The challenge
As part of optimisations subject to process improvements, the central Module Connect interface was added to the existing readychain® solutions. This greatly simplified handling both for commissioning and for service and revision work, and downtimes have been reduced to a minimum.
It was possible to use existing installation space thanks to the flexible modularity. To connect the numerous cables with one another in a way suitable for industrial purposes, four housings from the existing product range, each with four cable inlets and different contact carriers, were used. From the more than 100 different types of the modular range of insulators from the company Harting, we installed among others
- Pneumatics
- Power supply with current load range up to 70A
- Power supply with current load range up to 16A
- Earth-core
- Sub-D
igus harnessed the pin side of the Module Connect interface in the factory and then delivered it to the customer after final testing. Experienced igus assembly workers incorporated the other side of the connectors, the socket side of the Module Connect, into the existing system directly on site. Thanks to this service, it was possible to make optimal use of the tight time frame on the construction site. In addition, igus helps minimise possible sources of error and supplies "everything from a single source".