Rexroth created the drive and control system that moves the roof of the Amsterdam ArenA. The two-piece roof can open or close in 20 minutes to take advantage of sunny skies or to shelter its 52,960 spectators from inclement weather. With four AC-servomotors (2AD) on each side of the two halves of the roof,… Read more »
Rexroth makes the best motion control on the planet. From drives, controls, and servo motors to power supply modules and more, Rexroth keeps the Eiffel Tower, the Panama Canal, and factories around the world running with power and precision. So what do you do when something goes wrong with your Rexroth components? Third-party repair is… Read more »
The Consumer Electronics Show is all about robots this year… but industrial robots aren’t getting the attention. Collaborative home robots, robots pets, and companion robots are getting the attention. You could even say that they’re getting the love. Consider Lovot, the robot designed to cure the problem of loneliness. Lovot is not useful, its makers… Read more »
Robots have been growing more collaborative, more energy efficient, safer, and more responsive to their surroundings over the years. These changes have led to far greater flexibility in work situations. Robots are coming out of their cages and serving as coworkers in many factories. There’s another step that may be coming up sooner than expected…. Read more »
Visitors to our website are most likely to be visiting our Support and Manual Request pages. But the top stories of 2018 include a lot of interesting information. The most popular articles for 2018: Indramat Error Codes: What Do E and F Mean? You may have noticed that legacy Rexroth error codes are divided into… Read more »
The smart factory of the future collects data and provides that data for use by multiple systems. If sensors use one language and the various systems all use their own proprietary languages, you have a problem. With Open Core Interface, the different systems and elements can talk to one another. The library of… Read more »
Levitation is a magic trick — but it’s also a real thing, when it involves magnets pushing each other apart. Rexroth has brought this impressive force to bear in a new approach to conveyor belts. Workpieces don’t have to rest on the conveyor belt surface. Instead they can waft silently across space from one work… Read more »
Amazon is hiring 20,000 fewer seasonal workers this year than they did last year. How did they accomplish that? “Automation has allowed us to offer increasing selection with faster delivery at lower cost. This is a virtuous cycle allowing our business to continue to grow and create more jobs,” a spokesman told Fast Company. Walmart… Read more »
According to The Economist, the number of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. fell at a fairly steady .4% each year from 1948 to 2008. Between 2010 and 2018, it has only fallen .3%. Some of those years the number of manufacturing jobs actually increased. In fact, a government report in summer of 2018 told us… Read more »
