{"id":28699,"date":"2024-04-10T15:11:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/?p=28699"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:11:26","slug":"igus-at-mach-2024-save-80-build-time-with-module-connect-plus-rbtx-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/2024\/04\/10\/igus-at-mach-2024-save-80-build-time-with-module-connect-plus-rbtx-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"igus at MACH 2024: save 80% build time with Module Connect, plus RBTX demo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would your company like to save multiple hours and cash for every machine you build? MACH 2024 presents Module Connect, a unique and elegant engineering design to help machine users save assembly time. Plus: not one but three low-cost robots will be demonstrated, part of the popular RBTX.com<\/a> marketplace helping companies automate low-scale but precise tasks on small budgets.<\/p>\n

Do you want to save five hours and hundreds of pounds for every machine you build? And do you want an automation system for under \u00a310k?<\/em><\/p>\n

One igus customer recently cut part of their machine build time from six hours to 28 minutes by using the innovative Module Connect. Module Connect consolidates all services into a single modular connector, saving 80% or more in machine build-time. It is one of two important igus products in high demand on show at MACH 2024, along with RBTX, the revolutionary online platform to specify and trial low-cost, multi-brand automation solutions.<\/p>\n

The cleverly designed Module Connect system can combine servo \/ motor, control, data, feedback\/encoder, pneumatics, bus protocols including RJ45 and coaxial cables through a single connection interface, using just two screws. It is built to the customer\u2019s specification, pulling from over 100 industrial connectors. Designed in partnership with Harting, Module Connect housings can feature up to four Harting Han Modular inserts, and users can combine several housings into one large block for large machine applications.<\/p>\n

Module Connect works brilliantly for cutting build time for machine OEMs, but igus found it is also an excellent solution in the maintenance industry to cut downtime. \u201cIn a damaged cable scenario you can replace the whole damaged chain section \u2013 plug out and plug back in. You are not harnessing individual cables,\u201d says Tom Slater, OEM readychain and Module Connect product specialist at igus.<\/p>\n

With factory line downtime at some automotive factories and other high value assembly plants costing \u00a310,000 a minute or more, a quick-replace design cable system is a huge advantage. Simply disconnect the cable section and remove \u2013 just four screws \u2013 continue manufacturing and return to igus for repair.<\/p>\n

The connector is super-versatile: accommodating power up to 200amp, 70mm2<\/sup> cores, and inserts from single pin all the way up to 42 pol. The modular design allows for an endless number of connections but igus can fit up to 100 cores in a single housing..<\/p>\n

Module Connect also looks good \u2013 increasingly important to machine builders. \u201cMachines are becoming more aesthetically pleasing, due to much higher visibility on the internet and social media,\u201d says Tom Slater. \u201cCompanies post images of their machines on LinkedIn, and they need to look good. Module Connect keeps cabling neat and tidy and flush. It\u2019s a solid, single connector rather than lots of ugly-looking wires crossing over.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is also green: the locating prongs are made of 3D-printed PLA and are 100% recyclable. End caps are also made of recycled plastic, which igus can recycle. And for every 100 caps igus receives they will plant a tree.<\/p>\n

In summary, Module Connect consolidate all cable and air services into one place, and can:<\/p>\n