Bosch Rexroth’s new Subsea Valve Actuator (SVA) received the Award of Merit as one of five finalists in the 2019 Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award. This award was presented at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on May 6, 2019 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The SVA was recognized as a […]
Bosch Rexroth bringing its Factory of the Future concept on the road
To help time-stressed engineers stay on top of the latest technologies, Bosch Rexroth is making its way across the U.S. with a mobile solution center for factory automation applications. Rexroth sales engineers are able to discuss practical solutions to real customer problems with the latest innovations close at hand. Since the inaugural trip in June of […]
Hydraulic motion system tames rough seas through active heave compensation
Active heave compensation uses proven technologies and components for safe positioning during complex offshore activities. Contributed by Parveen Gupta, Director – Sales, Production Machinery, Bosch Rexroth Safely moving heavy loads from ship to sea floor is a basic requirement in the offshore industry. Undersea work of this type is common in the oil and gas…
Small, yet powerful industrial hydraulic motors available down to 10 Nm/bar
Bosch Rexroth has repackaged its compact series of Hägglunds industrial hydraulic motors. The new Hägglunds CA 10 to 40 motors are far smaller and lighter, yet nothing has changed in their output. This gives them unmatched power density, with the unique ability to deliver full torque and full speed simultaneously. The new motors will extend…
Hydraulic control block ensures safety in marine winches
Winches are used for many applications on vessels both large and small, such as anchor hoisting, mooring of the vessel, and subsequent holding of the ship against the quay. To this end, Bosch Rexroth introduced the HIWCB, a control block developed specifically for high-pressure hydraulic winches, intended for deck mounting. Its modular design enables interoperability…
Don’t leave humans out of the Industry 4.0 equation
At the recent Integr8 conference in Detroit, a panel of five speakers from Bosch Rexroth discussed how to successfully implement Industry 4.0. Key to connected industry, they all agreed, was ensuring that people are at the center of decision-making. Rodney Rusk, the i4 business leader for Bosch Rexroth, kicked off the talk by saying, “In…
Rexroth displays latest drive and control tech for marine use at WorkBoat Show
Rexroth will showcase the latest marine and offshore technology and product demonstrations, in booth #2011 at the 2018 International WorkBoat Show, November 28 to 30. The company will feature motors, drives and winch applications, while Rexroth experts will be available to answer questions and discuss the products. Delivering high power in a small package, Rexroth’s Hägglunds…
Hydraulics and drive control help moveable bridge
Edited by Mike Santora Bosch Rexroth, a drive and control solutions company introduced a new system concept of electro-hydraulic drives targeted at large civil engineering and infrastructure projects, such as ship locks and movable bridges. The system has a compact hydraulic cylinder with integrated servo-hydraulics. The new actuators use a closed loop system, which means…
Bosch Rexroth unveiling new R&D / vehicle test area in South Carolina
Today, Bosch Rexroth plans to unveil its new vehicle test area in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. As a significant asset to research and development (R&D) and applications engineering groups, the site will enable testing of entire systems as well as individual components. This unique capability contributes to South Carolina’s mission to locally support R&D and allows […]
Bosch Rexroth celebrates 50 years in U.S.
