A leading medical device manufacturer in North America had a problem: how to expand production without increasing its manufacturing footprint.

As one of the world's leading manufacturing companies, Bosch strives to be both a lead provider and a lead user of Industry 4.0 technologies. Worldwide, the company has more than 70 Internet of Things (IoT) projects running in a variety of industries and applications.

The special machines builder, Behr Systems, relies on the ActiveMover from Rexroth to precisely move workpiece pallets independently of each other with a wide range of accelerations to freely definable positions.

Tough enough to withstand hundreds of reconfigurations, Bosch Rexroth Aluminum Structural Framing provides a wide range of aluminum profile types, connectors and accessories.

With a fully-automatic assembly line and the ActiveMover linear motor transfer system from Bosch Rexroth, Wöhner GmbH is able to assemble 40,000 fuse holders in up to 94 different varieties each day.

Utilize Industry 4.0 technologies, including improved logistics and connectivity, self-adjusting assembly stations and on-screen instructions tailored to individual workers to transform production flow and flexibility.

Of the various robots used for automated assembly, the Cartesian robot is the least complex. Also known as a linear or gantry robot, a Cartesian robot can only move its end effector in straight lines along the X, Y and Z axes.

Engineers have a bewildering array of choices for linear guides. Does the application require round rails or profile rails? Should the sliders ride on plain bearings or ball bearings?

The most common pallet-transfer conveyor carries pallets on twin strands of belt or chain. Each strand rides in a track within an extruded aluminum profile.

Bosch Rexroth ActiveCockpit brings future-proof production data processing and visualization to the shop floor.