There are examples of modular design everywhere you look. It’s in computers, electronics, machinery, and automobiles. You can find it in architecture, military backpacks, and children’s toys. Even Indramat motion control systems incorporate a modular design. You find modular systems in so many different places because of the simplicity and convenience of a modular design…. Read more »

Human hands work well for us humans most of the time, but they aren’t great at things like manufacturing. Robotic hands aren’t physically limited in the same way that humans hands are, however. Human-like robotic hands might be novel, but roboticists must look beyond these limitations to produce the best robotic hands for tasks in… Read more »

Your Indramat servo motor may come with a component called a tachometer. For example, the Indramat MAC motor series is equipped with a brushless analog tachometer. So what’s a tachometer and why is it important? What’s a tachometer? A tachometer is also known as a revolution-counter, rev-counter, or RPM gauge. However, they’re more commonly referred… Read more »

How long do Indramat motors last? Long enough that Bosch Rexroth — the company that acquired Indramat — still services these motors even though the Indramat name hasn’t been used since the turn of the century. Many of the Indramat servos from the early 1970s are still in use today. However, unscheduled downtime may have… Read more »

The COVID-19 outbreak changed life for a lot of people. While we’re slowly getting accustomed to this change, it will be a while before life can return to the way it was before the pandemic. For example, schools are still trying to determine the best way to resume studies in the fall. Once again, robots… Read more »

Indramat industrial motion control products used to be best you could get. Motion control systems that could rival Indramat in the 1970s were few and far between. While Indramat products haven’t been produced in a couple of decades, many legacy Indramat motors run strong to this day. Of course, machines — no matter how well… Read more »

The first thing you should do if your Indramat motion control system stops working is call 479-422-0390. We are Indramat professionals that can quickly diagnose and troubleshoot your error codes. We can clear most errors through phone support. However, a defective drive, motor, or control requires a repair or a replacement. It may seem as… Read more »

COVID-19 changed daily life for people all over the world. While we’re finding new ways to adjust — remote work, digital date nights, grocery delivery services, and getting comfortable wearing masks when we step foot out the door — there are some things that aren’t as easy to work around. How can children socialize during… Read more »

There’s a really simple answer to this question: heat causes servos to overheat. OK, but where does that heat come from? All servo motors — even servos that work properly — generate heat. Typically your servos can dissipate enough heat to prevent overheating. They only overheat when something causes malfunction. There are several possible causes… Read more »

Back in the day, Indramat recommended keeping manuals in the cabinet with your machinery. This made sense; if something went wrong, you could quickly access the manual, diagnose the issue, and clear the problem. However, Indramat products run reliably for decades, which means those manuals were seldom used — and if you don’t use it,… Read more »