At SPS Italia, the leading event for smart, digital, and sustainable industries, Bonfiglioli presented its mechatronics ecosystem , integrating gearmotors, inverters, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and advanced automation software tools. Highlights included the Axia drive family , solutions for shuttles, AGVs, and AMRs , the Bonfiglioli Automation Manager suite, and mechatronic systems for conveyors, palletizers, flow pack systems, compact warehouse lifts, and material handling applications.
The Axia family: intelligent drives for even smarter automation
The new Axia drive family , comprising AxiaVert and AxiaAgile , was officially presented at SPS Italia. The former is designed for complex, high-performance systems and features a modular architecture, numerous functional safety options, and advanced motion control capabilities. The latter represents a compact, cost-effective alternative for general-purpose applications. Developed on a variant concept, AxiaAgile is designed to meet diverse application needs thanks to dedicated configurations that simplify product selection and reduce design time. At SPS Italia, AxiaVert and AxiaAgile were presented in demo form, paired with three different gearmotors. Particular attention was paid to AxiaVert's integrated functional safety variants : Basic, Standard, and Motion Safety, which provide the flexibility needed to adapt to different application scenarios. This advantage allows for the optimization of safety architectures, reduced footprint, and elimination of the need for external safety components, while ensuring safe and controlled operation of various motions. Bonfiglioli offers all the key safety functions required by the market, including STO, SS1, SBC, SLS, SLP, and SOS. AxiaVert's safety functions enable increased uptime with continuous monitoring, in compliance with industry standards. Furthermore, AxiaVert supports FsoE communication integration, which significantly reduces labor and wiring costs by routing all safety communications between the inverter and the PLC via fieldbus.
High-precision motion solutions for mobile robotics
For mobile robotics applications, Bonfiglioli presented two customized versions of the BlueRoll platform , the solution developed specifically for shuttles, AGVs, and AMRs. BlueRoll is available in three configurations—Basic, Advanced, and Compact—and thanks to its modular structure and full customization options, it reduces complexity while ensuring accurate positioning, maximum power density, and energy efficiency. Each configuration is designed to perfectly adapt to the specific needs of the application and is available with a single component (servo motor or precision planetary gearmotor) or with an integrated gearmotor. At SPS Italia, BlueRoll presented a low-voltage precision planetary servomotor , compatible with 24- or 48-volt battery-powered electronic drives, making it the ideal solution for simplified installation and retrofitting.
Advanced mechatronic systems for intelligent intralogistics
At SPS Italia, Bonfiglioli dedicated a specific area to the logistics and intralogistics sector, presenting a series of mechatronic systems. For palletizers, flow pack processes, and compact warehouse lifts, the most suitable product is the BMD series synchronous servomotor . Presented here in three different solutions, it was combined with three different gear units—the TQ series precision planetary gear unit, the A series right-angle gearmotor, and the F series modular shaft-mounted gearmotor—and the AxiaVert inverter. For intralogistics processes, specifically conveyor belts, the solution presented at SPS combines the EVOX CP helical gear unit with a modular, reliable, and energy-efficient MXN motor and the AxiaVert drive. Finally, for smart conveyors, an A series right-angle gearmotor combined with a BSR synchronous reluctance motor and a sensor-equipped DGM decentralized inverter was present at the fair.
Selcom: advanced electronic and mechatronic solutions for industrial applications
Part of the Bonfiglioli Group, Selcom showcased its customized electronic solutions and a wide range of high-performance mechatronics and integrated systems, demonstrating its commitment to high standards and custom design. Among the featured products were PLCs, sensors, TFT displays with touch functionality, DC-DC converters for battery-powered applications, inverters, and an induction welding power source—all examples of Selcom's versatility and customer-focused approach. The spotlight was on the new industrial PC with seven GBIT Ethernet ports, capable of managing up to six different networks, as well as a dedicated commissioning port. With four USB ports and a display port, the system ensures excellent connectivity and flexibility, demonstrating Selcom's commitment to innovation and advanced integration.
An integrated IIoT platform for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
Bonfiglioli addresses the key challenges facing industrial machinery, such as downtime and high maintenance costs, by providing an IIoT platform that includes Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance . The IoT platform uses dedicated sensors to monitor motors and gearboxes, collecting important data on performance and energy consumption. The sensors combine accelerometer, magnetometer, and temperature sensing functions, and transmit external data via wireless technology. Combined with an MXN asynchronous electric motor and a helical gearbox from the EVOX CP platform, these components guarantee high efficiency and flexibility.
