Service life monitoring for all
e-chain® installation types

Integrated offline service life monitoring for unsupported and roller chain applications

Excess clearance between a chain link's bolt and hole is a clear indication of the decreasing service life of an e-chain system®. The EC. I. SU.02 sensor measures this clearance in clear percentage increments and sends it via LoRa to the icom. plus module. There, the remaining service life is calculated from movement data from the system's control system and a replacement recommendation made as necessary. Years of integrated battery operation based on an energy-optimised transmission procedure. Energy harvesting concepts are also planned.

EC.I.SU.02 animation

explains the system in 49 seconds

 

• The EC. I. SU.02 measures the distance between the chain's bolts & chain holes

 

• The status can be transmitted via LTE, LoRaWan, or Bluetooth

 

• Energy chain condition can be viewed at any time

EC.I.SU.02 explanation video

Richard Habering explains the system in 91 seconds

Potential application areas

We have developed EC.I.SU.02 for this purpose

Unsupported e-chain systems in:

• Machine tools
• Woodworking machinery
• Semiconductor production
• Logistics

Gliding e-chain systems with:

• igus rol e-chain® in cranes