Bosch Rexroth will showcase its intelligent, step-by-step approach to building the Factory of the Future in booth 531 during The Assembly Show 2019, October 22-24, 2019 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The company will have booth exhibits demonstrating a full range of integrated mechatronics concepts and transport systems that can […]
Bosch Rexroth to showcase key steps to building the Factory of the Future at the Assembly Show
Presenting an array of advanced assembly technologies from its industry-leading portfolio, Bosch Rexroth will showcase its intelligent, step-by-step approach to building the Factory of the Future in booth 531 during The Assembly Show 2019, October 22-24, 2019 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The company will have booth exhibits demonstrating a…
Controller trends: edge, fog computing and more
Edge computing and greater connectivity are some of the key trends controller manufacturers are seeing in their industry. Here’s what else they told us they’re seeing in the way of tech trends. With respect to the IoT and IIoT, what kinds of capabilities do your components or engineered designs incorporate to support functions related to […]
Bosch Rexroth expands its capabilities on the west coast
Bosch Rexroth is excited to announce the next phase of its growing west coast presence through the re-opening of its Pleasanton, California facility. First established in the late 90’s, what formerly served as a small sales office is now a much larger mixed-use facility that contains not just offices, but engineering, training rooms and conference…
Digital printing pairs with a machine capable of handling its varied output
VITS International makes sheeting and finishing machines for packaging, printing, and converting. The OEM saw the digital-printing market needed finishing capable of commercial production speeds. So VITS designed and built the SPRINT Variable Data Finisher with a Bosch Rexroth drive and control platform to meet the demand. Digital inkjet printers can execute output comparable to […]
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…
Electromechanical cylinder is powerful, features hygienic design
With the second generation EMC electromechanical cylinder, Rexroth expands the possibilities for utilizing these compact drive units. With their hygienic design and IP65 protection class, they are now suitable for applications with frequent cleaning cycles in the food industry. The new size EMC100-XC-2 increases the power density for feeding forces of up to 56 kN, […]
New synchronous motors from Rexroth
The new IndraDyn S series MS2N carefully performs intelligent scans all the way up to the motor. This is possible because the individual measurements of each individual motor, as well as saturation and temperature data, are stored in the respective motor’s memory and automatically processed by IndraDrive controllers. This information greatly increases the precision of […]
Direct drive offers more tractive force
The MCR-T radial piston motor, for compact tracked loaders and other tracked vehicles, comes in frame size 10. This unit is approximately 20% shorter than conventional radial piston motors on the market and offers around 10% higher starting torque for more tractive force. For improved efficiency, especially over long distances, the MCR-T units also allow…
Easy connection to the IoT with gateway
This IoT Gateway makes it easy to connect to the Internet of Things (IoT) without intervening in the automation logic. The precisely coordinated combination of control hardware and software for implementing IT applications collects sensor and process data, transmits it to MES, cloud applications or local machine state monitoring systems and enables process data analysis.…
Second-gen electromechanical cylinder from Rexroth features a hygienic design
Rexroth has expanded its compact drive offerings, with the second generation EMC electromechanical cylinder. Featuring a hygienic design and IP65 protection class, they are suitable for applications with frequent cleaning cycles in the food industry. The new size EMC100-XC-2 increases the power density for feeding forces of up to 56 kN, particularly for applications in […]
Bosch Rexroth launches new microsite for resource kits
In an effort to make life even easier for time-challenged engineers, Bosch Rexroth has launched a microsite (http://www.movewithrexroth.com/) for its latest factory automation products and the associated Resource Kits. This website features easy navigation through ten of Rexroth’s newest products in the areas of Electric Drives and Controls, Linear Motion and Mechatronics, Plastic Chain Conveyors, […]
Bosch Rexroth Corporation reaches 5,000 distribution
