Dynamic warehouses seek robots that can adapt to change with minimal human intervention. With localization and mapping software, AMRs can build facility maps, orient themselves, detect differences, and share changes with their fleet for uninterrupted and safer operations. When people were building warehouses 10 or 15 years ago in the U.S., few considered employing robots…
Consumer-product production and distribution top automation drivers
For the annual Design World Trends issue, dozens of industry experts shared their insights. Here is additional information from some of those experts on the design, manufacture, and distribution of consumer products. Especially since COVID, the manufacture and distribution of home appliances, consumer electronics, and have evolved with advanced automation technologies. MEET THE EXPERTS Abdullah […]
Bosch Rexroth AMR improves safety and productivity of manufacturing facilities
Using Bosch Rexroth’s ROKIT Locator Software, the MP1000R is able to navigate autonomously in highly dynamic environments without additional infrastructure. The MP1000R is a flexible and scalable solution which can replace manual forklifts and tuggers in manufacturing spaces, leading to improved efficiency and help protect workers from potential injury. When used for industrial material handling…
Bosch Rexroth’s electromechanical kit for easy joining applications
Bosch Rexroth’s new Smart Press Kit is designed to meet future industrial requirements and provides a complete mechatronics package that is immediately ready for use across an extremely range of standardized pressing and joining applications. The modular kit, consisting of mechanical components, electrical components and software, simplifies product selection and configuration as well as commissioning. […]
Bosch Rexroth to showcase advanced automation technology at SEMICON West 2019
Presenting an array of advanced automation technologies from its industry-leading portfolio, Bosch Rexroth will share its Factory of the Future insights and expertise for semiconductor manufacturing in booth 539 during SEMICON West 2019, July 9-11, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The company will have booth exhibits demonstrating cutting-edge automation technologies for Now, Next…
How Industry 4.0 benefits medical device and equipment manufacturers
Tips on how you can reduce costs and time in all project phases – from machine design to building and testing of equipment, from shipping to installation and throughout the life of the production equipment. Rich Hansen, Senior Automation Engineer at Bosch Rexroth Corporation Manufacturers in the medical industry face unique challenges in terms of…
Motion Trends: IoT development drives sensor trends
The continuing development of IoT and IIoT is shaping trends in sensor design and implementation. Broader automation trends such as the continued digitalization of data and its use in more efficient control of processes and systems to the use of data for predictive maintenance purposes are big drivers. Sensors have added functions, are easier to […]
Motion Trends: Ball screws pack more load capacity
Continued developments in manufacturing and materials have improved ball screw performance, with the most recent generation of ball screws having greater load densities than ever before, leading to higher load capacities. High-load ball screws are being integrated into electromechanical linear actuator systems for use in applications with higher loads and more demanding environmental conditions. In […]
Looking into the factory of the future
Tomorrow’s manufacturing facility will still use everything from hydraulics to electrics, and automation will provide more flexibility than ever. By now, anyone involved in the industrial sector has probably heard the term, “factory of the future.” Those four words bring to mind an industrial utopia defined by increased productivity with no downtime, round-the-clock productivity, previously…
Experience the latest in connected automation and IoT with Bosch Rexroth at ATX West 2019
Come see why Bosch Rexroth is the only stop you need for solutions in connected automation, assembly and handling. Rexroth experts will be available to walk visitors through product demonstrations, show off our latest technology and answer technical questions. Confidently using years of industry experience and product knowledge, booth #4400 proves why Rexroth is the…
IoT Gateway includes smart software and hardware for the industrial IoT
Data is the key to optimizing Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). Rexroth‘s IoT Gateway brings companies closer to the strategic goal of networking all relevant machines and systems and making processes for evaluation and continuous improvement visible. OEMs and end-users require quick, workable connectivity solutions for both new machines and retrofit solutions. The IoT Gateway V2…
Bosch Rexroth exhibiting Factory of the Future technologies at PACK EXPO 2018
Located in booth #S-1654, Bosch Rexroth is gearing up to bring the Factory of the Future to the packaging industry at PACK EXPO, October 14-17, in Chicago. Featuring a variety of products and demos from its automation, assembly and linear motion technology portfolios, Rexroth’s booth is ready to show the packaging industry the Factory of…
