Automation is software development today. With the ctrlX AUTOMATION toolkit, Bosch Rexroth has developed a completely new solution that drastically simplifies the industrial automation world and solves the real problems of the customers.
Honoured with more than ten awards, ctrlX AUTOMATION has addressed the challenges of a closed system, supplier lock-in, investment protection, co-creation and many more. Indeed, ctrlX AUTOMATION is characterised by its openness and scalability at all levels and app technology.
Bosch Rexroth says that ctrlX AUTOMATION surmounts the classic boundaries between machine controls, the IT world and the Internet of Things. With a Linux real-time operating system, consistently open standards, app programming technology, web-based engineering and a comprehensive IoT connection, the automation toolkit reduces components and engineering costs by 30 to 50%.