You can ignore the floor of the factory — not the factory floor, of course, but the actual floor of the rooms — for quite a while. Maybe forever. Then the day finally comes when the gunk and clutter builds up to the point where someone trips and falls or something catches fire or it’s… Read more »
Indramat’s CLC control servo drive cards are FiberOptic Sercos based with built in 3 Form factors. There are several different types of firmware and programs used in CLC controls so that makes them more difficult to identify then CLM control. The most common, however, are Visual Motion for general motion control, and Synax for printing… Read more »
You’ll hear the words “maintenance free” thrown around a lot when talking about Indramat and Rexroth servomotors and servo drives. The idea is that you set it up and let it run forever. Or at least until it breaks. You can’t do routine maintenance on an Indramat servomotor or servo drive itself—the inside of the… Read more »
Flexographic printing is a relatively new name for a pretty old process. Since the 1990s there have been lots of advances in the technology we use in flexographic printing but the history of the process goes back pretty far in the history of printing for consumer goods. Originally named aniline printing, it was invented in… Read more »
Rexroth servomotors are often used in things like printing presses and packaging tools. One application you might not know of is in timbering tools. The E-Clips® carrier, featured in a recent issue of Timberline Magazine, uses Rexroth drive technology to help the timber industry cut down trees and stack them for processing. You can watch the… Read more »
The MSK line of servomotors is a compact but powerful line of servomotors that come with a set of features useful for applications that require both power and accuracy. MSK servomotors have a wide range of power options that make it a highly versatile series of motors. The MSK series also comes in a wide… Read more »
Rexroth servomotors and servo drives have long been one of the go-tos for printing press machinery. Servos are great at meeting the needs of printing presses because they don’t lose their position and run practically forever without problems. Most servos we service were installed decades ago and are just having their first problems now. We’ve… Read more »
Servomotors provide some really flexible technology that can be integrated into lots of applications, from forges to less obvious uses, like this awesome door unlocking system. We love seeing all the creative uses people find for servomotors, both big and small. One student used a servo to create a system that unlocks a dorm room… Read more »
Siemens recently announced they’re moving towards field replaceable encoders, meant to reduce the amount of time it takes to change servomotors from one type of encoder to the next without the need for a technician. But is it a good idea? Incremental encoders and permanent encoders are very fragile things. They’re often made out of glass and… Read more »
There are many different types of failure for Rexroth servomotors and drives; the most common is usually because parts simply stop moving. However, Rexroth servos can have other issues than complete failure and they usually appear as quality control issues. Issues with quality might be rooted in issues with servos and might be grounds for… Read more »
