Okay, you know where your particular servo is, but the truth is that servos are showing up in surprising places, including film studios. The company discussed in this video is German film studio The Marmalade. You know those commercials you see with a splash of beer spilling in golden loveliness into a crystalline glass? You… Read more »
The Rexroth Indramat TDM is a servo drive known for — and designed for — versatility. These low and medium power drives were perfect for motion control in automotive applications and for CNC (computer numerical control) machinery designed for metalworking and woodworking. These drives made possible a very high level of precision — far greater… Read more »
You have enough to worry about in a factory without thinking about fire, right? We like fires in nice controlled conditions like the one pictured here, not in uncontrolled conditions in our workplaces. Last week, a factory fire in Taiwan claimed 6 lives and another in Bangladesh killed 81. A few years ago in Arkansas,… Read more »
We wrote a while back about why we don’t think you should buy Indramat on eBay even if it looks like a bargain. We recently had a conversation with an eBay insider that makes us question whether it’s actually a bargain or not. “I don’t make money when I sell,” the eBay veteran assured us…. Read more »
Never mind Mac vs. PC. What does your equipment run? When you decide between Mac and Windows, there are a lot of issues to consider. You have to think about price, of course, but you also need to think about things like vulnerability to viruses, elegance of design, available software, intuitive graphic user interface, and… Read more »
Ah, technical manuals. It’s hard to imagine a less thrilling topic, but when you need them, you really need them. I remember one company we worked with. This firm’s unofficial motto was “RTFM – Read The Fantastic Manual.” The phone support staff had standing orders to ask every customer if they had their manual handy,… Read more »
One of the special things about Rexroth’s motion control is its modular design. This allows you to pull a faulty component off the machine, replace it quickly with an identical unit, and get your facility back up and running fast. With the legacy components made by Indramat, Rexroth’s precursor in electric industrial motion control, this… Read more »
In the 20th century, people had expectations about the 21st century. We were supposed to have flying cars by now. Robots were supposed to be cleaning our homes and doing all the menial labor. We were supposed to be getting food from slots in the wall — well, the microwave might be something like that,… Read more »
You can buy Indramat drives, servos, and controls on eBay, no question about it. I checked just a minute ago and found more than four thousand choices for a simple search on “Indramat.” The question is not, “Can you buy Indramat on eBay?” The question is, “Should you buy Indramat on eBay?” At first glance… Read more »
Our typical caller — and that number is (479) 422-0390, in case you need us right now — our typical caller is a manager who is looking at a metal box, maybe with some smoke coming out of it. It says “Indramat” on it, and that’s usually just about all that typical caller can… Read more »
