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How to Choose a Servo Drive and Motor

Evaluating torque, inertia matching, feedback and communication criteria for servo selection per application.

5 min readUpdated: 2026-07-06

Servo selection starts with mechanical calculation: load inertia, required torque and the speed/acceleration profile. Wrong sizing causes vibration, heating and position error.

  • Inertia matching — load/motor inertia ratio (typically ≤ 10:1)
  • Torque — continuous and peak torque needs
  • Feedback — incremental vs absolute encoder (homing requirement)
  • Communication — synchronized-axis support via EtherCAT/PROFINET
A high inertia ratio (e.g. 30:1) makes tuning hard and causes resonance; if needed, a gearbox reduces the ratio.

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