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LT SOLUTIONS PARTNER ACORN & BOSCH REXROTH MOVE THE FUTURE FORWARDS


Delighted to announce its appointment as an LT Solution Partner for Bosch Rexroth Linear Motion Technology, Acorn Industrial Services can now offer a single source for a complete movement solution


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here is an ever-increasing demand on designers and machine manufacturers to develop complete movement solutions that


are effective, flexible and customisable. Time-to- market also needs to be kept to an absolute minimum. In the past, many linear axes would be designed from the ground up: linear rails, ball screws, couplings, motors, drives, etc. Whilst the timely provision of these components remains an important part of its business, Acorn has recognised the need to be able to offer complete movement solutions with the same level of expertise and service that it brings to its component supply. A manufacturer that very much mirrors


Acorn’s commitment to providing the best in supply, support and solutions is Bosch Rexroth. As a result, Acorn is delighted to announce its appointment as an LT Solution Partner for Bosch Rexroth Linear Motion Technology. Rexroth offers a very wide range of linear motion solutions, from a single component to multi-axis complete systems. With this new partnership, Acorn can offer a


single source for a complete movement solution. With


multi-axis systems from Acorn & Bosch Rexroth, the axes, motors, drives and cable management can come pre-assembled in one package (or the mechanical components are available separately). This vastly reduces the amount of time and complexity involved in developing a movement solution. Additionally, Acorn can also advise,


specify and supply a wide range


of associated products. Together with the Smart Function


Kits, this mechatronic solution platform


offers smart Plug & Produce solutions for various applications such as pressing, joining, handling or dispensing. The Smart Flex Effector, a sensor- based compensation module, gives robots and Cartesian systems human-like sensitivity and thus increases the level of potential automation. Solutions available from Acorn and Bosch


Rexroth include rod actuators, rod-less actuators, 1, 2 & 3D planar gantries, along with cartesian robot systems. As Authorised Distributors, Acorn can also advise, specify and supply a comprehensive range of linear products from the world’s leading linear motion manufacturers, including THK, Ewellix and Nadella. All these products are supported by in-house technical support, in-house rail cutting and LM guide assembly, all with extensive stock to hand for the quickest possible delivery, The Rexroth Smart


Function Kit for Handling with pre-installed operating software is an


extremely quick-to- market solution due to


the plug & play product commissioning and auto- parameterization of the servo drive. Delivery lead times can often be measured in weeks rather than months. Thanks to the modern, intuitive


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Web HMI with modular drag & drop process configuration, the software can be operated immediately, even without prior knowledge. This saves a great deal of time compared to conventional systems.


VISIT ACORN AT M&E WEEK Acorn is exhibiting at Manufacturing and Engineering week at the NEC on 7th & 8th June (on stand E50) and will be showcasing the Rexroth range of mechatronic solutions. There will be technical personnel at the show, so visitors can discuss specific applications, in addition to discovering the wide range of solutions available from Acorn.


Acorn Industrial Services www.acorn-ind.co.uk


“Acorn is exhibiting at Manufacturing and Engineering week at the NEC on 7th & 8th June (on stand E50) and will be showcasing the Rexroth range of mechatronic solutions”


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