Bosch Rexroth Flow6D Conveyance Tech

John Atchison, product manager of high-speed smart conveyance at Bosch Rexroth, explained that Bosch Rexroth uses a permanent magnet motor system in its ctrlX Flow6D system to provide more flexibility in motion than the coil systems used in other floating movers.

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