Those who have never seen one of Rube Goldberg's designs that make a simple task complicated may not appreciate the simple elegance of design for simply connecting pieces together. However, that is the philosophy behind Bosch Rexroth's Easy-2-Combine pneumatic systems. As a result, common tasks in packaging machinery such as pick-and-place, gripper and vacuum cup applications can be performed with standardized interfaces.
The design intent involves simple, time-saving assembly steps to combine the individual components of pneumatic systems for multi-axis automation tasks and avoids adapter plates. Centering elements to interlock the mounting and connections for sensors and the air supply at several positions throughout the system, eliminates the need for complicated and expensive connection kits and ensures a high level of reproducibility when combining elements. Easily adjusted end-position settings on many components further reduce set-up time. Individual components can perform linear movements, pneumatically driven rotation movements and as well as gripper functions.
To connect to other products not designed initially for this easy level of interface, Rexroth still offers adapter plates for a range of accessories. For increased handling technology options, the goal is a greater number of products that can be directly combined in the expanded pneumatics program and eliminating adapter plates.
Using the online Easy-2-Combine configurator, users can calculate and design entire handling modules and obtain complete documentation and a single part number for the complete bill of materials, plus CAD drawings.
For more information on Bosch Rexroth's Easy-2-Combine System, go to http://rbi.ims.ca/4931-507.
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 COME TOGETHER: Grippers, mini-slides, guided cylinders and other components mate easily with the Easy-2-Combine approach and reduce set up time in assembly operations. |
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