Kollmorgen launched the Kollmorgen Essentials™ motion system, a fresh series of servo motion solutions that simplifies and reduces the cost of high-performance motion control for nearly every axis of motion. These carefully pre-set systems allow for easy sizing and selection, and various onboard communication protocols guarantee smooth integration into the most typical controller environments.
Featuring unparalleled simplicity in installation and commissioning, Kollmorgen Essentials guarantees dependable performance in critical industrial applications, ranging from packaging and warehouse automation to material handling and shaping. This is accomplished while greatly minimizing engineering time and total system expenses.
Every Kollmorgen Essentials motion system merges a precisely paired servo drive, a servo motor featuring built-in absolute multi-turn feedback, and a unified power/data cable.
A multifunctional, capability-enhanced servo drive
The Kollmorgen Essentials drive offers various protocol choices, enabling the user to choose among fieldbus types: EtherCAT®, EtherNet/IP™, or PROFINET® during installation. The multi-axis synchronization features enable designers to achieve accurate control of multi-axis systems using EtherCAT, CIP Sync™, or PROFINET IRT options. This fieldbus adaptability allows all customers to utilize Kollmorgen’s high-performance motion in their current environments, without the usual higher system expenses. It also streamlines the ordering procedures and inventory control for machine manufacturers catering to various communication protocols for a worldwide clientele. Functional safety features are delivered via integrated dual-channel STO, SIL2/Cat 3 PLd.
These compact, optimized drives are simple to install and set up using the Express Setup feature in the Kollmorgen WorkBench software. The process of drive setup, configuration, and tuning has been made easier, even for engineers with minimal motion experience, thanks to the intuitive graphical configuration tool that assists them during the entire commissioning phase. The complete set of WorkBench tools is also available for more complex motion programming and tuning activities.
The Kollmorgen Essentials servo drive is offered for supply voltages of 120–240 or 240–480 VAC and provides continuous power reaching 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. 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 leader 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.”