Nobody wants to see Indramat fault codes or the system shutdowns that ensue. While it’s easy to start swearing, sobbing, or breaking things in frustration, all you can do is keep your head up and fix the problem as quickly as possible. You have three main options when it comes to Indramat servo repair. Here’s… Read more »

Your Indramat manuals are important. They tell you how to properly use your machinery, and they can help you troubleshoot and resolve your Indramat error codes quickly. We recommend that you keep all of the necessary Indramat manuals on hand for quick reference. We’re happy to provide our customers with replacement guides and manuals for… Read more »

Biomimicry is very important in robotics, where robots have been inspired by fleas, pangolins, octopi, and more. The latest on our radar is the snail. It walks! It glides! It excretes mucus! A new remote-controlled robot has an inflatable single foot that moves the way a real snail’s foot does, activating different areas of the… Read more »

Recycling is not a new idea, but there is a new recycling machine in town. A French company, Cetia, has developed a machine which can automatically separate shoes’ soles from their uppers, identify the fiber content of fabrics automatically, and automatically sort out zippers, buttons, and other notions and remove them from the recycling stream…. Read more »

15 years ago, Paro the therapeutic robotic seal came on the market, and it began to seem possible that elder care and perhaps even childcare could be automated. Since then, there have been multiple new ideas as well as many expressions of concern about the practical and ethical consequences of giving these tasks over to… Read more »

For Women’s History Month, we offer a few of the most important female inventors in manufacturing! Ada Lovelace The daughter of Lord Byron, Lovelace is credited with developing the first computer program. While her algorithm for calculating Bernoulli numbers was strictly mathematical, she is also recognized as the person who first theorized that a computer… Read more »

Indramat servo motors have a rich history, dating back to 1958 when the company, Indramat GmbH, was founded in Germany. Pioneering the development of industrial servo drives and motion controls, they revolutionized various industries, including: Machine tools: Ensuring precise and smooth movements of cutting tools and robotic arms. Machine presses: Enabling accurate control of stamping,… Read more »

Large language model generative AI tools like ChatGPT work by predicting the statistically most likely next item in a sentence or string. They look like they’re thinking or talking or doing some other human brain type task. They’re not. But they do look that way, so it should be no surprise that researchers want to… Read more »

Manufacturing slowed in January with harsh weather conditions but perked up again in February, according to S&P Global. In fact, manufacturing reached a 17-month peak this month. The manufacturing PMI clocked a 51.5, the best since 2022. Employment in manufacturing rose, as did new orders, but price jumps settled down, limiting concerns about inflation. Production… Read more »

Indramat Error Code F860 is a critical error code for Indramat drives, indicating Overcurrent: Short in Power Stage. This means the transistor current in the power stage has more than doubled the device’s peak current rating, triggering a shutdown to prevent further damage. Causes Several factors can trigger this error: Short circuit in the motor… Read more »