When you’re looking for Indramat servo repair, it’s a good idea to vet the company you’re considering a bit first before handing over your broken Indramat servomotor for repair. Not all repair companies are alike and there are real advantages with certain ones—like us. All of our repairs are done at the Rexroth factory using… Read more »
Robotic factory workers are commonplace, but we’re beginning to see robots in lots of surprising roles: robot fry cooks, robot manicurists, and now — robot sculptors? The Elgin Marbles The story begins in the 5th century BC when the Parthenon Sculptures, a collection of beautiful figures of gods, people, and horses, were created in Athens…. Read more »
Offshoring was the big news for many years. Then there was talk of reshoring, the process of bringing manufacturing back to the United States. For several years we heard that the Great Reshoring was just around the corner…Then came the pandemic, with supply chain fiascos that still are disrupting manufacturing across the country. Reshoring looks… Read more »
If there’s one thing the technology world loves, it’s a battle for competing standards. There was the battle between VHS and Betamax in the late 1907s, the battle between brushed and brushless servo motors, and of course iPhone vs. Android. This narrative has repeated itself in different industries as new technologies attempt to supplant the… Read more »
We’ve been discussing a great deal about how new technologies are poised to disrupt the manufacturing landscape. Yet while the newest innovations always seem new, shiny and set to bolster production, invariably they will break down and require repair. Rexroth’s indramat and indradrive motors can last for decades but eventually they too can require maintenance…. Read more »
Some industries are automating at a faster clip than others. Manufacturing has already been automated more than most, and continues to increase levels of automation across the board. Fast food and agriculture, after years of talking about automation, are finally beginning to see an uptick in actual implementation. But warehousing automation is going like gangbusters…. Read more »
Rexroth motion control is justly famous for its winning combination of precision and power. That’s why it’s a favorite choice for packaging. Naturally, we’re interested in the trends in packaging. A new survey from Dotcom Distributing holds some surprises. Ecommerce consumers care about sustainability Consumers have ben increasingly concerned with environmental responsibility, but for a… Read more »
Indramat servo motors are used for many things in many places, but this story — heard in a chat room so who knows if it’s true — is one of our favorites. There was a goat farmer in Namibia, with a farm some 50km outside of Windhoek. He raised Boer goats for meat, and… Read more »
When someone’s heart stops beating, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can keep oxygen flowing throughout the body, helping the patient to stay alive until treatment is available. Sometimes a passerby begins CPR, sometimes it’s up to the emergency technicians — but now it can also be performed by a CPR robot. CPR involves rhythmic chest pressure… Read more »
Rexroth Wall Assist is a new safety feature for mobile machines. The SENSE+ joystick vibrates when the machine is ink danger of making contact with a wall. Instead of an alarm or beeping, which can either startle a driver or get lost in the ambient noise, the vibrations gently but clearly alert the driver to… Read more »
