Right-angle protective bellows Connected­Cover

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Sensor technology that is integrated in the protective cover systems supplies increasingly precise data on real loads. This results in many advantages for you: Properties: • Introduces sensory status surveillance to protective, telescopic covers and bellows Advantages for our customers: • Live information on the degree of wear and tear of the bellow (e.g. number of strokes, noticeable vibrations), notifying the operator early on required repairs or replacements • “Connected Cover” could be a key enabler of reduced unplanned machine downtime and improved planning of maintenance intervals • Remote monitoring during unmanned operation Available sensors include: Acceleration sensor: e.g., to classify and quantify the strokes performed and thus determine the degree of wear Pressure sensor: e.g. to indicate foreign bodies in the bellows and thus the need for cleaning Temperature sensor: : e.g. indication of possible damage to plastic parts due to limit values being exceeded Vibration sensor: e.g. indication of the need for lubrication. Arno Arnold has been working on intelligent communicating protection systems for many decades. This resulted in the 1st patent application for a "bellows with integrated detector device" in 1985, which led to the granting of a patent (DE 35 32 702) in 1993. Due to the large number of sensors available today, we are making the pioneering achievement of that time IOT-capable. In the fully networked, unmanned production of the future, the independently self-ordering protective cover will fit in. You decide whether the results • are displayed in the machine control system • are fed into the local network • are available in the cloud