The plant, which manufactures high-precision linear motion components such as profiled rails, runner blocks and ball screw drives, as well as entire linear motion systems, has not experienced a single instance of machine downtime, while producing materials with a repeatability of +/- 0.25 µm.
Bosch Rexroth has now converted its cost savings into a “Total Cost of Ownership“ tool, which allows manufacturers to calculate their own savings, as well as the potential savings for mechanical engineers and end users.
Until 2014, Bosch Rexroth relied on optical position sensors, or glass scales, to achieve the desired accuracy with its metal-cutting equipment, but these solutions were expensive, and, at times, they were even responsible for machine failures.
Says Stefan Dorn, head of advanced engineering and technical product management for linear motion technology at Bosch Rexroth: “Accuracy requirements are becoming more exacting in virtually every metal machining sector and application. This also increases the degree of accuracy required for linear motion technology and measuring systems. To meet this challenge, Bosch Rexroth has been using its maintenance-free IMS solutions in upgraded machine tools for more than two years.
“Since replacing the glass scales, we have achieved five-figure savings in terms of maintenance costs and availability. IMS also have the potential to decrease system and assembly costs for machine manufacturers.”
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