With networked automation solutions and digital assistance systems, Bosch Rexroth is putting the focus on people in Industry 4.0. At Hannover Messe 2016 the company will showcase solutions for intelligent integration of assembly stations in the versatile production. From real-time evaluation of all relevant production data, to an assistant for quickly handling faults, all solutions are based on manufacturer-independent standards and programming languages in the world of automation, IT, and the internet. The same database is available to everyone – workers and management are kept up to date interactively.

The solution also integrates seamlessly into the Active Cockpit, a new production information system. This interactive web based communications platform detects all relevant data of the production line, updates it in a dynamic manner, and visualises it clearly in real time, directly on the line. “This link between production and company IT already facilitates integrated assembly under Industry 4.0 conditions. The transparency this helps us achieve is an important prerequisite for higher productivity in production,” says Dr Steffen Haack, Member of the Executive Board responsible for the Business Unit Industrial Applications and Coordination Sales at Bosch Rexroth AG. The Active Cockpit is being used in about 20 plants in the Bosch Group.