We recently got a call from a prospective client who had a big problem. He had a Rexroth legacy motor — an Indramat motor in other words — oscillating at standstill so much that the controller was kicking out. He had sent his motor out to Bob’s BBQ and Servo Repair Shoppe for another problem,… Read more »
One of the biggest problems for robots is storing energy. This is not a problem for the typical industrial robot, which spends its life securely tethered to a power source. But trying to get robots to move around can be a huge issue. Storing energy in batteries can mean taking up way too much space… Read more »
Troubleshooting problems in industrial motion control systems doesn’t mean trying to fix components in their places. At least not when it comes to Rexroth components. The downtime involved is unacceptable. Costs of downtime Lost production is the most immediate and obvious cost of downtime. Experts in the subject estimate that U.S. factories lose 5 to… Read more »
You wouldn’t buy parts for your car from a guy on the street corner selling random parts, so why should you try that for your servo replacement parts? Although there’s always the possibility it’ll turn out well, it very rarely does. Servo motors and servo drives bought from places like online auction sites are like buying… Read more »
After having been in this business for longer than I care to think about, I find that upgrading is probably the most misunderstood and poorly approached action that people take with their machinery. People who will spend months analyzing the purchase of new equipment will launch into the upgrade of an existing piece of equipment… Read more »
Rexroth’s DKC drives were designed for economical automation in situations requiring a combination of power and precision. They were also known as Ecodrives, with “eco” standing for “economy.” They’re extremely reliable for single and multi axis control. DKC drives use DriveTop software. The Ecodrive system consists of the DKC drive and a servo motor. They’re… Read more »
Which of these tasks is really difficult? Opening a door and stepping in Putting packages onto a conveyor belt Folding clothes Removing fruit from a conveyor belt None of these tasks will be hard if you’re a human, but all of them are big challenges to robots. FedEx has started using robots to put mailing… Read more »
We can facilitate factory remans and repairs for your Rexroth electric motion control systems. Often, we can arrange 24 hour turnaround. But sometimes you have a need for speed. In those cases, you may be better off with a remanufactured unit right off our shelves. We have the largest inventory of remanufactured units in the… Read more »
Pepper is one of the best known of all real-world robots. The cute humanoid has worked as a hostess, a butler, a greeter (after all, she speaks 15 languages), and a caregiver’s helper. Now she’s developed a new skill that makes her even more valuable: she can tell who is going without a face mask…. Read more »
Rexroth is about motion control. But its latest pandemic solution doesn’t move at all. Rexroth is offering modular protective devices for multiple business applications. Glass panes with aluminum profiles can be configured for all kinds of applications. The most obvious might be creating physical protections between workers on an assembly line. The freestanding protective profiles… Read more »
