Kollmorgen Motion Control Technology for Measurable Results Because Motion Matters“

Perfecting the Package As an OEM, you know there’s nothing simple about making the perfect package. You must: • Engineer automation processes that differentiate your machine from the competition • Ensure a reliable supply of motion solutions that meet your machine’s unique functional requirements • Manage cost pressures to keep your machine affordable while maximizing your margins • Orchestrate perfect motion across every machine process to achieve the highest possible quality, flexibility and throughput Kollmorgen understands the challenges you face. As the world’s leading motion expert, we...

Packaging expertise to deliver proven benefits Real packaging applications, real results The most important component of a successful packaging machine is knowledge. Forming, filling, converting, wrapping, sealing, labeling and other complex packaging processes depend on the ability to meet exacting performance parameters. Specialized solutions are required to comply with regulatory mandates for hygiene, quality and safety. And growing marketplace demands for new packaging styles and materials call for industry-specific expertise that few component suppliers can provide. With decades of experience,...

Kollmorgen’s Domain Knowledge Makes the Difference for High-Performance Packaging Machines Kollmorgen has deep experience and a consistent record of success in the packaging industry. Applying our extensive domain knowledge to specialized application challenges, we have helped packaging OEMs around the world achieve measurable results. These pages present a few representative examples. A 50-axis blister packaging machine provides extreme throughput and a platform for the future KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH of Germany designs and builds blister packaging machines for batteries, contact lenses, household...

Kollmorgen’s servo technology moves more than 4,000 axes in PFM packaging machines worldwide The PFM Group is a worldwide network of seven companies that provides flexible packaging solutions for food and other industries. Anchored by the head office of PFM Packaging Machinery in Italy, the group designs, produces and markets vertical form/fill/seal machines, feed systems such as automatic handling machines, accessories and parts for numerous machine processes, and complete packaging lines. Production machines from the PFM Group are used to package pastries, cheeses, meats, vegetables, fruits,...

A field-installable upgrade kit brings higher performance and longer machine life Kollmorgen servo technology drives high-throughput, high-quality packaging for a wide variety of noodle and snack products One of South Korea’s largest and most rapidly growing companies is a producer and packager of instant noodles and rice products, snack foods, fruit juices and bottled mineral water. The company operates several Korean factories as well as production sites in China, Japan, Dubai and the USA, leading the Korean market and serving approximately 80 additional markets worldwide. Sustaining its growth...

Higher performance means higher sales thanks to an affordable stepper solution Matrix Packaging Machinery, Inc. based in Saukville, Wisconsin, USA, needed an affordable stepper motor and drive for its vertical form/fill/ seal machine to be sold in Asian markets. But competing on price alone wouldn’t be enough. To win sales, the machine would need to make a real difference in product quality and throughput. That’s why Matrix chose Kollmorgen over other suppliers that could match the price, but not the torque, precision and consistency of our stepper solutions. According to project Engineer Mike...

Motion control expertise For more than 70 years, Kollmorgen has provided motion solutions that make industrial machines more productive, precise and powerful. Successful packaging applications require high performance motion control solutions for demanding machine requirements such as: • Highly dynamic acceleration and deceleration • Fast, intelligent, precise motion control • High-torque applications • Coordination and synchronization of motion across multiple axes Motion is at our core We understand the packaging industry’s most difficult motion challenges. One common example is high-speed...

Commercial services Your enterprise relies on more than your machine. Kollmorgen’s commercial services enhance our best-in-class motion solutions to complete the co-engineering experience. Components that perfectly fit your machine’s technical requirements are only the beginning. We also tailor our commercial services to perfectly fit your business model and enhance your competitive position. Supply chain optimization Machinery improvement services Long-term success and growth of your business depends on reliable product availability and your ability to deliver on time and on budget. More than...

Innovative Products and Co-Engineering Expertise for a Complete Solution Industrial Controls Kollmorgen Automation Suite™ dramatically shortens development time while increasing machine throughput by as much as 25 percent or more. Our exclusive Pipe Network™ provides a drag-and-drop representation of your machine to enable quick, error-free programming of complex, multi-axis motion. Servo Drives Kollmorgen drives combine performance, flexibility, and ease of use with Kollmorgen Automation Suite and all Kollmorgen servomotors and linear positioners. Multiple communications bus options, plug-and-play...

Kollmorgen provides the largest selection of the most innovative motors, drives, controls, gearheads, and linear positioners, including a complete range of products adapted specifically for the packaging industry. If we don’t have exactly what you need, we can co-engineer components to your specifications. AKM™ food grade and washdown servomotors provide hygienic solutions with all the performance of the high torque density AKM. AKM servomotors provide the highest torque density, and the largest number 5 of co-engineered offerings (500,000+ part numbers and growing), all available globally for...