Application examples with smart plastics

Condition monitoring for automotive parts suppliers

Which smart plastics technology is used?
EC.B sensor for breakage monitoring + EC.W for measurement of the abrasion along the energy chain.
Why is it used? 
For the customer, it is important that subsequent damage to the equipment be prevented in the event of chain breakage. The EC.B module detects a breakage in the energy chain and switches the equipment off or at least indicates a fault. By means of the EC.W sensor, the abrasion along the e-chains is measured, as a result of which maintenance is predictable

Intelligent breakage monitoring in a 22-ton automotive driving simulator

Which smart plastics technology is used?
P4.1 energy chains with i.Sense EC.B intelligent breakage detection

Why is it used? 
Increased plant safety and availability; complete project implementation from a single source; smart early-warning system

Smart move: Rolling instead of hauling on a bunker crane

Which smart plastics technology is used?
Heavy Duty roller energy chains with the smart i.Sense condition monitoring system

Why is it used?
Intelligent, reliable supply of powert and signals under extremely adverse environmental conditions.

Complete indoor crane automation thanks to i.Sense

Which smart plastics technology is used?
Complete smart plastics package with i.Sense - condition monitoring and i.Cee - predictive maintenance

Why is it used?
Real-time control over the condition of the automatic crane's energy supply system and significant reduction of the risk of failure

Complete smart plastics package on RMG crane

Which smart plastics technology is used?
Condition monitoring: EC.P for determining push/pull forces, EC.B for detecting chain breaks, CF.P for measuring tensile force on cables, EC.M sensor for movement data, and EC.W sensor for measuring abrasion on the energy chain.
Predictive maintenance: i.Cee.local

Why is it used?
For maximum system protection, overview, maintenance management, product service life, and safety.

Smart shipyard crane: Functionally reliable despite typhoons

Which smart plastics technology is used?
Roller energy chains with EC.P push/pull force detection that monitors the displacement forces of the energy chains online.

Why is it used?
To prevent failures and damage to the system by means of predictive maintenance or remote intervention.

Twelve ship-to-shore cranes with smart heavy-duty energy chains

Which smart plastics technology is used?
E4/4 Heavy Duty energy chains with the smart i.Sense condition monitoring system

Why is it used?
To prevent damage and downtime in the demanding application environment

Smart push/pull force detection system as a dirt detector

Which smart plastics technology is used?
i.Sense EC.P as a system cleaning reminder

Why is it used? "If the chain's travel is too impaired by dust and dirt, the pull/push force detection shuts the system down before damage occurs, and we know it's time to clean the chain's travel again."

Longest travel with intelligent roller chain system

Which smart plastics technology is used?
i.Sense EC.P for permanent monitoring of the plant

Why is it used? 
The system includes an intelligent sensor system for monitoring the pull/push forces, which can be used for an emergency shutdown in the event of increased forces.

615m travel with continuous condition monitoring

Which smart plastics technology is used?
5050RHD rol e-chain with i.Sense condition monitoring system

Why is it used? 
Trouble-free operation without failure for more than ten years

Predictive maintenance in a cushion factory

Which smart plastics technology is used?
E4-series energy chains with i.Cee for predictive maintenance

Why is it used?
Provides the highest availability with maintenance recommendations to prevent unplanned failures. The result: fifteen years of continuous operation already

Reducing costs with smart e-chains in a waste crane

Which smart plastics technology is used?
Completely harnessed readychain system with i.Sense Push/Pull Detection System

Why is it used?
i.Sense push/pull force measurement also provides additional safety, monitoring the entire system and shutting down the crane if it becomes overloaded. This prevents damage to the chain and cables and thus costly failures, reacting to them before they can occur.

Total networking in the indoor crane

A large German crane manufacturer uses the i.Sense condition monitoring system to ensure an optimum production process. It uses the EC.B break detection, EC.P push/pull force monitoring, and CF.P chainflex® tensile force monitoring products. All dynamic data is saved by the i.cee module and processed. Here, machine learning and AI algorithms calculate the service life and display it on a web dashboard on the i.Cee dashboard on any internet-enabled device as "days until the next recommended maintenance work."