デジタル時代のイネーブラーとしてのセンサーコーティング

抄録

Currently, there is hardly another topic so intensively discussed by the public as the progressive digitalization of business process, especially in the implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts. “The vision behind Industry 4.0 is an intelligent factory. The production machines communicate with each other to inform about failures in the production process, to identify material stocks and to order materials” (source: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany).

At Schaeffler, as well, Industry 4.0 is a central and strategic topic for the future. Components are not only expected to fulfill the mechanical requirements. The collection of data and the monitoring of the machine conditions gain in importance.

Therefore, multifunctional surfaces equipped with sensor properties would be promising technology to realize digitalization age. Schaeffler has successfully developed Sensotect^® that is an innovative sensor coating technology.