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smart plastic: Introduction to the topic

Predictive maintenance of machines and systems: Smart plastic - how smart can plastic be?

In the "smart factory" of the (near) future, energy chains and plain bearings will take on new tasks - because they are smart. Integrated sensors collect data for preventive maintenance and thus increase the availability and reliability of machines and systems.

You can find out exactly what this means and what contribution igus® is making here in our short introduction to smart plastic. Simply follow the link and download the free PDF.

Expert reading

How the Industrial Internet of Things has led to the development of next-generation smart plastic with integrated sensing capabilities
As technologies supported by the Industrial Internet of Things become more widely adopted in smart factory manufacturing environments, it is expected that even more components with built-in intelligence will emerge. This will lead to the emergence of a new generation of intelligent plastics such as cables, energy chains and bearings that will be able to continuously monitor themselves and provide performance data and early warning of critical wear. The use of this intelligent plastic can increase plant productivity, maximise uptime and reduce costs through automated condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

You can find out exactly what the drivers of this development are and what market potential this opens up for the companies involved in our latest expert reading on smart plastic free of charge. Simply follow the link and download the free PDF.