Suppliers demand reduced life cycle costs

As leading suppliers of drives and control equipment, Rexroth delivers reliable and long-lasting components that guarantee high availability during the machine’s useful service life. When the component approaches obsolescence, original new replacements are in limited supply and therefore unit costs can become unpredictable – necessitating the need for additional stockholding. Furthermore, during this wear out phase, the component failure rate can also increase significantly.

To reduce the effects of higher unit replacement costs and lost revenue due to unplanned and frequent downtimes, Rexroth offers a replacement program, known as REMAN. Under this program, Rexroth supplies refurbished units with a new warranty and offers fair compensation for each returned unit. This arrangement enables both Rexroth and the customer to largely predict the associated service costs and minimise downtimes.

Rexroth firmly believes that customer support with the application and use of its products should be offered for the entire lifetime of a production plant. Retrofit or modernisation options have varying levels of complexity, and range from single axis solutions to complete machine upgrades. Nevertheless, at any level, the required investment required to retrofit such a system isn’t just the initial outlay of new equipment; there are also the costs associated with downtime during system optimisation and normally a bedding in period, as well as system training.