Kollmorgen Essentials™ Motion Systems
Get the essential motion control system features and performance you need — plus unprecedented value, rapid delivery and easy setup and configuration. The new Kollmorgen Essentials line delivers complete motion control systems, engineered to help machine designers meet practically any motion requirement and budget with ease and confidence.
With a range of size and performance options to choose from, each motion control system includes: a servo motor offered in eight power ranges; a servo drive designed to work with your choice of the industry’s most widely used Industrial-Ethernet control systems as well as with the full line of software and hardware solutions in the Kollmorgen Automation Suite; a cable in a choice of lengths, featuring single-cable power/data technology to simplify setup; and optional accessories including regen resistors, line filters and spare drive-side connectors.
Optimized features at an exceptional value
We recognize that not all axes of servo motion require the same degree of specialization. That’s why we created this new value-driven motion control system — with features optimized to meet the most prevalent application requirements.
- Standard batteryless multi-turn absolute feedback device. Get 24-bit single-turn + 16-bit multi-turn absolute feedback resolution over a proven SFD protocol interface. Complete with energy-harvesting technology to eliminate the cost and complexity of battery backup cables and onboard memory to enable plug-and-play setup for faster commissioning.
- Multilingual industrial Ethernet protocols. One harmonized drive can support practically any customer’s needs, interfacing with any of the industry’s most common communication protocols: EtherCAT®, EtherNet/IP™ or PROFINET®.
- Synchronization capabilities. The Kollmorgen Essentials motion system supports synchronous motion profiles using your choice of EtherCAT®, CIP Sync or PROFINET IRT.
- Integrated functional safety features. Protect people, products and equipment with dua-channel STO SIL2/Cat 3 PL d. This feature supports emergency stops and prevents the system from restarting unexpectedly.
A quick, confident pathway to market
Our new motion control system is highly manufacturable at scale, and the most in-demand configurations are always in stock. And with plug-and-play installation, you can more easily engineer a successful machine and bring it to market quickly.
- Curated set of frame sizes and performance specifications. System offerings ranging from 200W to 4000W with ratings optimized for 120, 240, 400 or 480 VAC operation and frame sizes between 58 to 138mm.
- Highly manufacturable at scale. The most in-demand configurations are always in stock. So you can count on assured delivery of the systems you need, in the quantities you need, with short lead times.
- Plug-and-play installation. By default, the servo system is configured to work with Kollmorgen Automation Suite, but you can switch to work with third-party control system architectures using EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP or PROFINET. The new Express Setup feature in our WorkBench software makes setup, configuration and tuning simple, even for engineers with little motion experience. And the full suite of WorkBench tools is also included for more advanced motion programming and tuning tasks.

Advanced Motion Control for Scalable Machine Performance
The PCMM2G Essentials programmable motion controller delivers reliable, high-performance control for up to 8 axes—ideal for machines that require precision without the complexity of larger systems. Additionally, it is designed to provide seamless integration with the Kollmorgen Automation Suite to accelerate development and optimize machine performance.
Key Benefits:
- Supports up to 8 synchronized axes—ideal for compact and mid-range automation systems
- Controller is properly scaled to the application without compromising core performance
- Seamless integration with Kollmorgen Automation Suite and standard industrial networks
- Simplified setup and tuning for faster machine development and commissioning
Kollmorgen performance and reliability

Kollmorgen is the motion leader, with a 100+ year legacy of proven performance. The Essentials Motion System includes the same innovative designs, high-quality materials and precise manufacturing processes customers have come to expect from all of our motion products.
- In-house manufacturing. We design every component of this new servo system in our own global engineering centers and manufacture the core products in our Kollmorgen manufacturing locations.
- Proven performance. Our products are known for industry-leading torque density, efficiency and reliability.
Most axes. Most control systems. Most applications.
Bring Kollmorgen torque, precision and reliability to almost any motion-dependent industry. Specifically, Essentials Motion Systems are ideal for:
- Warehouse automation and intralogistics. Get compact size and absolute positioning without the need for battery backup to recover position after a power outage — ideal for diverter gates, product-distribution spacing, sortation, storage and retrieval.
- Packaging. Sophisticated packaging applications such as slicing, mixing, cartoning, wrapping, filling and others benefit from an affordable motion system that supports capabilities normally found in high-end systems, such as synchronization, registration with high-speed inputs, and support for washdown motors in primary-contact food processing applications.
- Material forming. Instead of a point-to-point drive that can cause unwanted jitter, laser and other high-accuracy cutting applications can benefit from Essential’s synchronization capabilities to achieve complex, smooth, predictable cuts.
See what Essentials Motion Systems can do for these applications, plus general automation, printing, material handling, machine tool automation, injection molding, animatronics, system integrators and more.

