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Kollmorgen expert to explain motor integration with Harmonic Drive gearboxes

By The Robot Report Staff | October 9, 2020

Motor specialist to explain technical considerations for pairing motors, Harmonic Drive gearboxes


As part of RoboBusiness Direct next week, Tom S. Wood, a frameless motor specialist at Kollmorgen Corp., will present a technical breakout session for robotics engineers.

Following Harmonic Drive LLC’s keynote panel about “Advanced Actuation as a Robotics Capabilities Enabler,” Wood will lead a discussion on how to quickly identify the right motor technology for to integrate with a Harmonic Drive gearbox.

He will go through a short list of considerations to help robotics developers optimize their design concepts. Wood will also answer questions about the differences between frameless motor options and how to choose the right solution for a particular application.


About RoboBusiness Direct

RoboBusiness Direct is an ongoing series of digital events delivered by brightest minds from the leading robotics and automation organizations around the world. The series complements continuing coverage and analysis in Robotics Business Review, a sibling site to The Robot Report.

RoboBusiness Direct is designed to impart to business and engineering professionals the information they need to identify market opportunities, successfully develop and deploy the next generation of commercial robotics systems, and accelerate their businesses.

You can find a listing of RoboBusiness Direct speakers and session topics, along with the dates and times of RoboBusiness Direct programs, HERE.

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About motor expert Tom S. Wood

Tom S. Wood is a 30+ year veteran in high-performance motion control and a frameless motor specialist at Kollmorgen. In his session, he will share solutions to the most common challenges with integrating frameless motors into designs and answer attendees’ application-specific questions.

Since its founding in 1916, Kollmorgen said its innovative systems have brought big ideas to life, kept the world safer, and improved peoples’ lives. Today, it said its knowledge of motion systems and components, industry-leading quality, and deep expertise in linking and integrating standard and custom products continually deliver breakthrough motion solutions that are unmatched in performance, reliability, and ease of use. Kollmorgen said this provides machine builders around the world a marketplace advantage and their customers with ultimate peace of mind.

Motor specialist to explain technical considerations for pairing motors, Harmonic Drive gearboxes

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