i.Sense EC.P - The smart Condition monitoring system for push/pull force monitoring of e-chains®
The functional principle of condition monitoring can be described in a few sentences: DMS force sensors installed on the e-chain® moving end side continuously record machine data, a.o. the push/pull force necessary for movement and transmit these to the top-hat (DIN) rail module mounted in the switch cabinet. Most failures are preceded by an increase in the force applied, e.g. due to foreign bodies, snow/ice, misalignment, or deformed or loose guide troughs. Based on experience in the igus laboratory, as well as thousands of applications in the field, the force limits determined for the application are set on the i.Sense module. If limits are exceeded, the customer control system is informed immediately and can avoid high repair costs by shutting down quickly. In this way, smart condition monitoring can be implemented quickly and easily, even through subsequent retrofitting. 
 

• The EC.P (EC = e-chain P = pull force) sensor is mounted on the (floating) moving end of the e-chain.
• There, it measures pull forces applied to the e-chain.
• If the forces are exceeded, the sensor detects this, reports it and, if necessary, switches off the plant, in order to prevent possible consequential or total damage to the equipment. 

i.Sense EC.P (a.o. with 3D data, function video, ...) is already a long-standing standard as a condition monitoring system on container logistics cranes. Other typical applications besides cranes are in sewage treatment plants or automotive manufacturing.

i.Sense:modul II
The i.Sense evaluation unit is designed for simple module installation on top-hat (DIN) rails and allows fast integration into the existing plant control system via normally closed contacts (24 V DC power supply). All sensor data are evaluated based on igus® algorithms and accordingly inform the plant control system instantly in the event of emerging mechanical faults.

More information about this can be found here i.Sense - condition monitoring.

_{* Prices for products with chainflex cable do not include copper surcharge.}