Direct Drive Linear Motors
A Direct Drive Linear (DDL) motor is basically a rotary motor that is laid out flat and directly coupled to the driven load. By eliminating mechanical transmission components, this design delivers exceptional performance, stiffness, dynamic speeds and accelerations, positional accuracy, and throughput. DDL motors also enable compact mechanical assembly, quiet operation, zero maintenance and smooth, error-free motion.
Increase Uptime
Reduce the complexity of your machine's design. Directly driving your load by removing failure prone transmissions will decrease the likelihood of costly failures and reduce the need for expensive preventive maintenance. The end result is a reduced total cost of ownership in your machine.
Features
- Highest rated thrust force per size—ideal for accelerating and moving high masses
- Maintains the stiffness required for machining and other process forces
- Zero maintenance
- No ball screws, gearboxes, rack and pinions, or belts and pulleys
- Zero backlash and compliance
- High stiffness
- High positional accuracy
- Compact mechanical assembly
- Reduced machine parts count
- Very smooth velocity
Iron Core Linear Motors
Iron core linear motors have coils wound around silicon steel laminations to maximize the generated force with a single sided magnet way. These motors’ special electromagnetic design delivers the highest rated force per size, a high Km motor constant for low thermal losses, and low cogging forces. The high thrust forces possible with these motors make them ideal for accelerating and moving high masses, and maintaining stiffness during machining and processing.
Iron Core Specifications
Non-Cooled
| Max. Force (N) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous | Peak | |||
| N | (lbf) | N | (lbf) | |
| IC11 | 144 to 1197 | 32.4 to 269 | 320 to 2135 | 71.9 to 480 |
| IC22 | 280 to 2393 | 62.9 to 538 | 624 to 4156 | 140 to 934 |
| IC33 | 431 to 3590 | 96.9 to 807 | 944 to 6291 | 212 to 1414 |
| IC44 | 560 to 4786 | 126 to 1076 | 1259 to 8388 | 283 to 1885 |
| ICH11 | 175 to 1569 | 39.3 to 352.7 | 405 to 3372 | 91 to 758.1 |
| ICH22 | 342 to 3067 | 76.9 to 689.5 | 710 to 5918 | 159.6 to 1330.4 |
| ICH33 | 511 to 4016 | 114.9 to 902.8 | 1065 to 9545 | 239.4 to 2145.8 |
| ICH44 | 600 to 5341 | 134.9 to 1200.7 | 1527 to 12726 | 343.3 to 2860.9 |
| ICD05 | 57 to 157 | 12.8 to 35.3 | 165 to 588 | 37.1 to 132 |
| ICD10 | 104 to 315 | 23.4 to 70.8 | 330 to 1099 | 74.2 to 247 |
Water-Cooled
| Max. Force (N) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous | Peak | |||
| N | (lbf) | N | (lbf) | |
| IC11 | 254 to 1712 | 57.1 to 385 | 315 to 2102 | 70.8 to 473 |
| IC22 | 519 to 3458 | 117 to 777 | 630 to 4204 | 142 to 945 |
| IC33 | 769 to 5135 | 173 to 1154 | 945 to 6306 | 212 to 1418 |
| IC44 | 1036 to 6916 | 233 to 1555 | 1260 to 8407 | 283 to 1890 |
Iron-Less Linear Motors
Iron-less linear motors have no iron or slots for the coils to be wound on. Therefore, these motors have zero cogging, a very light, and absolutely no attractive forces between the coil assembly and the magnet way. These characteristics are ideal for applications requiring very low bearing friction, high acceleration of lighter loads, and for maximizing constant velocity, even at ultra low speeds. The modular magnet ways consist of a double row of magnets to maximize the generated thrust force and to provide a flux return path for the magnetic circuit.
Iron-Less Specifications
| Max. Force (N) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous | Peak | |||
| N | (lbf) | N | (lbf) | |
| IL06 | 30.3 to 82.8 | 6.81 to 18.6 | 120 to 400 | 27 to 89.9 |
| IL12 | 62.1 to 148 | 14 to 33.3 | 240 to 800 | 54 to 180 |
| IL18 | 92.1 to 211 | 20.7 to 47.4 | 360 to 1200 | 80.9 to 270 |
| IL24 | 109 to 262 | 24.5 to 58.9 | 480 to 1600 | 108 to 360 |
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Media & Downloads
| Title | Language(s) | Date | Size | |
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 DDL Setup Guide EN revD |
English | 28 Sep 2011 | 804.51 KB | Copy URL |
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ICH / MCH Part Number Scheme |
English | 16 Sep 2015 | 20.37 KB | Copy URL |
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ICH Direct Drive Linear Motor Selection Guide |
English | 10 Jan 2017 | 2.44 MB | Copy URL |
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ICH Linear Motor Installation Guide EN (REV C) |
English | 10 Jun 2020 | 1.8 MB | Copy URL |
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ICH-MCH Typenschlüssel |
German | 11 Feb 2015 | 20.6 KB | Copy URL |
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Kollmorgen Direct Drive Linear CE Certification Technical Note |
English | 04 Nov 2016 | 165.74 KB | Copy URL |
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科尔摩根DDL直接驱动直线电机选型指南 |
Chinese, Simplified | 07 Sep 2021 | 6.16 MB | Copy URL |
| Title | Language(s) | Date | Size | |
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AKD System Configuration For the Kollmorgen DDL Linear Motors EN (REV N) |
English | 13 Aug 2017 | 2.98 MB | Copy URL |
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Calculating MENCRES for Linear Motors EN.pdf |
English | 28 Sep 2011 | 133.03 KB | Copy URL |
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High Flex Cables EN.pdf |
English | 28 Sep 2011 | 159.52 KB | Copy URL |
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Safe Handling of Linear Motors Technical Note |
English | 24 May 2016 | 19.1 KB | Copy URL |
| Title | Language(s) | Date | Size | |
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| Kollmorgen Automation and Motion Control | English | 14 Jun 2021 | 15.53 MB | Copy URL |
| Kollmorgen Automation Solutions and Product Catalog EMEA | English | 21 Jun 2018 | 15.99 MB | Copy URL |
| Kollmorgen Direct Drive Linear Motor Selection Guide | English | 01 Jan 2018 | 3.82 MB | Copy URL |
| Kollmorgen ICH Direct Drive Linear Motor Selection Guide | English | 17 Jan 2017 | 2.46 MB | Copy URL |
| Kollmorgen Optimized Solutions and Special Duty Motors | English | 01 Jan 2018 | 1.26 MB | Copy URL |
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| Blue Guide | German | 15 Jul 2015 | Copy URL | |
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DDL CE Certification Technical Note |
English | 31 Oct 2016 | 165.74 KB | Copy URL |
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EAC Certification for Motors |
English, Russian | 09 Dec 2020 | 98.97 KB | Copy URL |
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EU RoHS Declaration (RoHS6) |
English, German | 01 Oct 2015 | 44.37 KB | Copy URL |
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ICH EU-Konformitätserklärung |
German | 03 Jul 2016 | 54.77 KB | Copy URL |
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科尔摩根DDL电机CE认证 |
Chinese, Simplified | 07 Sep 2021 | 165.74 KB | Copy URL |
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科尔摩根DDL电机EAC认证 |
Chinese, Simplified | 07 Sep 2021 | 98.97 KB | Copy URL |
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科尔摩根DDL电机RoHS认证 |
Chinese, Simplified | 07 Sep 2021 | 44.37 KB | Copy URL |