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Intelligent breakage detection for e-chains
Unfortunate circumstances - not always a chain of events thanks to i.Sense EC.B
Intelligent breakage detection i.Sense EC.B
Learn how the EC.B works in 82 seconds
- Module (EC = e-chain B = break detection) recognises breaks in individual chain links
- A rope is stretched through the e-chain, which picks up any change in length and reports it to the EC.B sensor.
- This detects chain breaks, switches off the system and prevents consequential damage
What technical components does i.Sense EC.B consist of?
The smart breakage monitoring technology in detail
How is the i.Sense EC.B sensor box mounted on the chain?
EC.B final assembled on a container crane
Konstantin Schmer explains the system
- The EC.B (EC = e-chain, B = breakage detection) module is installed at the moving end of the e-chain
- Special mounting brackets enable the EC.B sensor to be installed at the moving end of the e-chain
- The addition of an EC.M (EC = e-chain, M = motion) sensor to the breakage detection (EC.B) enables the step from pure condition monitoring to predictive maintenance. With the additional measured values (speed, acceleration, temperature), the system can predict a service life and indicate maintenance times
Intelligent breakage monitoring successfully realised
Industry 4.0: i.Sense EC.B in practice
When does the purchase of i.Sense EC.B pay off?
It is often difficult to assess the financial benefits of safety systems, especially because the initial investment in a modern condition monitoring system naturally increases the maintenance costs at the beginning. That's why we analysed the entire period of use in a break-even analysis based on practical experience in an automotive production hall.
If all typical maintenance costs are offset against the average costs in the manufacturing industry in Germany of EUR 41.60 for one working hour, the benefit threshold of an i.Sense EC.B system is already reached in the 3rd year of use, even in the conservative scenario (regular case).
i.Sense EC.B as the basis for predictive maintenance
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Content overview of this free brochure:
- Condition monitoring (i.Sense)
- Systems for condition monitoring
- Advantages of condition monitoring systems
- Application examples of condition monitoring
- Predictive maintenance (i.Cee)
- Systems for predictive maintenance
- Advantages of predictive maintenance systems
- Application examples for predictive maintenance
- Data flow in modern smart factory concepts
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