Tagged: smart plastics
Service life extension made easy: just three online steps to your smart e-chain
Equip e-chain cable carriers directly with smart condition monitoring in the igus online configurator and avoid unnecessarily early replacement By Mark McGwin 6 March 2023 – igus®, the motion plastics specialist, now offers a wide...
Changing airport gangways: igus® e-chains® and smart plastics for the future
By Richard Habering Airports rely on gangways to allow passengers to board and disembark conveniently. If a gangway fails, getting into the connected aircraft is much more difficult. One way to prevent gangway disruptions...
Avoid unplanned downtime – incorporate igus® smart plastics in your production line
By Jade Finch The cosmetics industry relies heavily on their production lines in order to meet business expectations and perform successfully. Therefore, just like production line’s in any industry, unplanned downtime due to equipment...
Smart factory: intelligent plant monitoring with the FANUC FIELD system
By Richard Habering To evaluate data from machines and systems, FANUC, an international robot manufacturer, offers its “FIELD system” open industrial IoT platform. The system uses local network topology to connect production machines from...
5 IIoT Solutions for Manufacturing
By Jared Worth If you’re part of the manufacturing industry, you’ve likely witnessed the integration of automation into daily operations. However, the lesser-known Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) can provide effective solutions for common...
Can Robotics Save the Food Industry?
By Jared Worth The global food supply chain is facing numerous threats. From widespread shortages of employees, climate change turning once fertile land non-arable, the war in Ukraine threatening grain production, and global food...
How Smart Plastics Decrease Plant Downtime White Paper
How can smart plastics as applied in cable carriers decrease plant downtime? In this detailed white paper, learn about predictive maintenance, the advantages of this implementation, in addition to its development from condition monitoring...
3 Reasons Why Industrial Manufacturing Robots are Important
By Erin Kemal Industrial robots are being used more and more in so many industries, no more so than the manufacturing industry. But why are these industrial manufacturing robots so important? Also, what constitutes an...
Prevent unplanned downtime and machine failures with “smart” plastic bearings
By Richard Habering Plain bearings often have to withstand heavy loads such as abrasive dust, high speeds or chemical loads in extreme environments. Last year, igus® developed an intelligent bearing – i.Sense – with iglide® high-performance...