Where Innovation Meets Imagination
By Thomas Sautter, Kollmorgen
In the beginning, there is the pipe – and, at the Breyer machine factory, it comes endlessly out of the extruder.
If the singular for pipe in Latin is tubus, it is very easy to see why the technological origins of a tube are in a pipe.
Breyer is said to be one of the world market leaders in sophisticated extrusion systems. [Read more…] about Kollmorgen launches new generation of Topline drives
Heason Technology delivers EtherCAT motion solution for Swift TG’s novel WindSurf vertical axis wind turbine
Swift TG Energy Scotland, the renewables technology division of the Swift TG Group, has developed an innovative active-pitch Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) called WindSurf – where multi-axis EtherCAT motion control executes CFD derived algorithms to dynamically position aerofoil blades in real-time – offering increased efficiency and operability over similar technologies, as well as challenging the location siting limitations of the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT).
Heason Technology, the leading motion systems designer and manufacturer, has worked closely with STGES’s engineers from the initial WindSurf design concept and through the project’s development stages – providing prototype systems and application support for a tightly synchronised six-axis EtherCAT system that manages all of the motion control, maths functions and I/O interfacing as a single stand-alone solution.
The basics for the WindSurf VAWT comprises five individual 6 metre high vertical aerofoils that are arranged and supported on upper and lower “spider arms” that drive the generator. [Read more…] about Pioneering renewable energy project benefits from precision motion control
Kollmorgen has expanded its single-cable connection technology to S700 servo drive range.
The company says this offers “sophisticated servo control now with easier integration”.
The motion specialist’s innovative single-cable technology is now available for its ServoStar series S700 servo controllers. [Read more…] about Kollmorgen expands single-cable connection technology to S700 servo drive range
Kollmorgen has equipped its S700 servo controllers with single-cable connection technology.
The company says the combination is “designed for sophisticated tasks” and now also includes slender single-cable connection technology.
Kollmorgen says the S700 combines multi-functionality with “maximum levels of freedom”, from programming to wiring. (See main picture.) [Read more…] about Kollmorgen equips S700 servo controllers with single-cable connection technology
By Martin Rupf, of Kollmorgen
Saw blade manufacturer Alesa has developed its own grinding machine with Washdown servo motors from Kollmorgen with single-cable connection technology.
Among their other applications the finely ground circular saw blades are used in metal processing centers.
Sintered tools have a reputation in metal processing for being particularly hard-wearing and for maintaining their sharpness over a long period. [Read more…] about Saw blade manufacturer Alesa develops its own grinding machine with servo motors from Kollmorgen
Swiss company MEquadrat builds test systems with decentralized servo technology from Kollmorgen, and the servo motors from the Kollmorgen AKM series also travel along on the rotary indexing table, as Martin Zimmermann explains
Materials with optoelectronic functions are an indispensable part of electrical components today.
Users need to know the material’s precise internal molecular structure before the components are installed so that these then work reliably in the application.
MEquadrat (ME2) builds test systems for this purpose that are designed as a rotary indexing table. [Read more…] about Providing orientation for materials: MEquadrat builds test systems using Kollomogren servo motors
Kollmorgen says it has updated its developer network, added more functions and made it easier to use on mobile and desktop computer.
“It’s so much easier when you work as a team,” say the company in a statement. “This is why Kollmorgen has thoroughly revised and expanded the web-based customer community KDN – Kollmorgen Developer Network.”
The new version of the online knowledge base is really easy to use on all PCs, tablets, and smartphones – thanks to its responsive design, says the company. [Read more…] about Kollmorgen updates its developer network software
By Jens Depping
A Dutch packaging machinery manufacturer has now developed a labeller as part of a retrofit with servo-drive technology based on 48 volts.
This is designed as an optional module for the company’s own vertical packaging machines on the one hand and as a functional enhancement for retrofitting older machines of well-known producers on the other.
The combination of the new 48 volt DC Servo Motor low voltage from Kollmorgen and a motion control solution from SigmaTek makes it possible for the labeling module to be integrated easily into new machines or for existing machinery to be retrofitted. [Read more…] about Kollmorgen and VH Vertical Packaging realise new potential with a separate labeler
Scaled technology and functioning interfaces are essential for Swiss Can Machinery, which is why the company’s filling and packaging systems have a modular design throughout, and why it uses a product program with a scaled structure for the drive technology.
The filling and packaging systems at Swiss Can Machinery – which was established by brothers Marc and Michael Grabher – shows how this objective can be achieved.
The company turns to stainless steel motors for the actuators; for example, when these systems are used for filling and packaging pharmaceutical products. [Read more…] about Got milk? How a Swiss company builds filling and packaging systems for milk, coffee and other products
Kollmorgen says its new servo motor has energy efficiency, durability, power density, overload capability, and – crucially – is extra low voltage.
The new AKM DC servo motor low voltage with its 48-volt design was originally intended as a customer-specific solution for special areas of use.
Kollmorgen, a specialist in servo-drive technology and motion control will now offer this as a standard add-on to the AKM series, and thus as a new series product. [Read more…] about Kollmorgen expands its AKM servo motor series
