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Complete automation solutions to revolutionize your EV manufacturing
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers strive every day to solve quality and throughput challenges common to all vehicle assembly operations, as well as streamline how complex battery packs and e-axles are incorporated into these processes in ways that can accelerate their production and meet market demand.
Bosch Rexroth has the transformative technology portfolio and vehicle assembly system experience to help solve those challenges today. Bosch Rexroth’s complete factory automation portfolio combines innovative controls, full mechatronics, state-of-the-art conveyor systems and advanced assembly and linear technologies into high-performance material transport and assembly automation solutions.
This uniquely equips us to create solutions tailor-made to solve the complex scale-up, throughput and supply chain challenges the EV industry faces.
Open automation technology to speed EV manufacturing solutions
Conveyors and material transport: Boost your production
Bosch Rexroth has multiple technologies to move the materials EV manufacturers along key points of their assembly lines. Featuring advanced linear-motor driven systems such as ACTIVE Mover and Flexible Transport System, as well as VarioFlow plus and TS chain conveyors, our full material transport portfolio has unique features that target key EV assembly needs:
- Efficient motors plus modular designs to prevent over-dimensioning and energy loss
- Robust components and innovative technology that ensures high reliability at low maintenance costs
- Linear motor technology that supports ultra-precise endpoints and accelerations up to 4g
- Consistent modular design combined with our MTpro tool helps speed up planning and allows easy upgrades
ctrlX AUTOMATION: Automation without limits
EV manufacturing needs bold new ideas that move manufacturing beyond standard solutions. ctrlX AUTOMATION revolutionizes how the industry approaches automation platforms, making them as easy as a smartphone to configure and use, through:
- A Linux real-time operating system
- App-based programming technology
- Consistent open standards
- Web-based engineering
- A comprehensive IoT connection
Smart MechatroniX: Plug-and-produce platforms
The global growth in demand for electric vehicles means EV assembly lines need production tools ready to operate out of the box. Our plug-and-produce Smart MechatroniX systems combine proven linear motion components with smart, easy-to-program controls and user-friendly engineering tools to provide:
- Accelerated engineering, commissioning and time to market
- More transparent, efficient and reliable production
- High operating performance and sustainability through permanent updating
IndraDrive ML: Efficient & compact electric vehicle powertrain test
In production or research and development, solutions for electric vehicle powertrain test and battery emulation can greatly benefit from a modular and scalable system. The IndraDrive ML is ideal for electric vehicle production solutions, and provides:
- Reliable, industrial grade AC power supplies and DC/DC converters
- Optimization of energy usage and reduced CO2 emissions with efficient thermal design
- Scalable and incremental power up to 4 MW, DC voltage up to 1100 V and DC current greater than 2000 A
- Globally available components and global service center support
