The average American spends about two and a half days each year searching for lost items. The most commonly misplaced items include television remotes, phones, car keys, and glasses. These items typically turn up in unexpected, but probable, places: under beds, in between couch cushions, and in the pockets of clothing. Another commonly misplaced item,… Read more »

What exactly is a robot? Do robots have to be made of metal? Do they have to be physical? Can we call a computer a robot, or a digital assistant a robot? Our understanding of robots has changed throughout history. Robots have changed from fictional to physical to digital. Before they were robots Robots existed… Read more »

Some decisions are difficult to make. Chocolate cake or apple pie? Do you save a bus full of people, or a lone family member? Own a Ford Fiesta or drive a Lamborghini for a year? Paper or plastic? Some decisions, however, are easy. Ice cream or sand? Save the world or save your chewing gum… Read more »

Indramat introduced brushless servo motors in 1979. Brushless servos have several advantages over brushed motors: they last longer, they require less maintenance, and they result in less downtime. Indramat’s brushless servo motors are possible because of magnets. These servos use permanent magnets made of rare earth or iron-oxiede magnetic materials, but what’s a permanent magnet… Read more »

Some things are easy to forget: the location of your car keys, birthdays of distant relatives, and the real reason you picked up your phone after spending the past five minutes on social media. It’s also easy to forget to service your Indramat servos. If you can’t remember the last time your Indramat servo motors… Read more »

Trying to fix your own Indramat servo motors is a waste of time and a waste of money. It’s not that knowing how to fix Indramat servos isn’t an important skill; in fact, it’s just the opposite. Repairing your servos is the most economical, reliable, and efficient way to maximize the lifetime of your motion… Read more »

Indramat drives hardly ever fail, and Indramat servos can run without service long after the 10-year lifespan of their lifetime lubricated bearings. You may eventually need service for your Indramat drives, controls, or servos, however. There are a few things that you should know if you’re considering Indramat replacement or repair. Indramat doesn’t supply parts… Read more »

Call 479-422-0390 for emergency Indramat drive repair. We have the largest supply of emergency replacement units for Indramat motion control systems in the United States. We also have charter flights available for quick response, and we offer Indramat factory repair services with 24-hour turnaround. Every second of downtime costs your business money, which means that… Read more »

Factories are much safer today than they were in the past. This is due largely to modern laws and regulations focused on worker health and safety, but industrial automation and factory robots also contribute to improved factory safety. Paradoxically, the machinery that has helped keep factory workers safe can also present a risk to worker… Read more »

People sometimes get confused about the whole Indramat and Rexroth thing. They see drives, controls, and motors labeled as “Rexroth Indramat”. Maybe their servo motor clearly says Indramat on it, but they distinctly remember contacting Rexroth for support in the past. And then there’s the fact that Rexroth isn’t Rexroth anymore; it’s Bosch Rexroth. So… Read more »