Tag: Kollmorgen

Servo Drive Broadens Range of Power and Industrial Fieldbus Options

Kollmorgen’s new 32kW drive is one of the most power dense on the market, consuming only 576cm2 of panel space; the smallest drive in the AKD family, at 1kW, consumes only 99cm2. The AKD platform is one of the highest performing on the market, with a 0.67µs current loop: Approximately 100x the industry-standard speeds of … Continue reading Servo Drive Broadens Range of Power and Industrial Fieldbus Options →

Kollmorgen’s New TBM Frameless Motor Series

  The TBM frameless motor is a new series of direct drive torque motors designed for applications that require high power in a small compact form factor with minimized weight, and inertia.  Typical applications include robotic joints, weapon stations, sensor gimbals, sight systems, UAV propulsion and guidance, as well as many others. Features include: 3 … Continue reading Kollmorgen’s New TBM Frameless Motor Series →

Theory, Application & Operation of Frameless Motor Technology. Live Webinar.

February 23, 2016  11:00 AM ET Register to watch the webinar on or after February 23. For many years there seems to have been an engineering mystique surrounding the integration of frameless motor part sets into high performance machine design. This has kept many machine design engineers from jumping in to embed these power and … Continue reading Theory, Application & Operation of Frameless Motor Technology. Live Webinar. →

AC Servo Motor + Drive Systems from Kollmorgen

Kollmorgen offers various electronic motor drives with advanced control technology, multiple fieldbus connectivity options, and control interfaces. Choose from a broad selection of servo drives in a wide range of input voltages and output power levels. Kollmorgen drive technology is enhanced when used with both our motor designs and automation controllers. Configuration and programming software … Continue reading AC Servo Motor + Drive Systems from Kollmorgen →

Why Does My Step Motor Get Hot? – The Why? Series YouTube Video

New 4 minute YouTube Video Can my step motor get hot enough to cook an egg?  In this segment of The Why? Series, Bob White, Manager, Training and Digital Marketing at Kollmorgen, explains why a typical step motor may get hot.  Learn why a step motor will heat up, and what can be done to reduce … Continue reading Why Does My Step Motor Get Hot? – The Why? Series YouTube Video →

Motors deliver higher power density for compact robots

Kuka’s compact robots in the KR Agilus series are precise, agile and fast.  As agile systems, these five-axis and six-axis handling units feature short cycle times and high repeatability, particularly for pick-and-place tasks. Synchronous servomotors from Kollmorgen’s AKM series play a major role in achieving this precision. Using collaborative co-engineering, the two companies reduced the … Continue reading Motors deliver higher power density for compact robots →

Announcing MOTIONEERING® Online

Announcing MOTIONEERING® Online - Kollmorgen has revamped, modernized and put online one of the most respected applications sizing programs of the last 20 years.  You now can access this application sizing and selection tool where ever you have access to the internet.  This initial launch of MOTIONEERING Online is just a start of a series … Continue reading Announcing MOTIONEERING® Online →

Hygienic Servo motors reduce risk of food recall, increase reliability in wash-down environments, & reduce cleaning time

Kollmorgen stainless steel AKMH Motors are designed specifically to address the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA); reduce the risk of costly food recalls and provide years of reliable service and minimize machine cleaning time in food, beverage, packaging, medical, pharmaceutical, and converting applications. The AKMH is designed to meet the toughest hygienic requirements at a … Continue reading Hygienic Servo motors reduce risk of food recall, increase reliability in wash-down environments, & reduce cleaning time →

5 Tips for a Successful Servo Crossover

Reprint of March 27, 2014, article  by Josh Bellefeuille Sales Application Engineer at Kollmorgen There are a number of situations that call for crossing over and replacing an existing motor with a newer servo.  These can include: product obsolescence, cost savings, lead time issues, or upgrading to newer technology.  The specifics of each application could lead to an … Continue reading 5 Tips for a Successful Servo Crossover →