Intelligent breakage monitoring in 22-ton automotive driving simulator

• What was needed: P4.1 roller chain, i.Sense EC.B for breakage monitoring, [Link pagenr="22983"]
• Requirements: high dynamics of up to 10 m/s as well as enormous load, safe guidance of power, data and other media in one, intelligent accident protection
• Sector: Automotive industry
• Success for the customer: Increase in system safety and availability; complete project realisation from a single source; smart early warning system

With its 360° screen, high-speed electric drive and twelve-metre rail for "air-bearing motion", the plant is one of the most powerful systems in the automotive industry. Therefore, it is necessary to safely guide and protect all required cables for the power supply, control system, network technology as well as cooling water and pneumatic hoses in the most efficient way possible.

energy chains act like an umbilical cord: they ensure the supply of energy, data and media and are constantly in motion. In order to further increase system safety and availability, those responsible decided to install new energy chains from the P4.1 series, including an intelligent breakage monitoring system. Should an unforeseen problem occur in real operation, especially in such a highly dynamic application, this can be recognised directly with the unique breakage detection system i.Sense EC.B from smart plastic. This means that chain breakages are recognised at an early stage and high accident costs for the entire system are avoided.