July 2011 Giant Ring Cutter: An innovative cutting process devised by PTZ Weidner cuts resource use tremendously. Company president Andreas Weidner explains how this fast and thrifty saw came into being. No matter whether cast, rolled or forged – in growth markets like wind power, offshore technology and marine engineering, more and more and ever [...]
July 2011 The Panama Canal is being expanded and fitted with new, water-saving locks. Rexroth is delivering all the drive-related components needed for the rolling gates. They help ensure the canal’s uninterrupted operation. In 1914 it was a sensation and in 2014 it will occupy the headlines once again: the Panama Canal. This is the [...]
July 2011 A high-accuracy drive and control system cuts costs and boosts efficiency in solar cell production – thanks to Rexroth’s shaftless motion control system. Converting the power of the sun directly into energy seems to be a fairly simple idea. But achieving that goal is quite a challenge. Compared with coal-fired generation, for example, [...]
July 2011 A uniform concept for hydraulic and electrical components. A modern production strategy nudges the new series of Dynapac paving machines into the fast lane. Each and every year, ten thousands of kilometers of streets and roads are built around the world. But there’s one machine that has to finish its work before vehicles [...]
July 2011 GB Glace, an ice cream manufacturer in Sweden, has slashed costs and boosted process quality with a decentralized pneumatic concept. Making ice cream would seem to be a recession-proof business – since that treat is both a tasty pleasure in the summer and a source of comfort on dreary days. In addition to [...]
July 2011 Sophisticated stage technology built by Rexroth makes the Kodály Concert and Conference Center in Pécs a quick-change artist and an acoustic gem. A stone snail that wraps itself around a wooden concert hall. That is how the architects describe the Kodály Concert and Conference Center, dedicated last December in Pécs. This multifunction building [...]
July 2011 Barge Master BV, a Dutch company, has installed Rexroth heave compensation to enhance the usefulness and deployability of offshore cranes. Wind farms at sea, drilling platforms far from the coast. Offshore installations are experiencing a real boom, all around the orld. Construction costs play a major role here. One reason is that there [...]
Dear Readers, Anyone looking for something solid and stable in this age of rapid and sometimes stormy transition might have to search for a long time. You can’t even depend on that old reliable – “cost cutting”. That is one of the reasons why, during negotiations with customers and with contractors, representatives from the purchasing [...]
March 2011 Standardized aluminum profiles simplify assembling solar systems. That saves time and money. Using Rexroth aluminum profiles speeds the mounting of solar panels by twenty-five percent. And anyone can use these “off the shelf” profiles without extensive training. No special tools are required. LG Energy Solutions, an American company that engineers and installs renewable [...]
March 2011 Special tooth geometry reduces noise in external gear pumps. The SILENCE PLUS innovation offers numerous advantages in practice and can reduce system costs for customers. by Christian Böhmcker, Marc Lätzel and Dietmar Schwuchow, Bosch Rexroth AG For decades now external gear pumps have demonstrated their usefulness as rugged and economical workhorses. Their primary [...]