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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…

Bus Overvoltage Faults: How to Resist >

So, you’re beginning to size a new servo motor and drive for an application. How do you go about doing this? Sizing tools can be highly beneficial for achieving optimized products. However, one needs to pay attention to the warnings and information…

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.

Why Direct Drive? – The top 5 advantages of direct drive motors. >

We cover the top 5 advantages of direct drive motors, where the system or motor is connected directly to the load, versus a conventional rotary system.

Welcoming the Collaborative Robot (cobot) to Industry >

A collaborative robot (Cobot) is a robot intended to physically interact with humans in a shared workspace. This is in contrast with other robots, designed to operate autonomously. A "cobot" is a robot that works in tandem with a human worker. The…

What is a Robotic Cluster? >

Huge demand for robots, cobots, AI and Industry 4.0 is driving innovation hubs across the globe.  Whether the focus is software, industrial robots, cobots, medical robots or something else - the best way to facilitate and attract talent is to…

Teach a Cobot New Tricks >

Throughout the Iron Man series, Tony repeatedly tells the articulated cobot that he’s doing it wrong, he even goes so far to place a dunce cap on its head and put it in the corner. And this brings me to an important aspect of a cobot: teachability.

Robotics & A.I. - Artificially Intelligent Cobots in Automation >

Who you are defines how you think of robotics and automation.  Software experts and IT may think of internet bots.  They might also think about the new, emerging field of Robotics Process Automation (RPA), which is software that can do…

Kollmorgen improves the cables >

The power and feedback cables continue to be essential when connecting a motor and a drive to achieve optimal performance for a given axis of motion. A poor quality cable can lead to the motor and drive solution not working at all or even showing…

Why Choose a Frameless Motor for Your Machine? >

Frameless, or “servo motor kits”, open up numerous possibilities in designing motion elements for your machine related to performance.  A frameless motor consists of rotor and stator components which are built into a machine assembly to transmit…