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”Der Deutsche Innovationspreis” goes to Bosch Rexroth: ctrlX AUTOMATION as the brain of the modern factory

Philipp Guth

Bosch Rexroth wins in the “Large Companies” category Jury convinced by innovative power of the ctrlX AUTOMATION platform

  • Bosch Rexroth wins in the “Large Companies” category
  • Jury convinced by innovative power of the ctrlX AUTOMATION platform

Manuela Kessler

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Manuela Kessler

An innovation that changes an entire market: ctrlX AUTOMATION from Bosch Rexroth completely redefines automation in industry. This innovative power has now been underlined with an important award: ”Der Deutsche Innovationspreis” 2021. This initiative, founded in 2010 by WirtschaftsWoche, Accenture, and EnBW, named Bosch Rexroth the winner in the “Large Companies” category on June 25 under the patronage of German Federal Minister Peter Altmaier. The award ceremony took place as a digital event.

“ctrlX AUTOMATION is the brain of the modern factory,” explains Dr. Marc Wucherer, member of the Board of Management at Bosch Rexroth AG, and continues: “With the platform, users automate their processes, it speaks different programming languages and integrates different systems for data transfer.” These are some of the key advantages which set the solution apart from conventional rigid automation solutions and make ctrlX AUTOMATION an important building block for the Factory of the Future.

In a simple way, ctrlX AUTOMATION thus brings together previously separate worlds in a consistently open and modular system: machine control, information technology (IT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) – because in modern industry, these are dependent on each other. The platform offers all necessary software and hardware components for automation solutions. In addition, users can download individual solutions as apps in an ecosystem or create them themselves and get them up and running quickly. This software and engineering approach creates new degrees of freedom and almost unlimited application possibilities.

“ctrlX AUTOMATION has already been implemented in nearly 300 customer projects. In addition, our ctrlX World ecosystem is growing – we now have 20 partners. A key advantage of the automation platform is that it brings together the domain knowledge of Bosch Rexroth, third-party providers and customers. This way, automation solutions are created through co-creation, and, all in all, the best solution for each application is achieved,” explains Philipp Guth, Senior Vice President of the Automation & Electrification Solutions Business Unit at Bosch Rexroth AG.

The properties of ctrlX AUTOMATION thus meet the requirements of the VUCA world – i.e. volatile, uncertain, complex and ambivalent markets. It allows users to act flexibly, independently, in a future-proof but also data-proof manner when it comes to demand-oriented costs. This makes it a counter-design to the previous automation systems. This fact also convinced the jury of ”Der Deutsche Innovationspreis” which honors pioneering products and processes coming from Germany. Philipp Guth accepted the award.

At the Hannover Messe in April, Bosch Rexroth also won the Hermes Award – the most prestigious international industry award – for the SVA R2 Subsea Valve Actuator, thus already receiving a high accolade for its innovative strength.

As one of the world’s leading suppliers of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth ensures efficient, powerful and safe movement in machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, and Factory Automation. With its intelligent components, customized system solutions and services, Bosch Rexroth is creating the necessary environment for fully connected applications. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the Internet of Things. With locations in over 80 countries, more than 26,600 associates generated sales revenue of around 5.2 billion euros in 2020.

To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth.com

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). The company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.

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