Bosch Rexroth Canada offers free Automation Resource Kits

Bosch Rexroth Canada offers free Automation Resource Kits at www.boschrexroth.ca/resourcekits, providing useful, technical information and advice on a variety of engineering and automation-related topics.

Bosch Rexroth Canada is pleased to offer resource kits to the Canadian market, which provide useful, technical information & advice on a variety of engineering and automation-related topics. The kits currently offered include: Lean Production and Automation Insights, Linear Motion & Mechatronics @ Work, Advancing Factory Automation, Hydraulics Performance and Mobile Hydraulics Solutions. Kits are free of charge and are delivered on a 2-GB flash drive. The request form can be found at www.boschrexroth.ca/resourcekits.

Lean Production and Automation Insights
Rexroth’s experience with lean manufacturing challenges paves the way for those wanting to drive their own lean production initiatives forward. This kit helps customers discover new and creative ways to use lean production and automation technology to accelerate improvements in factories with all types of production models. It provides detailed guidebooks, links to lean manufacturing podcasts recorded by prominent lean experts, as well as a lean technical paper, “Lean production and automation: How to find the right mix,“ among its broad range of white papers and videos.

Linear Motion & Mechatronics @ Work
For those in need of mechatronics solutions, look no further than this Rexroth Resource Kit for in-depth engineering support and a broad range of linear motion and mechatronics technology development tools. The most popular resource kit, the Linear Motion & Mechatronics @ Work Kit includes a digital copy of the 350+ page engineering reference book, Linear Motion Technology Handbook, in addition to white papers, how-to guides and other exclusive Rexroth engineering content.

Advancing Factory Automation
For automation-driven factories in need of smart, productive technologies, fast changeovers and maximum flexibility, along with increasing demands for improved energy efficiency and machine safety, Rexroth’s Advancing Factory Automation kit can offer practical steps forward. It narrows down a specially selected portfolio of Rexroth automation case studies, technical papers, technology brochures, videos and links to online resources. The tools and engineering insight offered by Rexroth’s experts will help advance performance and value in automated systems and equipment of virtually any size or type. The Advancing Factory Automation kit includes a hard copy of the Special Machine Tool Application Excerpt from 10 steps to performance level: Handbook for the implementation of functional safety according to ISO 13849.

Additional resource kits are available from Rexroth at its main website at www.boschrexroth.ca/resourcekits. In addition to the kits described here, customers will find the Hydraulics Performance kit and the Mobile Hydraulics Solutions kit.

About Bosch Rexroth
Economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient: drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth moves 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 to develop innovative components as well as tailored system solutions and services. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, gear technology, and linear motion and assembly technology all from one source. With locations in over 80 countries, more than 29,500 associates generated sales revenue of approximately €5-billion ($5.5 billion) in 2016. To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth.ca/indradrivemi

About Bosch
Having established a regional presence in 1906 in North America, the Bosch Group employs nearly 32,800 associates in more than 100 locations, as of December 31, 2016. In 2016 Bosch generated consolidated sales of $13.7 billion in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit www.bosch.ca, www.boschusa.com and www.bosch.com.mx.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. The company employs roughly 390,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2016) and generated sales of €73.1 billion ($80.9 billion) in 2016. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected industry. 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 create solutions for a connected life, and to improve 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 subsidiaries 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. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 120 locations across the globe, Bosch employs 59,000 associates in research and development. Additional information is available online at www.bosch.ca, and www.bosch-press.com,