2017 marks Bosch Rexroth’s 50th year of continuous operation in the United States. Starting with a small office in Easton, Pa. in 1967 and a handful of associates, Rexroth grew quickly enough to expand into a newly built hydraulics manufacturing facility 7 years later, the cornerstone of the company’s current manufacturing campus in Bethlehem, PA […]
Bosch Rexroth expands laser cladding capabilities for cylinder rods
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Beyer, head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden, officially released the upgraded laser cladding process at Bosch Rexroth’s cylinder plant in the Netherlands. To develop and install this upgraded process, Bosch Rexroth and the Institute have closely worked together. The result: a unique machine which is […]
Rexroth’s North American GoTo program now up to 5,000 items
For the 8th consecutive year, Bosch Rexroth’s GoTo Focused Delivery Program continues to grow, now offering more than 5,000 Drive & Control products for fast delivery. More than 99% of the products in the program ship in 10 days or fewer, with the same lead times in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The latest round […]
Rexroth control system finds correct setting for profile extrusion presses
Foshan Nanhai Jinli Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of aluminum and copper profile extrusion presses. The company switched to variable speed pump drives a few years ago, including Sytronix from Rexroth. With its dynamic characteristics, the efficient combination of highly dynamic servo drive and fixed displacement pump fulfills the requirements of plastic processing…
TRC Hydraulics now authorized Rexroth distributor for Atlantic Canada
Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp. has announced the appointment of TRC Hydraulics as Authorized Distributor for Industrial and Mobile Hydraulics products (excluding Hägglunds and Compu-Spread technology) in all of Atlantic Canada. The agreement, which has taken a few months to complete, provides Bosch Rexroth Canada with a strategic step to secure its future business in the region, […]
Compact double pump from Bosch Rexroth suitable for closed circuit applications
Bosch Rexroth has launched the A21 VG 35/45, a compact double pump for closed-circuit applications featuring an efficient back-to-back design that allows for installation in applications with very limited mounting space. The pump has a wide range of control options available to achieve the best fit, form and function to machine requirements. The result is two […]
Electrohydraulic drives interface with the IoT, Industry 4.0
Electrohydraulic drives are still largely connected via analog interfaces and centralized closed control loops, but strides are being made to develop future-looking technologies that integrate easily into IoT and Industry 4.0 requirements. Contributed by: Benno Birke, Senior Vice President – Technical, Industrial Hydraulics and Albert Köckemann, Development Manager, Industrial Electronics, Bosch Rexroth, Lohr am Main, Germany…
Self-contained electrohydraulic actuator performs powerful drive tasks without external piping
New at OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) earlier this month was a new self-contained electrohydraulic actuator from Bosch Rexroth, which reduces space and weight by eliminating external piping for heavy-duty loads. As the device demonstrated its powerful lifting capabilities (in the short clip below), Tor E. Jensen, Director Oil & Gas and Marine, Bosch Rexroth, explained how the […]
Is augmented reality the future of fluid power maintenance?
In remote applications, particularly in mining or oil and gas, machine downtime can be a serious and costly problem. Machines in these instances can cost an operation thousands of dollars when not running even for just a day. So if an expert technician is not on hand, you could waste days waiting for a maintenance […]
Why young engineers need to know hydraulics in the digital age
In mechanical engineering, not every task can be solved with the same technology, explained Steffen Haack, Senior Vice President of Industrial Applications Bosch Rexroth AG at this week’s Hannover Fair. Hydraulics have a clear advantage when it comes to power density and robustness. They withstand impact and vibration and also fit into tight installation spaces […]
Dana Rexroth introduces new versions of R2 hydromechanical variable transmission
Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems has introduced a short-drop version of the R2 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT), with pre-production testing by original-equipment manufacturers expected to begin by the end of this year. The short-drop version of the HVT R2 is ideal for a range of material-handling, pushback, and forestry applications. Featuring a modular configuration with a redesigned transmission case that reduces input/output […]
Bosch Rexroth launches A30VG variable axial-piston pump
The A30VG, a new axial piston variable pump from Rexroth, is universally compatible with the BODAS mobile electronics product range. It’s compatible with controllers from series 3x and higher, as well as current pressure sensors. The pump can be adjusted mechanically, the output flow of the pump is proportional to the swivel angle of the […]
New radial piston motor from Rexroth: shorter, stronger, more efficient
Rexroth is expanding its range of direct drives for compact tracked loaders and other tracked vehicles with the new MCR-T radial piston motor in frame size 10. The newly designed unit is approximately 20% shorter than conventional radial piston motors on the market and offers around 10% higher starting torque for more tractive force. For […]
Bosch Rexroth fights back against unplanned machine downtime
It’s a well-worn Hollywood plot: artificial intelligence makes machines more and more independent until the day comes when they begin to attack their creators. There is a war and the survival of humanity is at stake. A study recently published by Stanford University is reassuring. According to the experts, artificial intelligence is not a threat […]
Bosch Rexroth to tout machine learning examples at Hannover Messe 2017
I had a nice talk with Dirk Metzler of Bosch Rexroth at the Hannover Messe press preview this month, and we discussed the company’s exhibition plans for the upcoming international trade fair. Metzler said the company was touting its work with a customer, Kraiburg, in the rubber industry. Bosch Rexroth does predictive maintenance for Kraiburg, […]
Smart throttle valve for higher pressure ranges
The newly developed digital electronics developed by Rexroth offer simplified optimization of hydraulic controller parameters and improved control quality. New on-board digital electronics for improved control quality Machine manufacturers can now realize hydraulic systems with reduced dimensions and improved control behavior thanks to the new Rexroth 2-way proportional throttle valves. These cartridge valves are designed […]