In the rapidly evolving field of robotic-assisted surgery, the goal is minimally invasive procedures that help patients to recover as quickly and completely as possible. Robotic-assisted platforms for laparoscopic, orthopedic and other surgeries must precisely coordinate motion and feedback across all surgical controls, robotic arms, cameras and instruments to deliver smaller incisions and predictable surgical outcomes.

Kollmorgen’s broad portfolio of motors, drives, controls, gearing and actuation will help you optimize each axis of motion within your robotic platform.

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  1. Surgical Console: An array of components – finger loops, joysticks, foot pedals – ensure exacting execution of the surgeon’s intention. Equally importantly, these components deliver critical haptic feedback that connects the surgeon in real-time to the robotic instruments and the patient.

    Kollmorgen’s high-torque-density motors easily accommodate physical space limitations and offer the ultimate in precision control. Cogging compensation, vibration suppression and noise rejection ensure surgeons only feel what they should.
  2. Robotic Arm Cart: Today’s surgical robots must deliver precise, smooth, and quiet operation for acceptance by hospitals and surgeons.

    Kollmorgen’s torque-dense frameless motors enable smaller, lighter arms and the highest definition control. Servo motors are ideal for the gantry and columns, which position robotic arms over the patient.
  3. Patient Table: Just like the surgical console and robotic arm cart, the patient table must offer infinite adjustments and smooth, quiet operation.

    Kollmorgen servo motors allow for quiet and precise positioning of the patient table. Low cogging designs ensure smooth operation. Sophisticated controls synchronize table motion with that of robotic tools to allow even more freedom of movement during complex surgeries.

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Kollmorgen: Your Partner in Motion Control

  • With the widest range of standard and custom robotic motors, drives, controls, gearing and actuation, we partner with you to find the optimal solution that differentiates your design
  • Rapid Prototyping means we fast-track you from specification to prototype design, supporting your most aggressive design timelines
  • We offer decades of expertise in motion control through every step of your design project, from concept to production. Online modeling, sizing, and selection tools get you started. Our motion engineering experts will review specifications and partner with you to evaluate options
  • Our global manufacturing and supply-chain footprint assures you short lead times, efficient logistics, and reliability -- from prototype through full-scale production
  • As part of the Altra platform of motion companies, we’re able to connect you with sister companies including Thomson and Portescap, whose linear guides, actuators and micro motors support additional critical functions in surgical robotics platforms

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Supporting Products

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TBM Series Frameless

Our TBM series provides direct drive frameless motors designed to be directly embedded in the mechanical structure of your systems, minimizing weight, size and inertia without sacrificing performance.

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AKM2G Servomotor

AKM2G Servo Motor

AKM2G represents the latest evolution of the industry-leading AKM motor family. With significant torque increases in the same motor size OEMs can achieve substantial performance improvement without changing the motor mounting or using more machine space.

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KBM Series Frameless

KBM Series Frameless

The KBM series offers high performance, long life, simple installation in a motor kit that can be embedded directly in your mechanical design. A huge selection of standard motors and cost-effective modifications ensure a perfect fit.

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AKM Family

Our best-in-class, high-performance servomotors offer a wide range of mounting, connectivity, feedback and other options. More than 500,000 standard models are available along with co-engineered modifications to suit almost any application requirement. Gearmotor, washdown and food-grade versions are available.

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Stainless Steel AKMH Series

Stainless Steel AKMH Series

The AKMH Series is built to withstand the most rigorous of washdown regimens. The combination of the AKMH’s IP69K construction and corrosion resistant materials make for a servo motor that will last the life of your machine.

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PMX Series

Kollmorgen continues its winning heritage in hybrid stepper motors with the PMX motor family. Leveraging best practices from customer preferred products, the PMX series delivers a wider breadth of frame sizes and options in an affordable, low-cost solution.

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Electric Cylinders

Electric Cylinders

Electric cylinders from Kollmorgen offer strong thrust, high speed and exceptional positioning accuracy. Designed to provide a clean, efficient replacement for hydraulic actuators and pneumatic cylinders, these high-precision, closed-loop systems have rapidly become the preferred alternative for many linear applications.

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High TorquePOWERMAX II® M and P Stepper Motors - Kollmorgen

POWERMAX M and P series

The POWERMAX II®M and P Series provides the highest torque in a stepper motor. These NEMA 23 (60 mm) motors are available in half-, single-, and two-stack configurations with a variety of standard options and affordable co-engineered modifications.

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Proven Success

We’re prepared to rapidly prototype and produce your optimum motion solution, with in-region production on four continents to help you confidently fight disease around the world. Explore the successes we’ve had with a wide range of motion-critical, time-sensitive medical device applications, including CT scanners, blood gas analyzers and breathing mask machines.

Rapid Scale-Up of Blood Gas Analyzer Production, Kollmorgen

Rapid Scale-Up of Blood Gas Analyzer Production

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 reached out to Kollmorgen—its motion partner of 15 years—with an urgent request to more than quadruple production of the specialized steppers that are all-important to blood gas analyzer accuracy, reliability and efficiency.

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Rapidly Scaling Production of Critical Equipment, Kollmorgen

Rapidly Scaling Production of Critical Equipment

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 in to meet this urgent need.

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Kollmorgen Helps Rapidly Scale CT Scanner Production, Kollmorgen

Reliable and Consistent Supply of Motion Systems

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 equipment—and a leading supplier of CT scanning equipment in China—reached out to Kollmorgen for help ramping up production.

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Count on Kollmorgen support to help you design and build a successful machine and keep it reliably productive, anywhere in the world. Our co-engineering experts will work with you to tailor a perfect-fit solution for your motion requirements.

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For more than 100 years, Kollmorgen has been creating innovative solutions that bring big ideas to reality, keep the world safer and improve lives. Our history of reliability is unsurpassed, and our solutions are supported through engineering centers of excellence and customer service in all major regions of the world.

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