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Think about how easy it is to install an app with a camera function on your smartphone: Whether it’s a QR code reader or a new filter, the installation takes just a few minutes.

More and more frequently, designing, engineering and commissioning automation systems means one thing: software development. In some machines, software accounts for over 50 percent of value creation. Software determines the flexibility, connectivity, availability and ease of operation of machines and systems.

As digital technology continues to evolve, linear motion technology is poised to transform the modern manufacturing environment over the next several years. Our experts explain the five key benefits of linear motion technology that will help achieve the Factory of the Future.

Modular, reliable, efficient: The TS5 Transfer System is a powered roller conveyor that can be quickly integrated into existing lines for industries like automotive, electronics and appliance manufacturing and battery production.

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.

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

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.