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smart news 2022

2022 smart plastics news ...

... Tech up, cost down. It's our job.

Tech up, cost down: we always want to deliver at least one of the two. That is our profession and what we have offered for many years. The immense challenges in the current period are spurring us on even more.

Experience all our smart plastics innovations of 2022, such as the new i.Sense EC.W service life sensor and the first-ever predictive maintenance system for cleanrooms, right now, right here.
 

Industry 4.0: 2022 smart plastics news - overview

Sensors for e-chains®

EC.W

EC.W

Sensor for energy chain abrasion

  • Measures wear at crossbar, pin/bore connection, or liner, depending on design
  • Compares specified algorithms with the real use data
  • Can also be used as a stand-alone sensor

i.Sense EC.W service life sensor

EC.PP

EC.PP

Sensor for position-sensitive push/pull force measurement

  • Positioning system integrated into e-chain
  • Supplies information on position-dependent push/pull forces
  • Position information from the application can be used for other purposes

i.Sense EC PP

EC.M

EC.M

Sensor for movement on e-chains

  • Detects values such as acceleration, speed, temperature and cycles
  • Supplies data for calculation of the minimum fault-free operating time

EC.I

EC.I

Non-contact measurement of e-chain wear

  • Integrated in the chain link, the component subjected to the greatest mechanical stress
  • Measures the wear of pin/bore connection in per cent, without contact occurring
  • Sends a signal if the specified limit is reached

Smart e-chains®

Finally also for multi-axis and industrial robots ...

... i.Sense TR.B for intelligent breakage monitoring

Robots have long been indispensable in many areas of industrial manufacturing – bb welding, painting, soldering, and palletising: industrial robots are becoming dynamic. A flexible 3D energy chain such as the triflex® R from igus® makes it possible to guide robot cables safely. To detect potential chain breaks due to extreme loads in good time and avoid unplanned machine breakdowns, igus has developed i.Sense TR.B, the world's first breakage monitoring system for 3D energy chains. 

Learn more
2022 smart plastics News: i.Sense TR.B

P4.1 rol e-chain®

  • Longer service life due to maintenance-free tribo-polymer plain bearings in conjunction with the chain links
  • For the heaviest duty applications and longest service life
  • Travel distance up to 800m and speed higher than 5m/s
  • Use smart plastics to stay abreast of how your chain is doing

Find out more about the P4.1
Roller chains

E4 chain series for heavy loads

  • Gliding, unsupported, and suspended applications possible
  • For robust, challenging areas of use
  • Inner height from 21 to 350mm
  • Each link consists of four individual parts
  • Openable along inner and outer radius

To the E4 series
E4 chains

E2 chains for medium loads

  • Inner height: 26 - 48mm
  • Available in two versions:
    • Openable from both sides along the outer radius
    • Openable from both sides along the inner radius
  • Weight to dimension ratio improved on comparable predecessor series
  • Can be assembled up to 55% quicker than predecessor

To the E2 chains
E2.1

3D CAD portal for smart plastics

Design energy chains in the 3D CAD portal

Design intelligent energy chain systems faster. CAD models for all smart components.

Our intelligent e-chain systems are already reliably in use in hundreds of thousands of applications worldwide - from beverage machines and CNC machines to steel mills. Unsupported lengths can be bridged without problems and long travels are conceivable for the most varied of industries. 

To the 3D CAD portal

360° insight into the igus test laboratory

All smart plastics test setups can be found here by rotating the mouse across the screen. 

Smart solutions with chainflex® cables

Condition monitoring (i.Sense) with chainflex® cables requires no additional module.
The system can be integrated and networked without additional software.
In these cases, cables have three options for condition monitoring.  

  • Cable push/pull force measurement (CF.P)
  • Cable electrical property measurement (CF.Q)
  • Transmission quality measurement (CF.D)

Sensors for chainflex® cables

CF.P

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

Learn more about CF.P here

CF.Q

CF.Q

  • Condition monitoring 
  • Indicates changes in the electrical properties
  • In the event of a fault, information by means of NO contact and signal

Learn more about CF.Q here

CF.D

CF.D

  • Condition monitoring 
  • Integrated in the cable, no extra measuring cable necessary
  • Package losses are detected in good time
  • Alarm via LED, NC contact or the network

Learn more about CF.D here
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