Expertise
Cartesian robots: compatible with any programming language
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It is quite common for a customer to request another Cartesian handling system at short notice for the machine that they have ordered which is already at the assembly stage. The additional request means extra business which is great but the electrical design engineer wonders where they’re going to find the necessary space in the control cabinet which has already been fitted out. The young engineer who started last month could do the programming but isn’t trained in PLC programming as this is no longer taught at universities.
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ctrlX AUTOMATION in use
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The Z-axis of the handling system dips into the machine. The commissioner checks the exact position and, after three test runs, switches on active vibration avoidance in the drive. The result is incredible: the axis was already quite quick but now it can be positioned much more quickly thanks to the reduced vibration.
The smartphone of automation
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Let’s be honest: Over many years, automation has for the most part ignored the developments in the consumer area – and thereby missed countless opportunities for user-friendly approaches. With ctrlX AUTOMATION we have asked ourselves the provocative question: What would automation look like if it were reinvented by Google, Apple or another digital company?
Performance makes all the difference
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With ctrlX AUTOMATION, we would like to offer our customers the most scalable, powerful and compact automation platform available on the market. In order to do this, we have not only optimized every component but also taken into account interactions in the overall system at all times. The result: our customers will be able to implement their software solutions with our ctrlX CORE control system and the new ctrlX DRIVE generation as soon as it is launched in 2020.
Explore the world of automation via app
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Try it yourself: install an app with a camera function on your smartphone, whether it be a QR reader, photo TAN software, Messenger or travel cost billing software. The installation takes just a few minutes. Now think about how much work is involved if you want to integrate a camera function into a PLC program for an automation system, program the interface and forward the data in a legible form.
ctrlX AUTOMATION pushes the boundaries
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Anyone who is involved with Industry 4.0 and the Factory of the Future will soon realize: there are numerous practical hurdles between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). When developing ctrlX AUTOMATION, we set ourselves the goal of coming up with the most open and future-viable automation platform on the market – for both OT and IT.
Working with tomorrow’s technology today
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“Question everything, develop something totally new. Something that’ll change the future of automation and offer entirely new perspectives for end users.” This was the task for the team developing the new ctrlX AUTOMATION platform.
TWO STEPS AHEAD - Improve the world of automation
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More than half of the value added in mechanical engineering now consists of software development. Here, Steffen Winkler, Vice President of Sales for the Business Unit Automation and Electrification Solutions at Bosch Rexroth, tells us about the revolutionary new automation platform that will address this issue and radically improve the world of automation.