smart plastics MWS: customised real-time monitoring has never been easier

With the smart plastics miniature abrasion sensor, you can monitor the wear condition of your system parts subject to abrasion in real time. The system consists of robust, 3mm x 4mm sensors that can simply be glued or screwed into the material to be monitored. The sensor continuously measures the condition of the material and emits a signal if a critical value is not reached. This allows you to carry out condition-based maintenance and avoid unnecessary or premature material replacement.

Digital evaluation takes place via potential-free contacts that can be connected to the customer's system control. Our sensor system is therefore an extremely cost-effective and reliable solution for monitoring wear on your systems.

Tech up

• Real-time status information for system parts subject to abrasion
• Direct connection via potential-free contacts to the plant control system (PLC)
• Comprehensive connectivity for integration into predictive maintenance concept with i.Cee

Cost down

• Simple installation by gluing or screwing into the material to be monitored
• Avoid unplanned downtimes thanks to condition-based alert messages

Proof

• Ongoing test series in the industry's largest test laboratory for high-performance polymers

Sustainability

• Minimised material costs for integrated sensor
• Usage-dependent product replacement reduces unnecessary material costs

"Less effort, higher availability"

"Less maintenance work, higher availability, the ability to manage all the different cables and hoses in one system, intelligent status monitoring i.Sense ... I would always use intelligent energy chain from igus again!"

Dipl.-Ing. Fabian Wilhelm, Project Manager at AOS Stade GmbH

Worldwide customer applications

Whether in international automotive production, the global crane industry or in regional wastewater treatment plants, i.Sense systems are used successfully where maintenance costs are saved and machine downtime is prevented.