{"id":7786,"date":"2018-06-06T10:44:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=7786"},"modified":"2018-06-06T10:44:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:44:29","slug":"smart-plastics-increase-plant-safety-and-cut-maintenance-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/smart-plastics-increase-plant-safety-and-cut-maintenance-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart plastics: increase plant safety and cut maintenance costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since its launch in 2016, <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/igus-adds-iglidur-h1-material-to-its-knife-edge-roller-range\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">igus<\/a><\/span> has been developing its family of <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.igus.co.uk\/smartplastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smart plastics<\/a><\/span> with improved isense sensors and monitoring modules that add intelligence to energy chains, cables, linear guides and slewing ring bearings.<\/p>\n<p>They measure, among other things, wear status and alert the user early enough to plan repair or replacement.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe new isense modules are equipped with a serial interface and can be easily integrated into a control cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>A data logger allows these values to be stored on an SD card. The data measured by the different isense systems is then sent wirelessly to the icom communication module, summarised and processed. This enables companies to increase the reliability of their systems, plan maintenance tasks accurately and thus save costs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7789\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7789\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"Smart plastics: increase plant safety and cut maintenance costs\" width=\"618\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2-800x607.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/igus-Smart-Plastics-2.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">isense sensors and monitoring modules that add intelligence to energy chains, cables, linear guides and slewing ring bearings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Various concepts for integration into the customer\u2019s own infrastructure are available.<\/p>\n<p>There is an option for the icom to send the data from the sensors to a PC or integrate the data via the computer into the customer\u2019s existing software environment and intranet solution.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a connection to the igus Data Centre is possible. In this case, the maintenance recommendations via Machine Learning and AI algorithms are constantly compared and defined with the experiences of many existing applications, for example in the large igus test laboratory spread over a floor area of 2,750 square metres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the numerous test findings that are fed into the online service life calculators, we are able to predict precisely how long an e-chain will work reliably in a particular application,\u201d explains Justin Leonard, director at <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/igus-adds-iglidur-h1-material-to-its-knife-edge-roller-range\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">igus<\/a><\/span>. \u201cThe isense components provide the customer with additional safety through a permanent service life update. This is because it includes the current ambient conditions of the actual application. Maintenance and replacement occurs only when it is really essential. This saves time and maintenance costs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its launch in 2016, igus has been developing its family of smart plastics with improved isense sensors and monitoring modules that add intelligence to energy chains, cables, linear guides and slewing ring bearings. They measure, among other things, wear status and alert the user early enough to plan repair or replacement. 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