In its PACK EXPO International exhibit, Bosch Rexroth uses a three-axis ctrlX Drive linked to a ctrlX Core industrial PC running in real-time.

Bosch Rexroth says the open and platform-neutral system architecture of ctrlX Automation means that it can be integrated into any automation infrastructure and communicate directly with higher-level shop floor and enterprise IT systems. Bosch Rexroth notes that ctrlX Core is designed for IT/OT integration with its support for Java, Python, and Node Red.ĬtrlX Automation products are designed to allow for new automation functions to be added via apps, making automation integration more like using a smartphone. Navigating autonomously, the MP1000R brings a second pallet full of product back to the VarioFlow plus conveyor where the Kassow cobot loads more boxes onto it.Īlso highlighted at the Bosch Rexroth exhibit are:ĬtrlX Automation Cube-a four-sided demo designed to illustrate the modularity and scalability of ctrlX Automation while spotlighting the ctrlX Drive and ctrlX Core industrial PC capabilities. Here, visitors can see a lightweight Kassow collaborative robot pick up products from a moving VarioFlow plus conveyor to place them on a pallet.īosch Rexroth points out that VarioFlow plus conveyors are suitable for CPG applications because the plastic chain surface is nearly closed, allowing even the smallest of parts to be transported safely and reliably.īosch Rexroth’s MP1000R autonomous mobile robot.Once the pallet is full, Rexroth’s MP1000R autonomous mobile robot, made in collaboration with Geek+, moves the product to a storage location using Rexroth’s Rokit Locator software. At PACK EXPO International 2022, Bosch Rexroth (Booth S-1620) is showcasing its manufacturing hardware, software, and applications designed to be open for integration flexibility.īosch Rexroth's VarioFlow plus conveyor.To highlight the interoperability of several automation technologies, Bosch Rexroth’s exhibit features a live multi-technology demo in which a robotic pick-and-place CPG application uses several technologies from the company’s Factory Automation portfolio. Instead, the automation issues they face typically center on the integration and interoperability of automation hardware and software. Availability of automation technologies to improve CPG processing and packaging operations is not a problem CPG manufacturers and the OEMs that serve the CPG market face.

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