Intelligent continuous chain monitoring system from iwis

The CCM system can be quickly and easily integrated in numerous chain applications and retrofitted in existing plants and machines without the need for special add-on components for the chain. The device determines the wear in a chain drive and notifies maintenance personnel where and when preventive maintenance is required. Operating state and wear status are indicated by LEDs and readings can be transmitted to a computer through USB and viewed with a special interface. Because measurement is contactless, the chain drive is not affected in any way: no additional deflection pulleys or supports are needed.

Florian Madlener, design and development engineer at iwis' headquarters in Munich and a key developer of the system, explains: "The main benefit of the new CCM system for our customers is that maintenance personnel can react on time. No long downtimes of plants and machinery, no risk of missing delivery deadlines, no interruption of the logistics chain: all of these contribute to avoiding financial loss through production outages. The system can also continually monitor high-precision chain applications."

The CCM system can be used independently of chain speed. Depending on the chain size, possible chain speeds range from 0.02m/s to over 15m/s. The device has protection class IP67 and can be used under normal environmental conditions and at temperatures from 0 to 60degC. Calibration of the CCM system to the respective chain sizes is performed by iwis before delivery.

Further information about the CCM (Chain Condition Monitoring) system can be found at www.iwis.com.