Güdel relies on condition monitoring for the energy chains on linear robots

• What was needed: EC.W condition monitoring sensors for real-time condition monitoring (measurement of movement, temperature, wear)
• Requirements: simple integration of the sensors into Güdel's existing condition monitoring system; output of predictive-maintenance recommendations for the e-chains
• Industries: automation technology; material handling
• Success for the customer: the sensor for the e-chains sends the measured values to Güdel's condition monitoring computer and is perfectly integrated into the system architecture. The AI draws on extensive data and findings from our in-house laboratory to recommend maintenance measures at the right time.

The Swiss company Güdel develops and constructs linear technology and drive systems such as traversing axes or linear robots for logistical processes in a wide variety of industrial sectors. What counts here are absolutely reliable systems and a high level of predictability.
For this reason, Güdel also offers its own condition monitoring system, which monitors the guide rollers of the linear robots, sends data to a cloud and provides the user with valuable information in real time.
For the energy chains that the automation expert installs in its linear robots, sensors should also be installed that directly record data such as movement parameters and other status information and feed them into the same cloud. The main focus was to find sensors for the energy chains that could be seamlessly integrated into the data infrastructure of the existing condition monitoring system.

The automation specialist Güdel uses our i.Sense EC.W sensor technology for the energy chains installed on its linear robots. These measure the movement, temperature and wear of the four e-chains in operation and send the measured values to Güdel's condition monitoring computer via the icom data concentrator. This enables Güdel to offer its customers integrated condition monitoring that can be viewed via a central platform. The user can use the tool to quickly and clearly see the condition of the energy chains and rollers during use.
As the i.Sense EC.W sensor system is connected to the igus cloud, the energy chain data is also analysed using AI and machine learning drawing on extensive data and findings from our in-house laboratory. The solution automatically recommends maintenance measures to the day. Maintenance can be planned and failures during operation are avoided.