Motors increase efficiency and reduce commissioning time with fully configured solutions for Rexroth’s compact SMS linear modulesSolutions for handling small parts must be compact, cost-effective, and quick to implement. Bosch Rexroth’s space-optimized SMS screw-driven small modules, which are available from stock, now have fully configured drive and connection elements. New high-performance stepping motors with integrated drive controllers significantly shorten commissioning thanks to pre-parameterization, which is carried out without any additional tools using the onboard controller. A multi-Ethernet interface with an EtherCAT communication profile provides the necessary connectivity and with the ctrlX CORE open control platform, Bosch Rexroth also provides users with a suitable control solution as an option.Building on the compact SMS linear modules in sizes 30 to 120, Bosch Rexroth continues to expand its wide range of products with configured motors, attachment options, and connection technology. These solutions are ideal for small parts handling in automotive, electronics, consumer goods, medical technology, or 3D printing. Users can implement both linear single-axis systems and multi-axis solutions for handling small parts flexibly, easily, quickly, and economically. The electromechanical single axes SMS are a cost-effective and energy-efficient alternative to pneumatic solutions.Further information: www.boschrexroth.com/small-modulesAbout Bosch Rexroth CorporationAs one of the world’s leading suppliers of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth ensures efficient, powerful and safe movement in machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile and Industrial Applications as well as Factory Automation. With its intelligent components, customized system solutions, engineering and services, Bosch Rexroth is creating the necessary environment for fully connected applications. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the Internet of Things. With locations in over 80 countries, around 32,600 associates generated sales revenue of 6.5 billion euros in 2024.To learn more, please visit the local country sites:USA: www.boschrexroth-us.comCANADA: www.boschrexroth.caMEXICO: www.boschrexroth.mxThe Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 418,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2024). The company generated sales of 90.3 billion euros in 2024. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 490 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 87,000 associates in research and development.Additional information is available online at www.bosch.us, www.bosch-press.com.Contact Bosch Rexroth CorporationEden Estabrook(704) 942-4227Eden.estabrook@boschrexroth-us.com

Compact, heavy-duty axis with two carriages optimizes space requirements and cycle times of dynamic handling applications Linear axis can accommodate two masses weighing up to 385 kg each Can be individually configured as a single axis or as a part of a multi-axis system Suited for applications with high drive torques and short cycle timesBosch Rexroth is expanding its CKR series of compact modules with an innovative dual belt axis for dynamic handling with a total load capacity of up to 770 kg. The new CKR-280 heavy-duty axis combines the functions of two linear axes into one linear system. Two, independently driven carriages in a single frame enable dynamic applications with high drive torques and short cycle times. The compact, dual-handling system reduces valuable installation space and increases productivity, while saving time and costs for engineering, assembly and commissioning. The new solution can be utilized as a single axis or combined with other linear axes into a multi-axis system, with the option also to include a drive package.Whether in battery production, intralogistics or machine tool automation, many industries are increasingly seeking compact handling solutions that can move large payloads with high dynamics. With the new dual belt version of the CKR compact module series in size 280, Bosch Rexroth offers a space-optimized, heavy-duty axis that can handle two payloads up to 385 kg each and drive torques up to 250 Nm.To enable fast and easy engineering, the compact modules can be configured online in lengths up to 5.50 m. Bosch Rexroth can also deliver longer travel ranges on request. High accelerations of up to 5g and a maximum speed of 5 m/s provide the optimal conditions for short cycle times with high precision and a repeatability of +/- 0.05 mm. Depending on the requirements, a variety of travel profiles can be implemented independently.After its market launch, the CKR-280 heavy-duty axis will also be integrated into the e-tool chain as a new size for single-axis and multi-axis systems.For more information on Bosch Rexroth’s complete line of compact module solutions, please visit boschrexroth-us.com.About Bosch RexrothAs one of the world’s leading suppliers of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth ensures efficient, powerful and safe movement in machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile and Industrial Applications as well as Factory Automation. With its intelligent components, customized system solutions, engineering and services, Bosch Rexroth is creating the necessary environment for fully connected applications. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the Internet of Things. With locations in over 80 countries, around 32,600 associates generated sales revenue of 6.5 billion euros in 2024.To learn more, please visit the local country sites:USA: www.boschrexroth-us.comCANADA: www.boschrexroth.caMEXICO: www.boschrexroth.mxThe Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 417,900 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2024). According to preliminary figures, 
the company generated sales of 90.5 billion euros in 2024. Its operations are divided into 
four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The 
Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 86,900 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.Contact Bosch Rexroth CorporationEden Estabrook(704) 942-4227Eden.estabrook@boschrexroth-us.com