Rexroth Resource Kits include handbook excerpts, case studies, technical papers, videos and online tools, providing engineersa must-have resource on each kit’s respective topic. Bosch Rexroth has reached a…
Twelve tips for better cylinder selection
By Marty Hegyi Product Manager, Cylinders, Bosch Rexroth Corp. Here’s how to design hydraulic cylinders that improve performance, last longer and cost less. Hydraulic cylinders harness fluid pressure and flow to generate…
GoTo Products App version 4.5 adds eShop
Rexroth has enhanced the power and versatility of its GoTo Products app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Now at version 4.5, the GoTo Products app now lets…
Rexroth’s Open Core Interface allows machine builders to create individual functions without a PLC
There are often no economical alternatives to standard control systems. As a result, machine manufacturers were previously limited to implementing the same functions available to all other competitors. Rexroth has now done away with this limitation. For the first time machine manufacturers can create individual and real-time machine functions outside of the PLC program with…
Transparent, conductive film helps put electronics in print
A film that prevents car windows from steaming up in winter. A screen that reacts to commands at the touch of a finger. Products manufactured by Germany-based PolyIC might be found in any of these applications; the company specializes in printed electronics. Its transparent, conductive film called PolyTC is in many displays and other applications.…
Automation of measuring and testing machines in one step
National Instruments and Bosch Rexroth have introduced a perfectly matched control and drive solution at this year’s NIWeek conference. The advantages of the control hardware CompactRIO and the programming environment LabVIEW are combined with dynamic servo technology. Rexroth’s pre-configured drive systems for measuring and testing machines cover a wide range of services and shorten the…
IndraDrive Mi electric drives: Cabinet-free and modular
Motor-integrated and near-motor IndraDrive Mi electric drives integrate right into machines. These plus other Bosch Rexroth technologies now let designers build compact, cabinet-free machines that are more modular…
Rexroth Introduces Award-winning Open Core Engineering
Paul J. Heney, Editorial Director Bosch Rexroth’s Open Core Engineering connects PLC and IT automation, with a platform that gives developers a greater degree of freedom in software engineering. OEMs can flexibly access the control core of the Rexroth IndraMotion MLC and IndraLogic XLC controller systems from applications based on high-level languages. This allows them…
Economical Load Sensing Reduces Energy Consumption
Designed to fit in same volume as comparable constant displacement pumps, A1VO35’s integrated cartridge valve offers the ability to go off stroke when demand is reduced, thereby decreasing energy needed to run systems, while still maintaining constant load pressure. With similar dimensions and performance data to fixed displacement pumps, the pump’s variable displacement is 35 cm3,…
The Hägglunds CBM hydraulic motor from Bosch Rexroth creates powerful opportunities.
Taking over from the tried-and-true Hägglunds Marathon motor, the Hägglunds CBM packs 50% more torque into a motor that is smaller and up to 50% lighter than its predecessor. That gives it the world’s highest torque-to weight ratio. For Bosch Rexroth customers, the new motor opens up new possibilities. The Hägglunds CBM not only handles […]
Rexroth’s Program Adds New iPhone® App
Another way to access the Rexroth GoTo Focused Delivery Program is now available from the GoTo Products App page in iTunes. The new iPhone® App complements Rexroth‘s GoTo Products iPad® App by offering additional mobility and providing the most up-to-date GoTo information for faster access than ever to Rexroth’s broad collection of GoTo products. GoTo […]
Hydrotrac GFT-N Hydrostatic Travel Drives
With output torques from 600 to 1,300 kNm and a dual motor configuration, HYDROTRAC GFT-N hydrostatic travel drives from Rexroth allow faster travel speeds, along with proven performance and reliability, in mining excavators and crawler cranes. The HYDROTRAC GFT-N travel drive is a three-stage planteary gear with pre-arranged spur gear specifically designed for mining excavators […]
More power makes mining vehicles more productive
Greater power density and optimized control behavior in the implement hydraulics boost the productivity of mobile working machines in mining operations. Rexroth’s new high pressure axial piston unit A11VO series 40 fulfills all the necessary preconditions. In an open circuit, it generates a nominal pressure of 350 bar and a maximum pressure of 420 bar. […]