Kollmorgen Introduces System for High-Performance, Affordable Precision Motion
Kollmorgen has introduced the Kollmorgen Essentials motion system, a new line of servo motion solutions that makes high-performance motion control easier and more affordable for virtually any axis of motion. These thoughtfully pre-configured systems enable simple sizing and selection, while multiple onboard communication protocols ensure seamless integration into the most common controller environments. With unmatched ease of installation and commissioning, Kollmorgen Essentials ensures reliable performance across key industrial applications, from packaging and warehouse automation to material handling and forming. This is achieved while significantly reducing engineering time and overall system costs.
Each Kollmorgen Essentials motion system combines an optimally matched servo drive, a servomotor with integrated absolute multi-turn feedback, and a combined power/data cable.
A versatile, feature-optimized servo drive
The Kollmorgen Essentials drive includes multiple protocol options, allowing the user to select between fieldbus types: EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP or Profinet at time of install. The multi-axis synchronization capabilities allow designers to have precise control of multi-axis systems via a choice of CIP Sync, Profinet IRT or EtherCAT. This fieldbus flexibility gives all customers access to Kollmorgen’s high-performance motion within their existing environments, without the typically associated higher system cost. It also simplifies the ordering processes and inventory management for machine builders supporting different types of communication protocols for a global customer base. Functional safety capabilities are provided through integrated dual-channel STO, SIL2/Cat 3 PLd.
These compact, feature-optimized drives are easy to install and commission with the Express Setup feature in the Kollmorgen WorkBench software. Drive setup, configuration and tuning has been simplified, even for engineers with little motion experience, with the simplified graphical configuration tool that supports them throughout the entire commissioning process. And the full suite of WorkBench tools is also included for more advanced motion programming and tuning tasks.
The Kollmorgen Essentials servo drive is available for supply voltages of 120–240 or 240–480 VAC and delivers continuous power up to 4,000 watts at 3, 6 or 12 amps.
A powerful, precise servo motor with advanced, integrated feedback
Kollmorgen Essentials servomotors are rated at 120, 240, 400 or 480 VAC and are designed for the most common power requirements from 200 to 4,000 watts. Each winding delivers a rated speed of 3,000 rpm, with peak performance reaching up to 6,000 rpm. An integrated 24 VDC brake is optionally available. Industry-standard mounting reduces the need for excess inventory and improves field flexibility. With a simple, innovative shaft key kit, users can adapt the shaft configuration to any coupling type—ready, off-the-shelf, for any application.
In addition to this flexibility and the exceptional torque density, quality and reliability Kollmorgen customers have come to expect, each servomotor features our innovative SFD-M multi-turn absolute encoder. The SFD-M provides single-turn resolution of 24 bits and multi-turn resolution of 16 bits. Using power-harvesting technology to eliminate the need for battery maintenance or the risk of battery failure, it retains absolute positioning information even when the system is powered down or during a power failure.