New high-power versions of the EMC-HP electromechanical cylinder cover a wide range of heavy-duty applications with forces up to 250 kN High power density and precision for demanding applications Simple engineering and quick commissioning Optional oil bath lubrication for continuous load applications Sensor package displays lubrication recommendation, oil temperature, and more data via IO-LinkWhether it’s pressing, forming, riveting, tensioning, positioning or testing, there are numerous processes in which linear movements with high forces must be performed precisely and energy-efficiently. As such, Bosch Rexroth is expanding the electromechanical cylinders in the EMC-HP high-power series to include sizes 190 and 220. These sizes can be implemented in heavy-duty applications with high axial forces of up to 250 kN in a precise and dynamic manner using a direct drive or a parallel spur gear configuration. An integrated sensor and display package provides a lubrication recommendation or oil temperature (depending on the version) to ensure maximum productivity. As part of the digital quick selection, an oil bath can also be selected as a lubrication option for continuous load applications.The new sizes meet the highest requirements of power density, precision, and dynamics, which are required in the calendaring process in battery production, wood panel pressing, and sheet metal forming. The EMC-HP portfolio has protection class IP 65 and can provide strokes of up to 1,500 mm in length.The proven PLSA planetary screw assembly installed in the EMC-HP covers dynamic load capacities (Cdyn) of up to 473 kN and features a top speed of 0.83 m/s. The new sizes have a robust spur gear side drive that offers efficient, reliable power transmission to the screw drive. The new EMC-HP offers additional benefits of durability, maintenance, and efficiency through an integrated sensor package. An optional LED-colored strip indicates a re-lubrication recommendation and the oil bath temperature.Simple engineering, quick commissioningActuators of various lengths and mounting options can be selected easily and quickly using the LinSelect tool online. Complete automation packages including motor, controller, and cables are also available to allow quick, seamless commissioning. A software package (Smart Function Kit) for easy parameterization of the motion task is available on request. After the final online configuration, the individual cylinder or subsystem can be ordered directly from the Rexroth shop.The preconfigured complete package, with parameters stored in the motor memory for the drive controller, simplifies and shortens commissioning considerably. The compact design with lightweight aluminum housing and the single-cable solution, which is available for most drives, ensures easy integration and quick mounting.You can find more information at: www.boschrexroth-us.com/emc-hp.Download link for the selection and design tool LinSelect: www.boschrexroth.de/linselectAbout Bosch Rexroth CorporationAs one of the world’s leading suppliers of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth ensures efficient, powerful and safe movement in machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile and Industrial Applications as well as Factory Automation. With its intelligent components, customized system solutions, engineering and services, Bosch Rexroth is creating the necessary environment for fully connected applications. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the Internet of Things. With locations in over 80 countries, around 32,600 associates generated sales revenue of 6.5 billion euros in 2024.To learn more, please visit the local country sites:USA: www.boschrexroth-us.comCANADA: www.boschrexroth.caMEXICO: www.boschrexroth.mxThe Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 418,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2024). The company generated sales of 90.3 billion euros in 2024. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 490 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 87,000 associates in research and development.Additional information is available online at www.bosch.us, www.bosch-press.com.ContactBosch Rexroth CorporationEden Estabrook(704) 942-4227Eden.estabrook@boschrexroth-us.com

Easily assembled, cost-efficient panels now bear higher loads thanks to a new profile design.Bosch Rexroth has enhanced the EcoSafe portfolio of modular components for protective fences and enclosures, thus optimizing cost-effectiveness, flexibility and equipment safety. Complementary frame profiles, quick-to-assemble direct panels and connectors reduce the assembly work involved so that new installations, conversion projects and extensions can be carried out quicker. The free MTpro engineering software speeds up planning with numerous design aids, automatically generated parts lists.Variable production requires safety guarding in the production environment that can be put in place and altered quickly. The next generation of EcoSafe protective guarding from Bosch Rexroth meets these requirements, as well as maintaining its compatibility with the original EcoSafe system and structures made from Bosch Rexroth’s modular aluminum profile system.A slim, yet stable, 22.5 x 45 mm aluminum frame profile serves as the new base component, and the foundation of the new EcoSafe system.Quick installation with prefabricated panelsWith the new frame profile, assembly teams can progress quickly, particularly when assembling linear safety fences. The next generation EcoSafe portfolio includes not only suspended panels but also “direct panels” that facilitate rapid assembly. Two adjacent direct panels are connected at the bottom using the new universal foot and at the top with a robust fixing cap, secured with just a few screws.The new universal foot can accommodate two safety frame profiles (22.5 x 45 mm) or a standard profile (45 x 45 mm) and is anchored to the floor using two bolts, reducing the amount of required drilled holes. This innovation reduces installation time by approximately 40 percent. For non-linear arrangements, the base features a hinge function that allows for adjustable angles between the protective grilles.Quick planning and digital engineeringWith Bosch Rexroth‘s free MTpro engineering software and the MTpro Online Designer, safety fences and other safety systems can be planned, calculated, and documented in just a few steps. The software facilitates automatic generation of order lists, easy exchange or printing of layout data, and direct transfer to the Rexroth Online Shop or partner companies, all of which contribute to significant time savings during the design process.Learn more about EcoSafe at www.boschrexroth-us.com/ecosafeAbout Bosch RexrothAs one of the world’s leading suppliers of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth ensures efficient, powerful and safe movement in machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile and Industrial Applications as well as Factory Automation. With its intelligent components, customized system solutions, engineering and services, Bosch Rexroth is creating the necessary environment for fully connected applications. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the Internet of Things. With locations in over 80 countries, around 32,600 associates generated sales revenue of 6.5 billion euros in 2024.To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth.com.iot.bosch.comThe Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 417,900 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2024). According to preliminary figures, 
