Bosch Rexroth
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| Company type | AG |
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| Industry | Industrial & Mobile |
| Founded | 1 May 2001 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Dr. Albert Hieronimus |
| Products | Hydraulic, Electric, Linear and Pneumatic Systems and Components |
| Revenue |  €5.882 Billion (2008) |
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Number of employees | 35,309 (2008) |
| Parent | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Website | www.boschrexroth.com |
Bosch Rexroth is an engineering firm based in Lohr am Main in Germany. It is the result of a merger on 1 May 2001 between Mannesmann Rexroth AG and the Automation Technology Business Unit of Robert Bosch GmbH, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH.[1] Rexroth in turn consisted of a number of individual brands that were the result of acquisitions. They include:
- Brueninghaus Hydromatik
- Indramat GmbH
- Lohmann & Stolterfoht GmbH
- Mecman Pneumatics
- Rexroth Hydraulics
- Deutsche Star (Star Linear in the United States)
Bosch Rexroth employs over 33,000 people worldwide, and achieved total revenue of 5.882 Billion Euro in 2008.[2]
Products & Markets
Bosch Rexroth's slogan is "The Drive & Control Company". It manufactures products and systems associated with the control and motion of industrial and mobile equipment. The product lines include:[3]
- Assembly technology (framing systems, conveyor systems)
- Electric Drives and Controls (servo drives, motion controls, CNCs, programmable controllers, and variable speed drives)
- Hydraulics (pumps, hydraulic cylinders, valves & gearing)
- Linear Motion Technologies (ball & roller rail, plain bearings, ballscrew assemblies)
- Pneumatics (cylinders, actuators, valves)
The industries Bosch Rexroth serves are primarily in factory automation, mobile applications, and renewable energy generation. Specific industries include:[4]
- Agricultural machinery
- Automotive manufacturing
- Civil engineering
- Electronics manufacturing
- Forestry machinery
- Machine tools
- Marine controls
- Packaging and labeling machinery
- Plastic injection molding machinery
- Machine presses
- Printing Presses & converting machinery
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Solar energy generation
- Stage (theatre)
- Wind energy generation.
History
The company has its roots in 1795, when the Rexroth family established an iron forge.[5] Milestones include:
| 1795 | The Rexroth family, with roots in the Spessart region of Germany, acquires the “Höllenhammer”, a water-driven forge in Elsavatal, Germany. |
| 1850 | The company acquires the Steinschen iron foundry in Lohr am Main, Germany. Established transportation connections via rail and inland ship. |
| 1930 | Development of a new Cupola furnace |
| 1945 | Reestablishment after the end of World War II with the manufacture of cookware, pans, and irons, later also butcher machinery. |
| 1952 | Start of production of standardized hydraulic components. |
| 1965 | Acquired Indramat GmbH (Neuwied am Rhein), moving it to Lohr am Main. This expanded the product offering to include electric control technology. |
| 1968 | Mannesmann AG invests in Rexroth. |
| 1972 | Acquisition of Hydromatik GmbH (Elchingen, Germany), a supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors. |
| 1976 | Rexroth becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Mannesmann AG. Acquisition of Brueninghaus GmbH (Horb am Neckar), and supplier of hydraulic axial piston pumps and motors. |
| 1977 | Acquisition of Lohmann & Stolterfoht GmbH (Witten, Germany), a gearing and coupling supplier. |
| 1987 | Acquisition of Deutsche Star GmbH (Schweinfurt, Germany), a supplier of linear technology. |
| 1989 | Expansion into the business area of Pneumatics through Rexroth Pneumatik GmbH (Hannover, Germany). |
| 1998 | Transformation of Mannesmann Rexroth GmbH into a stock corporation. |
| 2000 | Acquisition of REFU elektronik GmbH (Metzingen, Germany), a frequency converter manufacturer. |
| 2001 | Spin off of the Automation Technology group of Robert Bosch GmbH & merger with Mannesmann Rexroth AG, forming a new company called Bosch Rexroth AG. |
| 2008 | Merger of the mobile and industrial service groups into a new product group "Service Hydraulics“. |
External links
- Bosch Rexroth Global homepage
- Bosch Rexroth Nederland
- SolidWorks Press Release
- Design World Online
- Mdesign
Sales Partners
As well as standard sales channels, Bosch Rexroth uses indirect sales channels in the form of locally based Sales Partners.[6]
The Sales Partner is trained to Bosch Rexroth standards in design and assembly, and is equipped to provide a rapid response to customer needs on a local level. Providing solutions as individual component parts, in kit form or fully assembled.
References
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth history". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth Facts & Figures". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth Products". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth Industries". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth history" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth Sales Partners". Retrieved 2008-08-26.