Tech up & Reduce costs -

Wastewater treatment plants demand a lot from the components used: they are in continuous use, exposed to the weather and come into contact with liquids, grease or dirt. Our intelligent energy chain systems are designed to run reliably for as long as possible under all conceivable conditions.

Whether in the longitudinal scraper at the primary clarifier or at the grit and grease trap: with the ready-to-install IIoT solutions from smart plastic , you can avoid downtimes, reduce operating costs and minimise time-consuming maintenance. We offer individual modules for reliable condition monitoring specifically for wastewater treatment or complete Industry 4.0 packages for predictive maintenance concepts.

Advantages of our smart plastic solutions:

▲ Tech up

• Extension of the maximum service life
• Increased safety during unmanned plant operation
• Remote access to real-time status information

▼ Cost down

• Reduce maintenance costs through early warnings
• Avoid costs for unexpected system downtimes
• Space-saving design - low installation height & No cable stations

Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring is the simplest and quickest way to turn many igus® products into self-monitoring, smart plastic products. By attaching sensors, values (e.g. temperature, forces, sound waves/vibrations) are measured within a previously defined limit value and an alarm or at least an information message is issued if these values are exceeded. The next steps (maintenance or shutdown) can be decided on the basis of this information. At igus® we summarise condition monitoring under the term i.Sense ("I feel").

Predictive maintenance
In contrast, predictive maintenance solutions use sensors and software to create a system that enables dynamic service life calculation and optimised maintenance times. Predictive maintenance is therefore the next stage in the realisation of a comprehensive system for intelligent Industry 4.0, always with the aim of achieving maximum plant and user safety and product service life. At igus® we summarise predictive maintenance under the term i.Cee (derived from "I see ahead").

24/7 condition monitoring in the wastewater treatment plant

Wastewater treatment plants run 24/7, 365 days a year. The use of a Basic flizz® system is very suitable for most rectangular clarifiers. The advantage of the system is its modular design and the protection of the energy management system against wind and weather. The flizz® system can be installed either directly on the tank wall or on the floor along the tank.

Additional protection is provided by the smart plastic i.Sense EC.P system (EC = e-chain P = pullforce) for intelligent condition monitoring of the chain. This means that the system switches off proactively and automatically in the event of a fault to prevent total failure.

Your data does not leave your company network at any time, as the i.Cee software only communicates within the networks of your choice. The information spectrum ranges from a single energy chain within a machine to a complete machine park and its own output interface.

There are two ways to use the internet-based solution: either the sensors transfer their data directly to the cloud, where it is made available in a protected area via a browser dashboard. Or they make an intermediate stop via the i.Cee.net, a so-called data concentrator. The i.Cee.net is located on your premises, allowing you to customise the data exchange to the cloud at any time.

Take a look at our chainflex® and e-chain® test laboratory, where 10 billion cycles are tested every year.

For long travel distances, e-chain® is tested in outdoor trials with the aid of sensors.