The significantly wider range of work areas and loads qualifies the Cartesian subsystems for battery handling or intralogistics, among other things. The linear robots can be selected and designed quickly and easily using predefined axis combinations. They can then be configured online and ordered as pre-assembled subsystems - now optionally with controllers from the new ctrlX Automation platform. Each multi-axis system is also available as a Smart Function Kit for handling or dispensing. Pre-installed software then enables even faster commissioning and intuitive program creation. This saves an enormous amount of time in engineering.

The expanded portfolio includes eight different axis combinations with 68 sizes. It can be used in numerous industries such as automotive, including battery production, pharmaceuticals and FMCG. The spectrum ranges from pick-and-place, positioning and palletizing to feeding, shifting and loading through to dosing tasks.

For use in intralogistics, including order picking and packaging, the new multi-axis systems cover large working ranges with stroke lengths of up to three meters in the X and Y directions and up to 1.5 m in the Z direction. The new load spectrum extends to up to 160 kg with three axes and up to 200 kg with two axes. This makes the Cartesian robots suitable for handling individual components, packs and cartons, among other things.

The pre-assembled multi-axis systems with Smart Function Kit option for handling or dispensing are low-maintenance and achieve high process quality and productivity. This is due on the one hand to the special design features such as rigidity, dynamics and repeat accuracy, and on the other to the new automation platform ctrlX Automation, which is particularly suitable for complex movements.

The standardized selection and design of the right subsystem is quick and easy using predefined reference processes with LinSelect. During finalization in the online configurator, the 3D CAD data can be called up, an inquiry can be started or the system can be ordered directly via the eShop. To minimize installation times, Bosch Rexroth delivers the selected robot system pre-assembled - with a complete energy chain and cable management on request. To simplify commissioning, the respective axis parameters are stored in the motor encoder memory for automated readout. Various add-on parts and interfaces facilitate assembly.

Users save even more time with the Smart Function Kits software add-on for handling or dispensing. As part of the pre-installed software package, a wizard guides users intuitively through the commissioning process. System parameterization and referencing of the axes are performed automatically. Sequencing is carried out visually using prepared function blocks and is completed in just a few minutes. Thanks to the flexible interaction between the hardware platform and innovative software, even complex path movements can be mapped using simple graphical programming. Line integration is also straightforward using appropriate function blocks.