Q module for the intelligent chainflex
cables that customers are already using today and the intelligent iglidur PRT
slewing ring bearings.
Making production processes easier and more
reliable – In order to enable its customers to do this, igus the motion
plastics specialist, develops intelligent solutions that warn of potential
failure in good time before unplanned and very costly downtimes occur. One year
ago, igus presented its first products at Hannover Messe – Due to the
considerable customer demand, visitors coming to the stand a year later could
now experience the new generation of 'smart plastics'.
Continuous
monitoring for safe operation
Including the new isense EC.RC (e-chain Run
Control). It monitors the operating status of the e-chains, especially in guide
troughs used on long travel applications. Sensors measure and check the
position of the energy chain. In this way, the machine is prevented from
continuing to operate when mechanical faults occur; meaning that total loss of
the chain or an electrical shutdown (for example, due to cable damage) are a
thing of the past. In this way the isense EC.RC, like all isense products from
igus, guards against any unscheduled machine shutdowns.
Further
intelligent motion plastics for diverse applications
Another new product from the smart plastics
family is the EC.M module, which is mounted on the moving end of the chain and
automatically records its status, i.e. acceleration, speed, temperature and
completed cycles. The distance travelled and the remaining service life of the
system can be derived from this. igus
has also improved theCF.Q module, with which the data of the intelligent
chainflex cables are gathered. Due to continuous measurement of the electrical
properties, ambient temperature and the number of cycles, a possible failure of
the cable is predicted in good time. "Continuous testing in our test
laboratory and in customer applications help us to make analysis of the
measured values increasingly more precise", explains Michael Blaß, Head of
Sales and Marketing e-chainsystems at igus. "Real applications in which we
are already using our intelligent products and our chainflex cables include,
for example, robot gantries for transportation in automobile factories, where
even short unscheduled standstill times result in very large production
losses."
One
module for many energy chains and cables
Whereas igus presented different isense
measuring systems for its linear guides, energy chains and cables last year,
the icom communication module, which gathers, and transfers all the values of
these systems, was improved at the same time and now communicates mostly
without cables. It is even easier to integrate into existing production, one of
the reasons being that only a single icom module is needed for several systems.
In addition, customers can now connect other manufacturers' data-generating
units which monitor status to the icom module. Igus showed live on the stand, how
the operating states of all moving e-chains are measured by only a single icom
module. In addition, igusshowcased the intelligent iglidur PRT slewing ring
bearing, a new member of the smart plastics family. Thanks to an integrated
wear sensor, which is mounted in a cut-out niche under the slide elements, the
so-called PRT.W sensor ('W' for wear) also measures the abrasion so that
replacement of the bearing in good time without an unscheduled machine shutdown
can be ensured, thus contributing towards increased security in production.
Know more about this topic at: http://www.igus.in/wpck/18417/N17_01_02_smartplastics
About igus® India
igus®
operations in India started in the year 1998 with head quarters in Bangalore.
igus offers widest range of products that includes polymer bearings, igubal® Linear
Motion Bearings ,Plain
Bearings and Bushing Accessories etc. which enable them to serve the whole
industrial establishments in India from a small work shop to huge industrial
establishments.
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