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Published on 22 September 2011 · 2 min read
BOSCH REXROTH SAS - Engineering time reduced by up to 80%
InfoWeb Marketplace · Editorial teamPublished on 22 September 2011 · 2 min read
With EasyHandling from Bosch Rexroth, automate your handling functions at low cost.
With its EasyHandling solution, Bosch Rexroth is stepping up a gear in the low-cost automation of handling functions.
Perfect interaction between drive and control technologies and linear systems, standardized mechanical and electrical interfaces, and a commissioning assistant make automation considerably easier. EasyHandling is much more than a modular system; overall, it reduces project planning, assembly and commissioning times for each application by up to 80%.
To achieve these results, the EasyHandling solution uses a three-level architecture that includes the ?basic?, ?comfort? and ?advanced? versions. They cover all levels of automation in a modular way, from mechatronics to preconfigured system solutions, including intelligent axes; it is also easy to switch from one version to another.
The basic EasyHandling version includes ready-to-install mechanical linear systems with one or more axes, motors and pneumatics included. It therefore covers the various mechanical drive systems. It also offers pneumatic systems such as grippers, rotary modules and sensors. A solution-oriented selection tool reduces project planning and detailed design times.
Predefined mechanical parameters
In the EasyHandling comfort version, pre-parameterized Rexroth servo drives extend the range of available axes. Now equipped with a multi-Ethernet port, IntraDrive Cs servo drives are compatible with the sercos III, Profinet IO, EtherNet/IP and EtherCat communication protocols.
Communication interfaces compatible with other traditional protocols such as Profibus are also available. EasyHandling comfort thus combines extreme flexibility with great ease of commissioning.
Bosch Rexroth is the only manufacturer to offer users an engineering tool in which the mechanical and electrical data of each axis are predefined.
The EasyWizard commissioning assistant automatically recognizes the parameters of the IntraDyn motor and links them to the mechanical parameters once the serial number of the linear module has been entered.
This limits commissioning to simply entering a few application-specific data points and saves up to 90% of the time required.
In addition, EasyHandling considerably simplifies design and assembly, because a form-fit assembly technique reduces the manufacture of adaptation components by 75%.
Adaptable maintenance instructions to extend service life
In the third version, EasyHandling advanced, Bosch Rexroth has integrated into its handling system a preconfigured axis controller with an integrated, configurable PLC, compliant with IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen standards.
It replaces tedious programming with quick parameterization. The axis controller provides coordinated point-to-point movements as well as the operating flexibility of Cartesian systems. Thanks to the specific mechanical data defined for each axis, the control software provides the operator with maintenance instructions on duration and operating mode.
This ensures, for example, that lubrication intervals are observed. This function considerably increases service life and reduces the risk of failures.
With its EasyHandling solution, Bosch Rexroth is stepping up a gear in the low-cost automation of handling functions.
Perfect interaction between drive and control technologies and linear systems, standardized mechanical and electrical interfaces, and a commissioning assistant make automation considerably easier. EasyHandling is much more than a modular system; overall, it reduces project planning, assembly and commissioning times for each application by up to 80%.
To achieve these results, the EasyHandling solution uses a three-level architecture that includes the ?basic?, ?comfort? and ?advanced? versions. They cover all levels of automation in a modular way, from mechatronics to preconfigured system solutions, including intelligent axes; it is also easy to switch from one version to another.
The basic EasyHandling version includes ready-to-install mechanical linear systems with one or more axes, motors and pneumatics included. It therefore covers the various mechanical drive systems. It also offers pneumatic systems such as grippers, rotary modules and sensors. A solution-oriented selection tool reduces project planning and detailed design times.
Predefined mechanical parameters
In the EasyHandling comfort version, pre-parameterized Rexroth servo drives extend the range of available axes. Now equipped with a multi-Ethernet port, IntraDrive Cs servo drives are compatible with the sercos III, Profinet IO, EtherNet/IP and EtherCat communication protocols.
Communication interfaces compatible with other traditional protocols such as Profibus are also available. EasyHandling comfort thus combines extreme flexibility with great ease of commissioning.
Bosch Rexroth is the only manufacturer to offer users an engineering tool in which the mechanical and electrical data of each axis are predefined.
The EasyWizard commissioning assistant automatically recognizes the parameters of the IntraDyn motor and links them to the mechanical parameters once the serial number of the linear module has been entered.
This limits commissioning to simply entering a few application-specific data points and saves up to 90% of the time required.
In addition, EasyHandling considerably simplifies design and assembly, because a form-fit assembly technique reduces the manufacture of adaptation components by 75%.
Adaptable maintenance instructions to extend service life
In the third version, EasyHandling advanced, Bosch Rexroth has integrated into its handling system a preconfigured axis controller with an integrated, configurable PLC, compliant with IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen standards.
It replaces tedious programming with quick parameterization. The axis controller provides coordinated point-to-point movements as well as the operating flexibility of Cartesian systems. Thanks to the specific mechanical data defined for each axis, the control software provides the operator with maintenance instructions on duration and operating mode.
This ensures, for example, that lubrication intervals are observed. This function considerably increases service life and reduces the risk of failures.
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