Kollmorgen Advances Linear Motor Safety with SafeMotion Upgrade

Kollmorgen Corporation has released the next update for the SafeMotion Monitor (SMM) firmware: SMM 3.0. This upgrade expands functional safety support for linear motors and linear axes, helping machine builders implement functional safety in applications ranging from semiconductor manufacturing to battery production and industrial automation that require safety.

Integrated into AKD2G servo drives and the Kollmorgen 2G Motion System, SMM 3.0 continues to work with all motors that feature any HIPERFACE DSL rotary-safe feedback system. It also allows the AKD2G drive to now support EnDat 2.2 safe feedback systems to better serve the growing demand for high-performance safety solutions in precision motion control.

The EnDat 2.2 safe protocol, now supported by ADK2G drives and 2G Motion System, delivers dual independent positioning for robust error detection, high-speed serial data transmission for fast cycle times, integrated diagnostics with comprehensive monitoring and flexible encoder support for incremental and absolute feedback drives.

“Linear motors deliver unmatched performance, but implementing functional safety can be challenging,” says Chris Cooper, product management senior director at Kollmorgen. “The newest update for the SafeMotion Monitor (SMM) firmware solves this by bringing EnDat 2.2 safe feedback support to our platform, giving machine builders a complete safety solution that doesn’t sacrifice the speed and precision of linear motors.”

Kollmorgen’s AKM2G and AKMA servomotors also include an EnDat 2.2 safe feedback option, offering even higher performance and accuracy than HIPERFACE DSL for axes where functional safety is required. When combined, machine builders get a complete, integrated motion solution for safety-related applications.

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