Draw circuit diagrams 50% faster with EPLAN macros from smart plastics

All electrical data available free of charge for the smart plastics i.Sense and i.Cee control cabinet modules

EPLAN Electric P8, one of the main EPLAN GmbH & Co. KG products, is considered one of the industry standards for electrical design and provides support in plant project planning, from end-to-end planning to manufacturing, commissioning, servicing, and maintenance. Various studies were used to determine that the time required for this project planning effort could be reduced by more than 50%.

This is just where the new smart plastics i.Sense and i.Cee switch cabinet modules come in, simplifying daily work by providing associated EPLAN product data. EPLAN solution users benefit from efficiency increases in the product development process thanks to standardised procedures, automated processes, and consistent workflows.

Tech up

Cable plan, parts list, and further design documents automatically generated in the CAE system
Fewer errors thanks to secure product data provision by component manufacturers
Quickest way to implement continuous condition monitoring for increased reliability in moving applications

Cost down

Reduce design time by 50% with ready-to-use EPLAN macros
Designed digitally & can be ordered online immediately
Maintenance cost reduction thanks to predictive maintenance recommendations

Proof

Available online at any time in the EPLAN data portal

Sustainability

Eliminate technical manuals and other paper documents
Asynchronous data provision, anytime, without tedious one-to-one data exchange

Intelligent condition monitoring: i.Sense

igus condition monitoring with smart plastics

i.Sense: [Sense = sensation] Describes the area of igus® condition monitoring
detects machine status regularly or continuously
uses fast switch-off to avoid crashes
Uses modules to record data
i.Sense EC.P: push/pull force detection for energy chains
i.Sense EC.B: break detection for energy chains
i.Sense CF.P: tensile force monitoring for cables

Predictive maintenance: i.Cee

Predictive maintenance with smart plastics

i.Cee: [Cee, derived from to see] describes the area of predictive maintenance at igus®
predicts exact maintenance
prevents downtime or quality loss
enables different input options (Siemens PLC connection, integrated accelerationsensors EC.W/EC.IM, OPCUAservers etc.)
offers customised output channels (IoT clouddashboard, local HTTPdashboard, SMS, FANUCfieldsystem integration etc.)

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CAE data: Reduce project planning effort by 50% with EPLAN

EPLAN solution users benefit from efficiency increases in the product development process thanks to standardized procedures, automated processes, and consistent workflows.

Where can I find the right smart plastics data for my electrical design?

In the [Link extid="2638" title="EPLAN Data Portal"] – in your browser or EPLAN
From our download portal under Software

Smart e-chain® and cables

Use smart plastics to stay abreast of how your chain is doing.
Our intelligent e-chain® systems are already reliably in use in hundreds of thousands of applications.

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Smart bearing technology

Don't let a defective plain bearing ruin your day.
Smart plain bearings are great for sensitive or hard-to-reach spots on a machine, since they allow the bearing's condition to be assessed at any time.

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Smart Applications

Customer application examples with smart plastics
Whether a new project for Industry 4.0 or efficiency-driven retrofitting - our smart plastics solutions can be individually adapted to any system.

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