Kollmorgen has launched the Kollmorgen Essentials™ motion system, a novel range of servo motion solutions tailored to deliver high-performance motion control at a more accessible price point.
These pre-configured systems facilitate straightforward sizing and selection, while offering multiple onboard communication protocols for seamless integration into common controller environments.
Kollmorgen Essentials Motion System
With user-friendly installation and commissioning processes, the Kollmorgen Essentials system provides dependable performance across various industrial sectors like packaging, warehouse automation, and material handling.
This is achieved with noteworthy reductions in engineering time and overall system expenses. Each system features a harmonized combination of a servo drive, a servo motor with integrated absolute multi-turn feedback, and a consolidated power/data cable.
Versatile, Feature-Optimized Servo Drive
Safety functions are supported by dual-channel STO, SIL2/Cat 3 PLd capabilities
This servo drive accommodates multiple fieldbus protocols, including EtherCAT®, EtherNet/IP™, and PROFINET®. Offering multi-axis synchronization via CIP Sync™, PROFINET IRT, or EtherCAT, it provides precise control in multi-axis systems.
This adaptability enables users to incorporate Kollmorgen’s motion control systems within their existing setups, minimizing associated system costs. The drive’s design streamlines ordering and inventory management processes for machine builders serving a global clientele. Safety functions are supported by dual-channel STO, SIL2/Cat 3 PLd capabilities.
Kollmorgen WorkBench Software
The servo drives are engineered for straightforward installation and configuration through the Kollmorgen WorkBench software’s Express Setup feature. Even engineers with limited motion control experience can easily setup, configure, and tune the drive, thanks to the intuitive graphical configuration tool.
For advanced programming, the complete WorkBench tool suite is available. The servo drive operates on voltages ranging from 120–480 VAC, supplying continuous power up to 4,000 watts at varying amps.
Powerful Servo Motor with Advanced Feedback
Delivering a rated speed of 3,000 rpm, these motors can achieve peak speeds up to 6,000 rpm
Kollmorgen Essentials servo motors, rated for 120, 240, 400, or 480 VAC, cater to standard power needs between 200 and 4,000 watts. Delivering a rated speed of 3,000 rpm, these motors can achieve peak speeds up to 6,000 rpm.
An optional integrated 24 VDC brake is available, while industry-standard mounts reduce inventory demands and enhance field flexibility. The innovative shaft key kit allows for customization to various coupling types, readily available for any application.
Power-Harvesting Technology
The integrated SFD-M multi-turn absolute encoder provides a single-turn resolution of 24 bits and a multi-turn resolution of 16 bits.
Utilizing power-harvesting technology negates the need for battery maintenance and risks of failure, maintaining absolute position data even during power outages.
Single-Cable Technology and Optional Accessories
Kollmorgen’s development of single-cable technology, combining power and data, is now a standard feature
Kollmorgen’s development of single-cable technology, combining power and data, is now a standard feature in the Essentials motion system. This encourages faster installation and higher reliability, with strong immunity to electromagnetic interference and reduced connectivity errors. Available in varied lengths, cables can extend up to 25 meters.
Optional features include regen resistors, line filters, and additional drive-side connectors. The system also supports DC bus-sharing, balancing energy across connected drives, contributing to energy efficiency and a stable DC link voltage.
Integrate Kollmorgen high-performance motion
According to Chris Cooper, Global Director of Product Management, “Kollmorgen has always been the motion pioneer for torque density, responsiveness, and control in compact systems that offer the flexibility and features to suit practically any application."
"We’re pleased to now offer all these advantages in complete, optimized systems that allow design engineers to more easily and affordably integrate Kollmorgen high-performance motion across all axes of their machines, with easy connectivity to their existing PLC environments. The new Kollmorgen Essentials motion system is truly a game-changer for our business and the essential industries we serve.”
Kollmorgen, a pioneer in motion control and automation solutions, 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.
Kollmorgen Essentials motion system
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 servo motor 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.
Kollmorgen WorkBench software
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 servo motors 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 servo motor 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.
Power-harvesting technology
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.
With the integrated SFD-M device providing multi-turn absolute feedback to the highly responsive drive, customers can expect positioning performance comparable to Hiperface® or EnDat® feedback. This high-performance device is included at zero additional cost over an equivalent motor with resolver feedback.
Single-cable technology and optional accessories
Kollmorgen has pioneered the development of single-cable technology that combines power and data, an innovation that is offered as a standard feature with the Kollmorgen Essentials motion system. This technology enables faster installation; just one cable to route and one connection at the drive and motor.
It also enhances reliability with strong immunity to electromagnetic noise and fewer connectivity errors. The Kollmorgen Essentials motion system offers combined power/data cables in a variety of lengths in stock, with lengths up to 25 m available.
The system is also optionally available with regen resistors, line filters and spare drive-side connectors. The Kollmorgen Essentials motion system supports DC bus-sharing, which balances energy between the connected drives, contributing to energy savings and a more constant DC link voltage for better control performance.
Essential performance, features and value, in one complete system
“Kollmorgen has always been the motion pioneer for torque density, responsiveness and control in compact systems that offer the flexibility and features to suit practically any application,” said Chris Cooper, Global Director, Product Management.
“We’re pleased to now offer all these advantages in complete, optimized systems that allow design engineers to more easily and affordably integrate Kollmorgen high-performance motion across all axes of their machines, with easy connectivity to their existing PLC environments. The new Kollmorgen Essentials motion system is truly a game-changer for our business and the essential industries we serve.”
