Everyone’s heard by now that automation – industrial robots and automated systems – will steal your job and leave you standing in the unemployment line. Maybe you reject this negative prediction and align yourself with optimists that say automation will create new jobs for people. But what if automation were in charge of the hiring… Read more »

Regular maintenance helps ensure that your motion control system runs as long as it possibly can, it saves your business money, and it helps keep your employees safe. Here are five reasons you shouldn’t skip Indramat maintenance. They just don’t make them like they used to. Indramat motion control systems are legacy systems. You can’t… Read more »

Maybe your MHD motor is overheating, or your MSK motor isn’t turning and you have no idea why. It doesn’t really matter what’s wrong with your Indramat servo motors, a broken motor causes loads of stress and frustration. Indramat motor repair is surprisingly easy and convenient, however. It’s easy for you, that is. All that… Read more »

People typically think of fast servo repair and safe servo repair as two different things. However, this simply isn’t the case with Indramat servo repair. A fast and safe repair are one and the same. At least, they can be. A fast servo repair doesn’t have to be poor quality. Fast servo repair doesn’t have… Read more »

We’re living in a rousing age in robotics. The attention, research, and resources being put into robots and automation is greater than it’s ever been before, and the results are really impressive. Modern robots are capable of doing some pretty cool things, but how practical are they? Boston Dynamics is one of the most famous… Read more »

It sometimes seems as though people want robots to be dangerous. Obviously, you don’t want dangerous robots in your factory. Industrial machines are meant to make work easier, more efficient, and safer for humans. However, people keep pushing the idea that robots are dangerous, or that they will soon be dangerous, even though modern industrial… Read more »

We’ve all been in panic situations. Something unexpectedly goes wrong, your stress levels surge, and you make some hasty decisions. Sometimes these quick decisions are based on what can get you out of panic mode the fastest rather than what’s the best long term solution. It’s tempting to default to a quick, temporary fix, but… Read more »

You’ve heard the saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The idea here is that if something is working, don’t waste time, effort, or energy fiddling with it. This isn’t necessarily the right approach when it comes to industrial motion control systems, however. Scheduling regular Indramat maintenance to prevent problems before they occur is… Read more »

Some pictures of Indramat servos on eBay or on servo repair websites look like the motor spent a few years working in a coal mine or was toted to work by a chimney sweep. There are strange burns and globs of solder. Dents and dings. Basically, the servos look like they’re in pretty rough condition…. Read more »

Your packaging system is down and you’re panicking. You have deadlines, and employees, and you just need to get your system up and running as quickly as possible. It may seem as though a patch job is the most convenient, fastest, and cheapest option, but there’s nothing good about temporary servo repair with Indramat motion… Read more »