In the past, designing, integrating and programming even a simple three- or four-axis system like that would have required considerable time and effort. Now, however, thanks to advances in electronics and software, the process is much easier. That is the premise behind the Smart Mechatronix line of products from Bosch Rexroth Corp.

ctrlX CORE easily clears troublesome hurdles between machine controls, IT and IoT. Using a Linux operating system and open standards.

Best known for its high-profile use in industrial automation, Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX CORE control system also easily adapts to applications in other sectors.

Today’s manufacturing environments need to easily, rapidly modify their production systems and layouts to meet changing production needs — and Bosch Rexroth designs its factory automation portfolio to meet those needs. 

With the FRAMEpro CAD plug-in, Bosch Rexroth brings its proven modular aluminum profile system for machine frames and housings into the Autodesk^® Inventor CAD environments and SOLIDWORKS from Dassault.

Designing and building high-quality machine enclosures and industrial workspaces is now made easier with the new function-integrated profiles (FIP), part of the complete family of structural framing products from Bosch Rexroth. 

See how the Smart Function Kit can be easily, quickly configured to serve a multitude of factory manufacturing applications, from deburring and dispensing to handling, joining and pressing. 

For next generation handling applications, the Smart Function Kit for Handling makes it both easy and fast to build sophisticated handling solutions for a wide range of automation applications. 

ctrlX AUTOMATION provides all the building blocks for individual PLC & IoT applications. Your existing process know-how can easily be integrated and connected to the system. Customers benefit from the openness, the security and the free choice of programming language. Find out more in this video!

Are you ready to learn more about the unique advantages the ctrlX AUTOMATION portfolio has to offer? Learn how the open ctrlX AUTOMATION platform is moving a whole new world of automation forward.