the company generated sales of 90.5 billion euros in 2024. Its operations are divided into 
four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The 
Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 86,900 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.Contact Bosch Rexroth CorporationEden Estabrook(704) 942-4227Eden.estabrook@boschrexroth-us.com

Experience Bosch Rexroth’s warehouse automation capabilities in person at one of the leading manufacturing and supply chain shows, ProMat 2023. Bosch Rexroth will showcase automation technology from its broad portfolio that work harmoniously in material handling applications at ProMat 2023 on March 20–23 in Chicago, Il.   Located in booth S4018, ProMat attendees will have the opportunity to see how Bosch Rexroth brings together a harmonized combination of advanced hardware, software and engineering to create complete warehouse automation solutions that are smart, sophisticated and simpler than past solutions.   The booth will include interactive exhibits and working systems demos. Featured will be the recently-launced Smart Flex Effector – a sensor based compensation module with independent kinematics – as well as a state-of-the-art three-axis cartesian robot that handles material with precision and minimal additional resources.   Booth visitors will be able to consult with Bosch Rexroth’s factory automation experts to get strategic approaches and practical advice about how the company’s technology can help them build smarter, more productive manufacturing solutions — and deliver those solutions with maximum speed and minimal complexity.    Key booth demos and highlights include:    Smart Flex Effector: The Smart Flex Effector is a sensor-based compensation module with independent kinematics in six degrees of freedom that is the first of its kind. It increases precision in handling devices and opens up new areas of application for robots and Cartesian systems. Used in complex handling applications, joining operations with micron-level tolerances, robotic teaching, performing in-process measuring and providing movement flexibility that was until now unobtainable, the Smart Flex Effector solves a wide array of challenges that have troubled integrators for years.    MP1000R Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR): This groundbreaking factory floor logistics robot can autonomously move without human intervention and uses a Laser SLAM-based technology to develop a “map“ of paths/traffic lanes to deliver goods. Our locating software allows the robot to continue to change the map and improve over time as the situation within the facility changes. The MP1000R autonomous mobile robot will simulate the transport of assembled materials at the end of line from a workstation to a custom pallet rack, both assembled with various components from Bosch Rexroth’s aluminum framing portfolio.    ctrlX AUTOMATION: Our collection of kiosks illustrate the modularity and scalability of ctrlX AUTOMATION while presenting an overview of ctrlX DRIVE and ctrlX CORE hardware capabilities. On display is a three-axis ctrlX DRIVE linked to a ctrlX CORE control system running in real-time. Other components, such as ctrlX IO, ctrlX HMI and the MS2N synchronous motor, are included. In addition, the exhibit demonstrates how ctrlX CORE supports modern languages for today’s industrial machinery, such as Java, Python and Node Red, plus many other application-appropriate languages.   Within the ctrlX AUTOMATION platform is ctrlX IOT, which enables efficient and secure connection in the IIoT. This progressive IoT toolbox features advanced security that meets the strictest I4.0 requirements and can fully integrate IoT solutions into hardware platforms.    Smart Function Kit for Handling: The kiosk includes a presentation that highlights features & benefits of Smart Function Kit for Handling, combined with a working Cartesian multi-axis system whose configuration output can be created by booth visitors using adjacent Bosch Rexroth eTools software demonstration. The exhibit will present how predefined multi-axis combinations can be easily sized, configured and ordered as one part number. In addition, the Smart Function Kit for Handling software app running on ctrlX allows fast commissioning through auto parameterization of the servo drive.   For more information, visit www.boschrexroth-us.com/promat. ProMat attendees are invited to visit booth S4018 to learn more, directly from Rexroth’s experts.   About Bosch Rexroth: As one of the world’s leading suppliers of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth ensures efficient, powerful and safe movement in machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, and Factory Automation. With its intelligent components, customized system solutions and services, Bosch Rexroth is creating the necessary environment for fully connected applications. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the Internet of Things. With locations in over 80 countries, more than 31,000 associates generated sales revenue of around 6.2 billion euros in 2021. To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth-us.com.     About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 401,300 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2021). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 78.8 billion euros in 2021. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. With its more than 400 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral since the first quarter of 2020. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 128 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 76,300 associates in research and development, of which more than 38,000 are software engineers.    Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-presse.de