Bosch Rexroth and Tulip announce a strategic alliance to bring Smart Workstation to market
Bosch Rexroth and Tulip announce the launch of a Smart Workstation, a joint customer-focused product that combines Bosch’s manual production system with Tulip’s Manufacturing App Platform to create a powerful Industry 4.0 workstation. The Smart Workstation leverages IoT-enabled manufacturing apps to transform traditional bench-top operations, increasing operator productivity, improving quality, and collecting and visualizing real-time…
ActiveAssist software increases process reliability and quality through Industry 4.0
Bosch Rexroth’s ActiveAssist combines software and hardware to create a new assembly assistance system. The newest Industry 4.0 product out of Bosch Rexroth uses software to standardize assembly plans and manual processes. This product puts the employee first and employs starter kits for stations with a variety of tasks. ActiveAssist assembly assistance system from Bosch…
IoT Gateway Rack is ready-made, drop-in solution
The IoT Gateway Rack is an IP65-rated enclosure containing Rexroth’s award-winning IoT Gateway. Additionally, it includes all the necessary wiring and connections to connect PLCs, I/O and other data sources for collection, processing and forwarding of plant floor data to upper-level data systems. CE rated and UL listed, the IoT Gateway Rack is one of…
Hannover Messe preview: A focus on integrated industry, Mexico, logistics
More than 200 journalists from across Europe—and as far away as the United States and China—came to today’s press preview for the Hannover Messe 2018, scheduled for April 23-27 in this northern German industrial city. This year’s event will see some differences to prior fairs. In previous odd-numbered years, there was a special focus on…
Connect with Bosch Rexroth’s latest automation innovations at ATX West 2018
Rexroth will demonstrate the Active Mover transfer system in booth #4201 at ATX West. Bosch Rexroth will showcase its most recent technology for connected automation in booth #4201 at ATX West 2018 in Anaheim, Calif., February 6 to 8. Featured demos show the benefits of connectivity throughout the factory, from manual to fully automated assembly. […]
Motion controller basics video: Electronics, automation tasks, and networking
Motion controllers are pieces of electronics (and in an increasing number of integrated cases, electrical supplies) that run software to command movements on automated pieces of machinery. For more information on this, visit motioncontroltips.com/motion-controller. Motion controllers are designed to regulate the specific actuator type on the axes they’re commanding. That means these controllers include intelligence […]
Integrated absolute value measuring system with FANUC interface
Internationally active manufacturers of machine tools, 3D printers and related systems often provide their customers with the choice between two to three CNC controllers to cover regional preferences. While doing so, they follow a common-part strategy below the drive level as much as possible in order to reduce costs and complexity. In addition to interfaces […]
How to estimate your linear actuator needs with minimal application data
Choosing linear motion components during the development phase of a project has been a source of frustration for designers and application engineers for decades—especially when it comes to complex subassemblies such as linear actuators. Consider for a moment the influence that a linear actuator has on the overall machine design. First of all, in an actuator, […]
Rexroth to display drive and control components at MINExpo 2016
At MINExpo 2016, September 26-28 in Las Vegas, Bosch Rexroth will present several new drive and control products as well as other mining and mineral relevant solutions. The…
Connect IoT and automation
The communication interface, WebConnector, builds a technological bridge between automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) and services. Web applications for new business models can be developed without in-depth knowledge of automation technology with the software component in the Open Core Engineering portfolio. End users and OEMs obtain human-machine-interfaces for mobile and stationary end devices…
Technavio announces top 5 global hydraulic equipment vendors
Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in its recent global hydraulic equipment market report. This research report also lists 11 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. Competitive vendor landscape According to the report, the global hydraulic equipment market is highly fragmented with the presence of […]
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Efficient hydrostatic travel drives, quickly applied
The axial piston variable pump A30VG enables short engineering times for hydrostatic travel drives thanks to its full compatibility with the mobile electronics range from Rexroth and well-proven…
What are the differences between plain and rolling linear guides?
A linear guide (or linear bearing) is a mechanical element that allows relative motion between two surfaces, with one surface supporting the other, and minimum friction between the…