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i.Sense TR.B condition monitoring for triflex® R

Avoid unplanned downtimes and high downtime costs on robots

Robots have long been indispensable in many areas of industrial manufacturing – bb welding, painting, soldering, and palletizing: industrial robots are becoming dynamic. A flexible 3D e-chain® such as the triflex® R from igus® makes it possible to guide robot cables safely. To detect potential chain breaks caused by extreme loads in good time and avoid unplanned machine breakdowns, igus® has developed i.Sense TR.B, the world's first condition monitoring system for multi-axis energy chains.

Customers can increase the safety of their robot systems with an investment of just a few hundred dollars. The i.Sense TR.B sensor is connected directly to the PLC customer control system without additional software costs. If a chain link breaks, the system detects the change in the length of the rope installed in the chain and can send out a digital signal to the system control. Instant breakage detection allows immediate maintenance measures and can thus prevent unplanned downtimes and total failures when individual chain links break.

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Tech up

Tech up

  • Real-time condition data acquisition for the robot's energy supply system
  • Intelligent breakage detection allows immediate maintenance
  • Longer protected cable package service life
Cost down

Cost down

  • Direct TR.B sensor connection to the PLC customer control system without additional software costs
  • Avoid unplanned downtimes
  • Prevent total failure when individual chain links break
Proof

Proof

  • Ongoing test series in the industry's largest test lab of its kind in the world, for dynamic power transmission systems in industrial robots
Sustainability

Sustainability

  • Condition-based maintenance avoids unnecessary or premature chain replacement
  • Reusable after correct emergency system shutdown

The functionality of i.Sense TR.B

Watch as the i.Sense TR.B constantly monitors the condition of the triflex chain in motion®

triflex white paper

10 tips for a durable energy supply system on 6-axis robots

This guide shows you step by step how to select, install, and commission an energy supply system for Axis 3-6 of an industrial robot. 
The first few points are about positioning the cable and hose pack and selecting the right e-chain. Then you choose the appropriate retraction system. 

This white paper has many helpful tips on assembly and a final checklist complete the ten-point package and provide step-by-step instructions for both amateurs and professionals.

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Integration into your network environment

As part of the i.Sense condition monitoring system from smart plastics, all i.Sense TR.B data can also be evaluated in the i.Cee switch cabinet module. The complete alarm and escalation management of the plant can then be controlled digitally.

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.

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Questions or product information? Please contact:

scott parker
Scott Parker

National Sales Manager, e-chain

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