There are a lot of numbers on Rexroth electric motion control modules. Which number is which? Which Rexroth part numbers do you need to find service and support? There are four key types of part numbers to consider. On most labels, they will be in this order from top to bottom: 1. Manufacturer material number 2. Material… Read more »
Rexroth identified connectivity as one of the major themes in packaging automation right now. That’s not the most amazing piece of information we could share with you. But there’s an area in which connectivity can have enormous importance — and it’s not getting a lot of press. We’re talking about safety regulations. Take for example… Read more »
Robots are not good at folding laundry, being charming (a valuable human skill that can’t easily be replaced by automation, according to a recent European study), or opening doors. But these actions, while they may save some human jobs, are not the real obstacles to movie-style robot deployment. The real problems with robots include moving… Read more »
“The industrial robot,” according to Mark Nunnikhoven of Trend Micro, “is not ready for the world it’s living in.” Specifically, industrial robots being connected up with other devices do not have the same security strengths as those other devices. Nobody considered, back when the current automated denizens of U.S. factories were being built, that they… Read more »
The highly-respected Pew Research Center conducted a survey on automation, job training, and the workforce of the future. “Seriously? You’re asking about the workforce of the future? As if there’s going to be one?” was one of the answers, so it sounds like people are less optimistic about human being’s ability to compete with robots… Read more »
Rexroth electric motion control systems are built for the long haul. They offer maximum power and precision and they keep doing their jobs for decades. But eventually any machine will need some maintenance. When it’s time for service and support for your Rexroth electric motion control modules, you should choose factory repair or reman. Click… Read more »
Rexroth is celebrating five nominations in five categories in the Motion Control Industry Awards for 2017. The nominations Rexroth’s Operator Guidance System, created for Triumph Motorcycles, has been nominated for the Technical Innovation of the Year award. Rexroth has also been nominated for its offshore wind piling template, in the Product of the Year category…. Read more »
Rexroth electric industrial motion control powers plenty of packaging machines. Smart factories connect machinery and humans. Now packaging is connecting with consumers, too. A Tostitos bag has a breathalyzer feature — when users have had too much to drink, a blue steering wheel on the bag turns red and shows the message: “Don’t drink and… Read more »
Bosch Rexroth was the headline sponsor at the Industry 4.0 Summit at the Manchester Central Convention Center in the United Kingdom. Rexroth leaders gave presentations and the company showed off some new smart factory ideas. A sampling of the concepts being demonstrated at this, the first Industry 4.0 conference of its kind in the U.K.:… Read more »
Bosch, as in Bosch Rexroth, the parent company of the manufacturers of Rexroth and Indradrive electric motion control systems, makes a smart-car accessory called a drivelog dongle. The Bosch Drivelog Connector OBD-II dongle, to be exact. Users of the dongle can easily pair it with the Drivelog Connect phone app, using bluetooth technology. The app… Read more »
