That is, you have to pry the servo’s DC motor apart, take its base with brushes out, then insert the encoder disks. Then, you snip and file away at the base’s plastic parts to free up as much ...

[Frank Herrmann] had an interesting idea to turn a geared DC motor into a servo motor assembly ... with the magnetic encoder nestled tightly behind it. Pin headers at the edge of the PCB connect ...

March 25, 2025 - Kollmorgen servo motors are now available with a fourth-generation SFD-M smart feedback device. Offered at ...

User benefits include seamless network integration, integrated drive safety, versatility, easy installation and commissioning ...

At MD&M West 2025, Henry Kim, a regional sales engineer at Harmonic Drive, demonstrated advancements in actuator design.

"Our new SFD-M encoder provides multi-turn absolute functionality with exceptional position accuracy and resolution at zero additional cost over Kollmorgen motors with single-turn encoders," said ...

Designed to work with AKD and AKD2G drives, the SFD-M absolute multi-turn encoder can be integrated into Kollmorgen-housed ...