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What are Military Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Products? >
What is COTS? If you want info on COTS, let’s assume you’re somehow related to the defense industry. If you’re looking for info on camping equipment, sorry, but you’re probably in the wrong place… COTS is a term that has been thrown around the…
Why use explosion proof motors? >
Electric motors generate heat under normal operating conditions and have the potential to generate a spark if a motor coil fails. Excessive motor case temperatures or a spark that is not properly contained can cause an explosion or ignite a fire in…
How to Select a Servo Drive >
A servo drive should be selected based on the specific servo motor used in the application. Find out ho to select a servo drive for your application.
How Does a Servo Drive Work? >
A servo drive is an electronic device that is part of a closed loop system, producing current and voltage to rotate a servo motor. The closed loop system includes the servo drive, servo motor and feedback device, and is commanded from an analog or…
How to Select a Servo Motor >
There are several considerations when selecting a servo motor for a specific application, such as the required speed, torque or force, motion profile, available physical envelope, and environmental factors. This means that the chosen motor solution…
How Does a Servo Motor Work? >
A servo motor is an electromechanical device that produces torque and velocity based on the supplied current and voltage. A servo motor works as part of a closed loop system providing torque and velocity as commanded from a servo controller utilizing…
Key Tips on Dealing with 64-bit data on Modbus Communications Devices that only Support 32-bit data >
Most of the AKD drive’s parameters have a 32bit data size, but some parameters have a 64bit data size. Modbus communication on the AKD drive uses registers of a 16bit data size. So for a 64bit parameter, it takes four registers to send…
Common Methods for Providing Cooling or Heat Dissipation in an Electric Motor >
Electric motors are used in machines and processes all around us. You can find them in factories, automobiles, airplanes, robots and even your favorite DVD vending machine. Regardless of the application, managing heat dissipation is a…
Motors for Robotics: Do You Really Need to Compromise? >
Robotic joint design almost always involves tradeoffs. But does it have to be that way? Let’s look at the three most common compromises.
Why Consider Frameless Motors for Customized Solutions >
An alternative to customizing a servo motor is utilizing a frameless motor and integrating directly into the machine itself. Learn more in our new blog post!
Brushed or Brushless: Choosing the Right Motor for the Application >
Brushless motors dominate the market, and with good reason. Learn the design principles, benefits and best uses for both motor types in our new blog.
Kollmorgen Is on the Perseverance Rover—And Extreme Environments Everywhere >
From the surface of Mars to the depths of the ocean, from the core of the earth to the core of the human body, Kollmorgen motion systems take on the most extreme environments.
Disrupt Automation with User Experience Design >
Companies working toward the consumer market have long invested in and understood the value of user experience (UX) design. A good user experience is a key differentiator in today's market, and by aligning your company to ensure that your customers…
EasyEngineering Interview with Peter Bladh, Director Research & Development >
Kollmorgen Automation is part of Kollmorgen, which in turn belongs to the NASDAQ-listed Altra Industrial Motion group. The company develops and sells products and services related to automation solutions for applications that include warehousing and…
How Mobile Bots Made it to the Board Rooms >
The need for flexible automation for material handling has now moved from being an interesting technology project for enthusiasts to conscious decisions made in the board room of Fortune 500 companies as well as the private owned, small sized…
A World Made Possible By Logistics & Material Handling >
Many of us do not truly understand or appreciate the underlying foundations for how and why mankind has achieved such enormous success and prosperity. More commonly, we are taught about problems with the world and the challenges that we will face in…
Welcome on board, partner >
Becoming a Kollmorgen partner means you get access to NDC Solutions – a complete automation kit in constant development.
Help your customers succeed with Industry 4.0 >
Want to join the industry 4.0 revolution but don’t know where to start? Here is how AGVs can make a real difference at a modest investment.
Make the world a better place >
Successful CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is about action. An often overlooked action to improve CSR is industrial automation with AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles). Well-known for their quick efficiency gains in industries and warehouses, AGVs…
Why predictable working days are really exciting >
Automated guided vehicles work repetitively, never get tired and are easy for staff to get used to. An excellent way forward for any company that wants to improve safety at work – and as a bonus increase their productivity.
Health risks at work should belong to history >
Automated guided vehicles minimize the need for manual labor in dirty, dangerous and demanding environments. In most conditions, they are resistant to or can be shielded against everything from magnetism and radiation to temperature changes, dirt and…
Kollmorgen Does Not Make Robots - We Move Yours >
Trending in the automation world these days is the merging of the collaborative robot and the AGV, creating a mobile Cobot with the navigational capabilities of today’s AGV’s. This opens new opportunities in warehouse logistics that improves the…
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Safety Vision: Zero Accidents >
Automation is not only about efficiency. It is also about safety. Moving things in a controlled way in manufacturing plants and warehouses contributes significantly to fewer injuries and less damage to goods, pallets and racks. Zero accidents is a…
