Monthly Archives: April 2016

IndraDrive ML Electric Drive

Rexroth motion control can handle everything from the smallest, most delicately precise movements to the largest, most powerful. Check out the new IndraDrive solution for large applications in this new video from Rexroth.

Waste Management in Action Expo

Jernigan’s Law tells us that the shorter the skirts at the trade show, the less new technology will actually be featured. This year, we’re not expecting to see much leg, and trade shows should be interesting. We’re not planning to attend next week’s Australian Waste Management in Action Expo, but that’s not because they’re not… Read more »

Rapid Plasma Deposition

The world’s first industrial-level 3D printing facility will be built in the U.S. in partnership between Rexroth and Norsk Titanium, a major aerospace tech company that uses additive manufacturing in titanium to make specialized parts — check out their ad above. 10 servo axes will control the feeding of the titanium wire into the build… Read more »

How Smart Are Robots Really?

Just how smart are robots? It depends what you mean by “smart.” The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that human beings can be smart in seven distinct ways: Visual-Spatial intelligence is about awareness and understanding of visual information. The truth is, robots are rubbish at this. Facial recognition software can seem pretty smart with visual… Read more »

MAC Motors

Indramat’s MAC family of servo motors includes a wide range of sizes, torque capacities, and brake configurations. It has a number of options that make it suitable for a range of applications, from industrial textiles and sheet metal operations to printing presses and packaging machines. They’re suited to multi-axis robotics and transfer facilities, as well. MAC… Read more »

The FTC and the Internet of Things

Industry 4.0, the 4th Industrial Revolution, is deeply involved with the Internet of Things. In fact, the Industrial Internet of Things is another term commonly used when talking about Industry 4.0. The term is used to describe the way the internet connects and allows communication among things, not just people. You jump on your computer… Read more »

Political Robots

An article in the Sunday Times suggests that politicians could be replaced with robots. A number of jobs have been pointed out as jobs that could be done by humans. Certainly, many manufacturing jobs are done more precisely and safely by robots than by humans. Tasks that can lead to repetitive motion injuries can be… Read more »

Rexroth Error Code F219

Error Code F219 is deceptively simple: your motor, it’s telling you, is overheating. When it reaches too high a temperature, it will stop. Just restarting it won’t fix the problem. You have to actually fix the problem before you reset and restart. So why is your motor overheating? If your Rexroth legacy servo motor has… Read more »

Life Is Sweet

Bosch Packaging Technology, a company related to Bosch Rexroth, created a new packaging system for Jelly Belly, an iconic American company which grew out of the Goelitz Candy Company, established in 1869 in Illinois. Bosch Packaging Technology gathered a range of companies under its umbrella, including both a German packaging company established in 1861 and… Read more »