Traffic light principle
Smart maintenance of linear systems
Igus has developed an intelligent solution for the predictive maintenance of its drylin W linear systems. With the new linear slide, the maintenance technician receives information about maintenance requirements at the touch of a button according to the traffic light principle.
Continuous operation, glass dust and wood fibers are extreme challenges for the sliding elements in drylin linear guides. Igus has developed a smart drylin linear system to detect wear on the tribo-polymer bearings at an early stage.
The principle: a sensor, applied directly to the sliding film, measures the wear of the dirt and dust-resistant bearing and gives the user a signal in good time when the wear limit is reached. The signal can then be transmitted and evaluated by the Icom communication module to an intelligent system via Bluetooth, LoRa or LTE.
Igus has also developed a solution that works entirely without a network connection. Using the traffic light principle, a red/green LED display on the carriage tells the maintenance technician whether the sliding film is in good condition or has already reached the wear limit of 0.5 millimetres. All he has to do is press a button on the carriage. Maintenance can thus be planned in good time.
Igus has developed a clever replacement technology for quick bearing changes. This allows the sliding film to be replaced directly on the rail. The linear axis or multi-axis gantry with toothed belt drive no longer needs to be laboriously dismantled. A free tool from Igus helps with the disassembly of the old bearing and the assembly of the new one. Downtimes and maintenance costs are thus reduced to a minimum. The system can be put back into operation within a few minutes and in many cases does not even need to be re-referenced. as
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