Media & Downloads
| Title | File Language | Date | Share URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kollmorgen Essentials Cable Drive Feedback Connector Field Termination Instructions | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-11/KEC%20Field%20Termination%20Instructions.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Documentation Portal | English | |
Share URL https://webhelp.kollmorgen.com/essentials/english/ |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive Installation Manual | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-05/EssentialsDrive-InstallationManual-RevB-EN.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive Safety Notes | English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Brazil, Spanish, Chinese, Simplified | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-05/EssentialsDrive-SafetyNotes-RevB-Multilingual.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor Installation Manual | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-11/Essentials-Motor-Installation-RevA-EN.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Quick Start | English, German, Spanish, French | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/Essentials-Quick-Start-Guide-Print-1_0.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials EMC Single-Phase Filters Datasheet | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/KED-1MF-xxx-Filter-Data-Sheet.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials EMC Three-Phase Filters Datasheet | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/KED-3MF-xxx-Filter-Data-Sheet.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Regen Resistors Datasheet | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Essentials-Regen-Resistors-Data-Sheet.pdf |
| Title | Language | Date | Share URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kollmorgen Essentials Catalog | English | Share URLview | |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Servo Drive Datasheet | English | Share URLview | |
| Kollmorgen Essentials™ Motion Systems Brochure | English | Share URLview |
These files cover the standard product family line. For environmental declarations for custom products, i.e. part numbers containing “S” or “X”, visit our Environmental Compliance search.
| Title | File Language | Date | Share URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE Technical Notice - Servo and Stepper Motors Efficiency | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-01/CE%20Technical%20Notice%20on%20Efficiency%20for%20Servo%20and%20Stepper%20Motors%2008Jan25.pdf |
| CEL China Efficiency Labelling for Servo and Stepper Motors | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-01/CEL%20Technical%20Notice%20on%20Efficiency%20for%20Servo%20and%20Stepper%20Motors%2008JAN25.pdf |
| China Compulsory Product Certification (CCC Technical Notice) | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-01/CCC%20Technical%20Notice%20on%20Scope%20of%20Kollmorgen%20Products%2008JAN25.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive (KED) EU Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-06/DoC_EU_e_KED_2026_05_01.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive (KED) UL Certification | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KED%20UL%20Certification%20E141084-Vol3-Sec10.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive EtherNet/IP CIP Sync Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/12653_DOC_101625.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive EU RoHS Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KollmorgenEssentialsDrive_Standard_ROHS10W.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) Compliance | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KollmorgenEssentialsDrive_Standard_POP.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive REACH SVHC Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KollmorgenEssentialsDrive_Standard_R250_SVHC.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KollmorgenEssentialsDrive_Standard_TSCA.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive TUV Safety Certificate | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/1435.IM_.20240604.142524_Cert_EN_Viper_V1.0.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor (KEM) UL Certification | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KEM%20UL%20Certification%20E61960-Vol1-Sec17.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor EU RoHS Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-09/0_KEM_ROHS10W.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor PFAS Declaration | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/0_KEM_PFAS.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) Compliance | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-09/0_KEM_POP.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor Proposition 65 Statement of Compliance | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-09/0_KEM_Prop65.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motor REACH SVHC Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-09/0_KEM_REACH_SVHC_R247.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motors EU Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KEM%20CE%20Declaration%2030JULY25.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Motors UL (US & Canada) Certificate of Compliance | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-10/KEM%20UL%20Certificate%20of%20Compliance.pdf |
| Kollmorgen Essentials System Demo System EU Declaration of Conformity | English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/DoC_EU_e_KES_2026_02_17.pdf |
| Title | Release | File Language | Date | Share URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add On Instruction (AOI) Library for EtherNet/IP |
7.0
|
English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-09/Standard%20EtherNetIP_AOI_v7.0.zip |
| CIP Sync Support Files |
2.1
|
English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2025-09/CIP%20Sync%20Support%20Files%20v_2_1.zip |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive (KED) Firmware |
02.16.00.002
|
English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-05/Essentials%2002-16-00-002.zip |
| Kollmorgen Essentials Drive Firmware for KAS |
02.16.00.002
|
English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-06/KED-Firmware-for-KAS-V02-16-00-002.tgz |
| Kollmorgen Sistema Library |
1.5.0
|
English, German | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-03/KOLLMORGEN_Sistema-Library_VDMA_V1.5.0.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Full Setup EN |
2.20.0.12468
|
English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12468-Full-Setup-English.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Full Setup ES |
2.20.0.12472
|
Spanish | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12472-Full-Setup-Spanish.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Full Setup PT |
2.20.0.12472
|
Portuguese, Brazil | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12472-Full-Setup-Portuguese.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Full Setup ZH |
2.20.0.12471
|
Chinese, Simplified | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12471-Full-Setup-Chinese.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Standard Setup EN |
2.20.0.12468
|
English | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12468-Setup-English.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Standard Setup ES |
2.20.0.12472
|
Spanish | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen%20WorkBench%202.20.0.12472%20Setup%20Spanish.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Standard Setup PT |
2.20.0.12472
|
Portuguese, Brazil | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12472-Setup-Portuguese.exe_.zip |
| Servo Drive WorkBench GUI Standard Setup ZH |
2.20.0.12471
|
Chinese, Simplified | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12471-Setup-Chinese.exe_.zip |
| Servoverstärker WorkBench GUI Full Setup DE |
2.20.0.12471
|
German | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12471-Full-Setup-German.exe_.zip |
| Servoverstärker WorkBench GUI Standard Setup DE |
2.20.0.12471
|
German | |
Share URL /sites/default/files/2026-02/Kollmorgen-WorkBench-2.20.0.12471-Setup-German.exe_.zip |
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