Smart bearings technology
Hard on the outside, Smart on the inside
Plain bearings often have to withstand considerable adverse influences such as abrasive dust, high speeds or chemicals. If a machine fails, packaging equipment comes to a standstill or a wind turbine no longer turns due to a bearing failure. That is why igus® has expanded its smart plastics product range to include the world’s first intelligent plain bearing. It detects wear in extremely stressful applications in advance and sends a signal to the user proactively if the bearing threatens to fail. Machine and equipment operators can plan maintenance, repairs and part replacement in advance to minimize unplanned downtime.
Test & creation of the 3D printing i.Sense bearing
- Printed from 2 materials: igus tribo filament (white) and an especially conductive material (black)
- The i.Sense technology can be implemented on any wear-resistant part with a minimum wall thickness of 2.5mm
i.Sense Sensors
- Sensor for wear in drylin T linear systems (DLT.W)
- Wear monitoring (DLW.W)
- Integrated wear measurement (i.Sense plain bearing)
- Sensor for wear in PRT slewing ring bearing (PRT. W)
Smart bearings
i.Cee LIVE Dashboard Demo!
The i.Cee Dashboard visualizes all information and movement data of our smart trade show machine online and in real-time at the igus® virtual-real trade show stand in Cologne.
