Kollmorgen has available its Automation and Motion Solutions Catalog. This comprehensive resource guide details the features, benefits and specifications of the company’s broad range of innovative motion control solutions headlined by Kollmorgen Automation Suite™, an integrated system that includes the development environment, engineering services and best-in-class automation and motion components to help OEMs create a […]
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New Kollmorgen Stepper Solutions Catalog
Kollmorgen’s new Stepper Solutions Catalog details the features, benefits and specifications of Kollmorgen’s complete range of stepper motors and stepper drives, AC synchronous motors, XTRUE™ planetary gearheads and Optimized Solutions that result in rapid prototyping, shorter design cycles and getting machines to market faster. Kollmorgen’s stepper motors are designed with versatility, ease–of–use, and cost-effectiveness in […]
Stainless Steel W Series Hygienic servo motor delivers reliable operation
Kollmorgen (www.kollmorgen.com) has unveiled an all-stainless steel IP69K-sealed hygienic servomotor, the Stainless Steel W Series motor. The round housing design of the motor promotes long life as well as reliable operation, making it ideal for use in harsh pharmaceutical, food and beverage applications. Generally, pharmaceutical, food and beverage equipment machine builders utilize as many stainless […]
Sharp’s First VFFS Machine Features Kollmorgen stepper motor
Sharp Packaging Systems (www.SharpPackaging.com) has announced the release of its first vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) machine that employs a Kollmorgen (www.kollmorgen.com) stepper motor. Dubbed as the Hawk Evolution, the new machine features the industry’s smallest footprint for the bag size that it will manufacture. Designed to operate for hundreds of millions of cycles, […]
Kollmorgen’s VLM servomotors offer good performance at an excellent price
Kollmorgen (www.kollmorgen.com) has launched its Value-Line servomotors (VLM), which offer good performance at an exceptional price. With a torque of between 0.5 Nm and 16 Nm (continuous or peak), the servomotors deliver a high value, limited feature set motor that provides solid servo performance for various applications. “VLM servomotors deliver exceptional value to machine builders […]
Kollmorgen’s POWERMAX II® Series Stepper Motors
Kollmorgen’s POWERMAX II® series stepper motors, like most other Kollmorgen stepper motors, are now UL recognized. This enables OEMs who build UL-certified equipment to integrate high-performance stepper technology into existing designs without requiring re-certification. These NEMA 23 (60 mm) step motors are available in half, single and two stack configurations, and provide holding torques from […]
Kollmorgen’s Servo Drive with Auto-Tuner boasts multiple motion buses
Kollmorgen’s (www.kollmorgen.com) AKD(TM) servo drive functionally provides support to the CANopen® drive, EtherCAT® drive, base analog drive and indexing drive with just a single drive SKU. This delivers more efficient prototyping and bench testing to packaging, converting, medical, printing and other machine builders as well as enable smooth transition from a bus type to another. […]
Kollmorgen introduces new AKM8 Servomotors
Kollmorgen introduces AKM™ 8 Servomotors – the latest addition to the company’s global, field-proven AKM motor series. With an unrivaled feature-set to satisfy global requirements right from the base hardware, AKM8 motors deliver higher torque density to cover the broadest torque/speed range in a housing that is 30% shorter than any standard motor in its […]
Jakob’s graphic printing machine improves productivity with Kollmorgen servo motors and precision gearboxes
Jakob Graphic Services GmbH (www.jakob-gmbh.eu) has unveiled a jumbo roll collator for advanced printing operations. The machine can automatically label, collate, glue, fold and cut forms, brochures with or without a finish, mailers with cut inserts, calendars and other similar printed objects. The machine performs with precision during highly dynamic processes while rapidly adapting to […]
“Smart Home” uses motion system
Virginia Tech’s Lumenhaus is an 800-sq-ft energy-optimized “smart house” that features an active motion control system to minimize the overall HVAC load. It recently won the first place of the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe. The control system uses servo motors and a series of belt-driven linear actuators (in a custom size) to drive 9-feet-wide panels […]
