With the introduction of the CF.Q module, igus has further developed its smart plastics offering. The module checks and evaluates cable health in real time and recommends maintenance or replacement in good time. When used in combination with isense, new possibilities of digitalisation and networking to make maintenance easier and more efficient and thus save money are possible.
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At this year’s Hannover Show, visitors to the igus stand were introduced to the fascinating world of 108 exciting innovations and extensions to the igus product range. These include smart plastics with predictive maintenance and iglidur plastic plain bearings, demonstrating their advantages over their metal counterparts, as well as the robolink modular kit and harnessed e-chains.
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The term ‘low-cost robotics’ refers to the rapid growth of robotic production enabled by simple and affordable automation components. Depending on the scope of the application, entire processes can be automated. To demonstrate how this can be achieved, igus has combined its robolink, drylin E and energy chain technologies to produce a multi-axis articulated pick & place unit. This video shows two such units operating in unison via a matching control unit.
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igus introduces the world’s first high-tensile Profinet bus cable for vertical applications, such as storage and retrieval equipment.
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Predictive maintenance is part of Industry 4.0 and the factory of tomorrow. For this sector, igus has developed a family of products under the name 'isense', where various sensors and monitoring modules make the plastic components of energy chains, cables and plain bearing products intelligent.
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Matthew Aldridge, managing director of igus in the UK, hosts a webinar where he explains how smart plastics can help machine builders and system integrators implement and deliver Industry 4.0 technologies in equipment and factories.
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igus has published a white paper entitled: ‘How the Industrial Internet of Things has led to the development of next-generation smart plastics with sensing capabilities built in.’
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