The development of photovoltaic and thermal solar energy—along with China’s rapidly growing capacity to manufacture them—has opened many new opportunities for sustainable energy production in international markets. At the same time, the demand for…
A company that specializes in creating cutting, placing and packaging machines looked to Kollmorgen for an innovative motor design. See how the AKMH motor met the strictest hygienic requirements and integrated with a third-party drive.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a massive spike in the demand for medical equipment in every region of the world, including personal protective equipment, laboratory test systems, ventilators and more. A major global supplier of blood gas analyzers…
In the fight against COVID-19, the soaring demand for face masks has led to a severe undersupply. Beckmann Automation GmbH, a German machine builder that has traditionally manufactured machines for mattress and belt production, quickly stepped…
When the world became aware of the COVID-19 outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China, it quickly became clear that greatly increased diagnostic capacity would be needed. Early in the outbreak, one of the world’s largest producers of diagnostic…
A Turkish-based company was looking to improve the cost, cut quality and machine serviceability of their flagship plasma cutting machine. Kollmorgen engineers implemented an AKM/AKD system solution to provide faster indexing and settle times. By…
Since 1992, an Italian-based company has specialized in the design and manufacture of laser machine systems that are used around the world to cut a variety of materials, including metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, glass, methacrylate and composite…
The market for plasma cutting machines in North America is highly competitive, with customers looking for a variety of solutions—from big machines with high capacity and throughput to smaller machines for fabrication shops with more limited…
A major producer of food-slicing equipment needed a new servo system solution when the CAN fieldbus module used by its existing controller reached end of life and was no longer available. The manufacturer engaged Kollmorgen to provide the technology…
A major bottling operation in China needed to substantially increase output in order to ensure future success in a highly competitive market. The company engaged Kollmorgen motion experts in early 2019 to help minimize the machine’s indexing time.
Hygienic machine components should be designed to work with existing cleaning regimens, not against them. The AKMH™ Servo Motor is built to withstand the most rigorous wash-down regimens.
No name would have been more desirable. With the Packman 200, Opteq Robotics has developed a self-driving solution for material flows which makes its way quickly and directly through the aisles to reach its destination, just like the popular arcade…
The use of direct drive servo technology represents only one of the advantage points for the optimization of the screen printing machine which Kollmorgen worked on from its earliest stages of development.
Motion Control and Direct Drives for labeling - 360 degree labeling with direct drive - Joint development: Motion control solution with integrated labeling controller
The customer found that direct-drive motors improved the measurement quality of their tire balancing machine. With direct drive, “you don’t get backlash and other external influences that you would get with belts and pulleys,” noted the OEM’s…
The OEM has been a leading manufacturer of stamping press feed systems for over 50 years. The early machines were made with mechanical indexers and precisely machined rolls to achieve the desired feed length. Servo Drives were then adopted to provide…
Recognizing the benefits of DDR™ technology, the customer re-designed their entire machine around the Cartridge DDR™ motor. The result is better registration for a better quality product, a simplified design with substantially fewer parts and greater…