A complete IT ecosystem for efficient automation
One of the key players at SPS was Bonfiglioli's Automation Manager , a software suite that integrates all digital tools into a single ecosystem, ensuring full integration across the product portfolio and throughout all phases of the machine's life cycle. Automation Manager comprises two macro-areas: Electronic Management Tools and Software Tools . The Electronic Management suite supports commissioning, monitoring, and diagnostics. It includes AxiaManager , dedicated to the configuration and management of Axia inverters, allowing users to simplify parameterization, monitor performance, and perform diagnostics during operation. Electronic Management also includes IoT Manager , which oversees the management of the company's IoT architecture and allows for the configuration of connected devices, firmware updates, monitoring field data, and managing system parameters. Completing the offering, the Software Tools are designed to support customers in selecting and optimizing Bonfiglioli components . These tools include the Smart Sizer, which helps companies identify the most suitable components for specific applications, starting from basic parameters such as load, speed, and operating cycle, and the e-shop that simplifies the customer's product configuration journey. Smart Sizer also incorporates the Efficiency Tool , which compares the energy performance of different motor-drive combinations, quantifying consumption, losses, and efficiency. Thanks to the Automation Manager, all Bonfiglioli products and software communicate with each other within a unified ecosystem, ensuring a simplified and optimized user experience, from initial sizing to ongoing monitoring.
The Bonfiglioli Group
Bonfiglioli designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of gearmotors, electric motors, planetary gearboxes, and inverters, capable of meeting the most demanding needs in the industrial automation, mobile machinery, and renewable energy sectors. The Group offers comprehensive solutions serving more industries and applications than any other gearmotor manufacturer and is a market leader in numerous sectors. Its three business areas—Industry & Automation Solutions, Mobility & Wind Industries, and Selcom Group—deliver the full breadth of experience and expertise acquired over the years in their respective fields. Founded in 1956, Bonfiglioli operates in 80 countries with 23 sales sites, 17 production facilities, an extensive distribution network of over 550 partners, and over 5,000 professionals worldwide. Excellence, innovation, and sustainability are the drivers behind Bonfiglioli's growth as a company and as a team, guaranteeing the quality of the products and services offered to its customers.
Digital monitoring improves motor reliability in a cement manufacturing plant
WEG and Nuova Ites implement WEGSCAN solution to improve efficiency Nuova Ites Srl, a leading European company specializing in the repair and overhaul of rotating electrical machinery, recently partnered with industrial equipment manufacturer WEG to improve operational monitoring of one of the key industrial motors at a cement plant. As part of its ongoing commitment to reliability and performance, Nuova Ites installed the WEGSCAN electric motor monitoring system, a cutting-edge solution developed by WEG to monitor motor performance and identify potential issues before they impact operations. Nuova Ites, a specialist in the repair and overhaul of rotating electrical machinery across Europe, with over 800 wind turbines fully serviced in collaboration with leading operators such as Vestas, Enel, and ERG Renew, identified the need for continuous motor monitoring in a high-load application. In this case, a 132 kW, 2-pole WEG special series motor was coupled to an Atlas Copco compressor, forming a critical component of the customer's production process. Performance and reliability in this mixed-equipment configuration were crucial, but visibility into the motor's condition was limited. To address this issue, WEG supplied and installed a complete monitoring solution consisting of the Cassia X2000 Gateway and the WEGSCAN 100 unit. Following a WEG technical visit to the Nuova Ites workshop in late 2025, the equipment was ordered and delivered in early January 2026. The system was configured on-site to meet the specific application requirements and integrated into the monitoring processes of both Nuova Ites and the cement plant. The WEGSCAN system is designed to support real-time monitoring of multiple operating parameters, including vibration signatures, temperature trends, and other mechanical and electrical health indicators. Its dual-access capability allows engineers to view data from a standard PC interface or smartphone, facilitating remote condition monitoring and immediate performance visibility. Supporting the monitoring infrastructure is the Cassia X2000 Gateway, which serves as the system's communications hub. The gateway enables reliable wireless connectivity between the WEGSCAN device and the wider network, ensuring that operating data from the engine can be transmitted and accessed in real time. Designed for demanding conditions, the gateway operates over a wide temperature range of −40 to 65°C, ensuring stable communication between sensors and monitoring systems in harsh operating environments. By acquiring continuous operational data, Nuova Ites is now able to identify early signs of abnormal behavior and proactively plan maintenance, helping to reduce unplanned downtime, optimize service interventions, and improve overall energy efficiency. This level of insight is particularly valuable in environments where the costs of downtime and reactive repairs are high. "For Nuova Ites, the monitoring system has become an essential tool in its service portfolio, helping to integrate condition-based maintenance into the standard workflow and offering customers greater reliability and full lifecycle support," said Fabrizio Arosio, Head of Drive and Automation Systems at WEG Italia. “With the ability to more closely monitor critical engines, the company is better equipped to anticipate problems, optimize maintenance planning, and provide data-driven insights that add measurable value to asset performance and business continuity.” Digital monitoring technologies like WEGSCAN also help make industrial operations more sustainable. By providing continuous information on engine performance under real-world operating conditions, operators can keep equipment closer to its optimum efficiency point. In energy-intensive industries like cement production, improving the efficiency and lifespan of critical rotating equipment plays an important role in reducing overall resource consumption and supporting more sustainable plant operations.
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