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PO BOX 14349

East Providence

RI 02914

+1 800 521 2747

+1 401 438 7270

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"Intelligent rebel" - smart plastics now also in the igus ReBeL® service robot

Full transparency during operation for predictive maintenance thanks to smart sensor technology in the igus cobot

igus has also applied its motion plastics know-how to power electronics, and for the first time developed an encoder using conductive plastic tracks. This allows the temperature, current, and number of rotations, cycles, and iterations to be measured precisely.

Thanks to a connection through the smart plastics systems, a dashboard clearly displays all generated data live – the customer can choose whether this is in the cloud or on a local network. This gives the customer full transparency for his smart ReBeL during operation in the form of key indicators such as wear, cycle time, and quantities.

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Tech up

Increase machine availability and maximum service life
Smart application monitoring by means of reading out sensor and kinematics data
Dashboard connection in a local or external network, connection to PLC and system monitor

Cost down

Elimination of unplanned downtime or machine failures
Reduce maintenance costs through early warnings
Implement condition-based maintenance

Proof

Tested in the Low Cost Automation laboratory
Proven in over 2,500 successful customer projects with the integrated condition monitoring of smart plastics

Sustainability

Unplanned service deployments can be prevented - eliminating 100km of travel saves about 3.6kg of CO²
Lightweight components

HRC capabilities are possible thanks to the electronic components in the fully integrated ReBeL strain wave gear.

Predictive maintenance implemented successfully

Industry 4.0: i.Cee in practice

Wastewater treatment plants and wastewater operations |
Port and container cranes |
Conveyor and bulk handling

Avoid downtimes, extend service life

i.Cee gives CFL a system service life estimate, taking into account condition monitoring data such as temperature, travel speed, and distance travelled and provides maintenance and inspection instructions.

Customer applications worldwide

In international automotive production, the global crane industry, or regional wastewater plants: i.Sense EC.P systems are successfully used wherever maintenance costs are saved and machine downtime prevented:

smart plastics application examples

Smart machine data acquisition forms the basis for predictive maintenance concepts

Since the i.Sense Wonderbox is part of the smart plastics i.Sense condition monitoring system, all of its data can also be evaluated in the i.Cee control cabinet module. These data can then be used to digitally control the system's alarm and escalation management.

The i.Cee module can be integrated into predictive maintenance concepts in a number of ways, from preventive service management, which schedules regular maintenance depending on use, to location-independent fault management, which immediately reports any unforeseen change via various mobile channels. All information is collated in a modern dashboard, online or offline in the local network, depending on the customer's requirements.

White paper on optimising overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

Clarifies the distinction between condition monitoring and predictive maintenance

This free white paper explains:

What igus® condition monitoring (i.Sense) means
What igus® predictive maintenance (i.Cee) means
What technology is behind both systems
What the two systems offer industrial energy supply

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Program the ReBeL and test the application before purchase, free of charge

The new ReBeL robot needs no switch cabinet and is compatible to the igus Robot Control system. Starting right away, you can program and test your individual service robotics application before purchase. The user-friendly software is ideal for beginning programmers.

Just download the free igus Robot Control software. You can start right away with pre-programmed projects for various kinematic elements such as the ReBeL!

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