Not long ago we got a call from a Navy ship. Their Rexroth hydraulic units had malfunctioned and they were drifting into a bay — not their destination. It was a situation that called for an immediate response, that’s for sure. As it happens, we don’t serve hydraulics. We were able to get the right… Read more »
More manufacturers are facing energy efficiency requirements. Sometimes this is a matter of government incentives or even legal demands. Sometimes it’s a customer who has made a bold statement about sustainability and it looking to you to help them walk the walk instead of just talking the talk. Sometimes it’s your own company’s sustainability initiatives…. Read more »
The difference between software and hardware is easy to understand. Hardware is hard… literally. It’s made out of metal and plastic, and can’t be folded. It’s too hard. Software is so soft that it can’t even be touched. It can be downloaded and stored on or in some tangible device, but it can’t be folded,… Read more »
Did you know that most of our Indramat and Rexroth factory repairs can be done in 24 hours? That means that your plant doesn’t have to be down a second longer than necessary. If 24 hours is too long, we have emergency replacement units on hand, ready to switch out with your broken part. That… Read more »
Have an error message on your Indramat servo but don’t know what to do? The first step is to find out if a quick response is required. Some error messages are immediate warnings that tell you something is wrong that needs to be taken care that minute of to prevent the servo from having to… Read more »
Servomotors typically come inside of a case, like this MDD servo motor. The black case is what is called a frame in servo speak but there are servo motors that don’t come inside of these protective shells. They’re called frameless servos. We service both framed servos, like the MDD, and frameless servos that you’ll find… Read more »
Happy Pi Day from all of us to all of you! What will you do for Pi Day? We recommend singing traditional Pi Day carols, irritating friends and family by showing off how many digits of pi you can recite, maybe eating some pi(e)… or why not have a Raspberry Pi Bake Off? Strictly speaking,… Read more »
Robots in movies can see, so that they can recognize and vanquish bad guys. Industrial robots don’t usually rely on vision — at least not on their own vision. Typically, robots rely on human vision. Either human beings have to put items into the right places for the robots to start with, as in the… Read more »
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and the month of March is Women’s History Month. This year’s theme for Women’s History Month is “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment.” Lillian Moller Gilbreth is one person we should think of if our work involves factories or assembly lines. Without her contributions to time and motion study,… Read more »
Brand new Rexroth servos come with certain specifications for things like torque and speed—and that’s a good thing. Without these standards it’s difficult to know exactly what a servo will do and how fast it will do it. It’s also hard to fit the right servo to the right job without this information. Servos with… Read more »
