Factory Automation + Robots w/ Brett Dooley of Bosch Rexroth 

BRT S04 EP24 (187) 6-18-2023

 

What We Learned This Week

• Rexroth does factory automation, assembly lines, and robotic manufacturing – they setup the whole process + software
• Factories in recent years have gone more and more to automation and robotics. The idea being zero people on the factory floor or 'lights out'.
• There are also transport robots, AI or autonomous robot transports. They deliver goods and parts around the factory floor.

   ·     Brad Dooley has a background as an engineer (post           career in the Navy) he is the only Rexroth employee in                  Arizona. His job is to create business relationships with                 EV, battery and chip industries.

   ·    Factory Automation - The planning cycle could be several years. These big factories could be making millions of parts for example - spark plugs in the auto industry.

   ·     Modern factories are a collaborative workspace, people     in machines in the same space in a safe manner.

 

 

 

Guest: Brett Dooley - Senior Technical Sales Engineer, Bosch Rexroth 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dooleybrett/ 

Brett Dooley is a mechanical engineer at Bosch-Rexroth. He collaborates with business owners as well as engineers to develop targeted solutions for motion control and automation challenges. Brett uses his wide experience in business development, industrial repair, and a decade as an electronics tech in the US Navy submarine force to ensure delivery of an effective and robust automation system.

  

Bosch Rexroth 

https://www.boschrexroth.com/en/us

YOUR PARTNER FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOBILE MACHINES

Whether driving or working, hydraulic, hybrid or fully electric, Bosch Rexroth offers highly efficient, low noise and powerful electric motors, generators, inverters and hydraulics combined with modular software modules.

 

2017 -  Today: Bosch Rexroth drives the digital transformation of the Factory of the Future, exceeds the limits with Connected Hydraulics and sets the stage for Transforming Mobile Machines. All products and solutions contribute to a more sustainable development of machines, manufacturing and daily life.

 

2001 – 2016: Move to one brand for software driven and interconnectible Drive & Control solutions

The merger of Mannesmann Rexroth with Bosch Automationstechnik establishes a global leader for Drive & Control solutions. They reach new levels of seamless integration of all relevant technologies for improved energy efficiency and safety.

 

The origin of Bosch Rexroth's long history is influenced by constant movement. It all started with a water-powered hammer mill, followed by an iron foundry in Lohr am Main. Bosch Rexroth's unique industry expertise has become synonymous with tailored solutions.
1795 – 1964: Move from iron foundry to hydraulic solutions

From forging iron out of ore to a foundry for cast iron, Rexroth entered the hydraulics market in the 1950s and laid the foundation to become a global market leader.

 

 

Notes:

 

Bosch and Rexroth each have company histories from late 1700s, 200+ years old dates back to the steel and iron industries. Both or German companies, businesses worldwide with factories in US and Europe.

 

Bosch has a background in auto manufacturing of parts. Rex Roth deals in machinery automation factories.

 

Brad Dooley has a background as an engineer he is the only Rexroth employee in Arizona. His job is to create business relationships with EV, battery and chip industries.

Since he has a background in engineering he understands the tech and manufacturing.

 

Seg 2

Factories in recent years have gone more and more to automation and robotics. The idea being zero people on the factory floor or 'lights out'. Regardless of whether people are working in the factory there's always people monitoring and maintaining the factory. Cameras are used also to monitor. Factory size could be similar to a QT gas station or as massive as an airport terminal. 

Rexroth automation is involved in Bosch auto parts, fast moving consumer goods, and even medical equipment. Factories on an automation line could have hundreds of robot arms putting together equipment.

There are also transport robots, AI or autonomous robot transports. They deliver goods and parts around the factory floor. Multi million dollar cost to build this automation set up in a factory, could be 100,000,000+ for bigger factories. 

The planning cycle could be several years. These big factories could be making millions of parts for example - spark plugs in the auto industry.

The smaller size factory, like the QT building is a subset of factory design. Doing less volume for higher p