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1196 More information www.igus.eu/smartplastics smart plastics | Introduction | Advantages smart plastics enable Industry 4.0 energy supply In the future, automation solutions across di ff erent industries will all have digitalisation. If you want to entirely network the machines in your manufacturing plant with the internet of things ( IoT ) in order to be Industry 4.0 -compatible and optimise such items as maintenance, you will need time and money. A digitalisation strategy that begins by connecting and networking individual assemblies and components is faster and costs much less. Plant operators benefit immediately from the connectivity of smart components: status monitoring for automated plant can be implemented in real time without additional personnel, and maintenance can be organised predictively. smart plastics o ff er two options: the simple and rather analogue condition monitoring i.Sense (sense = perception), for integration with maximum safety. For the complete networking of the machines with the internet ( IoT ), the predictive maintenance i.Cee (Cee, derived from "see") is just right. i.Sense - condition monitoring ● Simplest, fastest way for a self-monitoring smart plastics product, by attachment of sensors ● Alarm or message when a previously defined limit value is exceeded ● Values outside defined limits can directly trigger a system shut-down i.Cee - predictive maintenance ● Sensors and software help to create a system for dynamic service life calculation and optimal maintenance times ● Wide variety of designs, o ff ering a high degree of individuality ● Maximum system and user safety and product service life Typical industries and applications ● Harbour installations ● Cranes ● Automotive production ● Bulk Handling ● Logistics ● Semi conductor industry smart plastics components are equipped with connectivity and sensors to make complex automation solutions suitable for " Industry 4.0 "