New Guidebook Answers Questions about Lean Production and Automation


BUCHANAN, MI - Bosch Rexroth Corporation has just introduced its latest guidebook, Efficient Material Transport in Lean Production, which answers many questions about when to consider automation as part of an overall lean process. The guidebook discusses the differences between manual and automated material transport and the specific manufacturing situations in which each is the best fit.

The 8-page guidebook also offers quick tips for becoming lean, pointers for increasing quality and decreasing waste, and information about products that can help to achieve these aims. This new guidebook joins a family of others, including Rexroth's 7--step Ergonomics Guide, our Lean Manufacturing Guidebook, and the first in the series, How to Optimize Your Assembly Operations. All of these can be downloaded or ordered in hard copy from the Rexroth website at www.boschrexroth-us.com/lean

Bosch Rexroth AG, part of the Bosch Group, achieved sales of approximately $5.7 billion (4.6 billion Euro) in 2005 with over 28,200 employees. Under the brand name of Rexroth the company offers all drive and control technologies, from mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics to electronics and associated service. Over 500,000 customers worldwide utilize Rexroth's unique technological know-how to implement their innovative and future-oriented systems and machine concepts. The global player, represented in over 80 countries, is an extensive supplier of components and systems for industrial and factory automation and mobile applications. For more information, visit www.boschrexroth-us.com.

Please Direct Reader Inquiries To:
Kevin Gingerich
Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies
14001 South Lakes Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273
Telephone 1(800) REXROTH (739-7684)
Fax (704) 583-7294
kevin.gingerich@boschrexroth-us.com

For more information, please contact

Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Kevin Gingerich
Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies
14001 South Lakes Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273
Telephone 1(800) REXROTH (739-7684)
Fax (704) 583-7294
kevin.gingerich@boschrexroth-us.com

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