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Smart condition monitoring systems for data, measuring system, and bus cables

Drastically reduce failure costs for heavily used cables ... with i.Sense CF.D

▲ Tech up
  • Smart monitoring of the entire cable incl. plug-in connectors
  • Extension of the maximum service life
  • Integration into Industry 4.0/IIoT concepts
▼ Cost down
  • Saves on additional measuring cores
  • Contactless design allows quick retrofitting​
  • Reduce maintenance costs through early warnings

The system components of i.Sense CF.D

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Sensor technology & evaluation in one

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Dashboard


How to get started with i.Sense CF.D?

  • Installation
  • Configuration
  • Initial operation
  • Maintenance
  • Error handling
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"Avoid costly failures"

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Customer applications worldwide


Other smart solutions for cable monitoring

  • Tensile and shear force measurement via the cable (CF.P)
  • Measurement of the electrical specification of a cable (CF.Q)
  • Measurement of the transmission quality (CF.D)

CF.P

  • Condition monitoring
  • measures pull forces acting on cables
  • If there is a fault, the contact closes, and a notification is sent to the machine

CF.Q

  • Condition monitoring
  • Indicates changes in the electrical properties
  • If there is a fault, notification is with contact and a signal

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Recording of the Cable Condition Monitoring online seminar

  • What are smart cables?
  • How do you use the technology?
  • What requirements must be met?
  • Where are customers already using them?

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Overview of smart plastic

  • Condition monitoring (i.Sense)
  • Condition monitoring products
  • Application examples of condition monitoring
  • predictive maintenance (i.Cee)
  • Application examples for predictive maintenance
  • How does the data flow with predictive maintenance?
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i.Sense CF.D - The most important facts at a glance

Tech up

  • The transmission properties are measured during operation using protocol-independent measurement methods​
  • Small feed-through adapters are looped into the cable to be monitored at both ends
  • i.Cee:plus II module connected via USB for predictive maintenance information
  • Smart monitoring of all moving cables, including plug-in connectors

Cost down

  • Saves on additional measuring cores
  • Small type enables quick retrofitting in case of cable replacement
  • Indicator for timely cable replacement – prevent unplanned plant shutdowns

Proof

  • Ongoing test series in the largest Test laboratory  the industry for dynamic energy transmission systems
  • Try it out in your own application in order to see for yourself; igus® is offering free samples in the beta test phase

Sustainability

  • No extra cores needed
  • Predictable service intervals save resource-intensive emergency operations

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Smart project planning

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Smart consulting tool

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Smart white paper

Consulting

I look forward to answering your questions

Richard Habering
Richard Habering

Head of Business Unit smart plastics

+49 2203 9649 9806Write e-mail

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