Intelligent sensor cable with Smart Core technology

29/05/2019

Leuze electronic presents a concrete innovation towards powering Industry 4.0 applications with its new Smart Core cable. With the smart factory revolution on the horizon, the Smart Core cable enables an innovative predictive maintenance measure specifically for applications with moving cables (ie handling robots, welding robots and moving cables). The cable contains an additional special sacrificial wire that fails at approximately 80% of the lifecycle of the cable. The sacrificial wire is bridged with the supply voltage and, when the core breaks, it gives an early warning of the impending end of the service life of the cable. Not only does this help to prevent unplanned downtime, but it increases system availability by predicting downtime and allowing for scheduled maintenance. With the future of smart automation already here, Leuze electronic presents a smart solution for a critical but often overlooked component of an application.