Bosch Rexroth
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| Industry | Mobile applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, Factory automation |
| Founded | 1 May 2001 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Rolf Najork Chairman of the Executive Board |
| Products | Hydraulics, Electric Drives & Controls, Tightening Systems, Linear Motion, Assembly Technologies |
| Revenue |  €5.5 billion (2017) |
Number of employees | 33,100 (2017) |
| Parent | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Website | www.boschrexroth.com |
Bosch Rexroth AG 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] Bosch Rexroth employs over 31,000 people worldwide, and achieved total revenue of 5.4 billion euro in 2015.[2]
Brands[edit]
Rexroth in turn consisted of a number of individual brands that were the result of acquisitions. They include:
- Indramat GmbH
- Mannesmann AG
- Rexroth AG
- Hydromatik GmbH
- Brueninghaus GmbH
- Lohmann & Stolterfoht GmbH
- Deutsche Star / Star Linear
- Mecman Pneumatics
- Uchida
- Hägglunds
Products and markets[edit]
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.[3]
In 2017, the company announced a partnership with Trumpf and Heraeus to build servo valves using the former's TruPrint 5000 laser powder additive manufacturing machines to build a servo valve.[4]
History[edit]
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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 Höllhammer, a water-driven forge in the valley of the Elsava in what is now Heimbuchenthal, 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. |
| 2005 | Acquisition of Oil Control Group consisting of Oil Control, EDI System, Oleodinamica LC, Oil Sistem, and TARP. |
| 2008 | Merger of the mobile and industrial service groups into a new product group "Service Hydraulics“. |
| 2011 | Acquisition of Hägglunds AB. |
References[edit]
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth history". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth Facts and Figures". Retrieved 2012-08-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth Products". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ Ltd, SPIE Europe. "Trumpf makes additive play with triple-laser fusion system for metals". optics.org. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "Bosch Rexroth history" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-22.
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