EXHIBIT 23(a)



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Kollmorgen Corporation:  



     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements of Kollmorgen Corporation on Form S-3 (No. 2-90655), on Form S-8
(No. 2-64648), on Form S-8 (No. 33-44229) and on Form S-8 (No. 33-48953), of
our reports dated January 31, 1994, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Kollmorgen
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for the
years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992, which reports are included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.  


                                             /s/  Coopers & Lybrand

                                             COOPERS & LYBRAND



Boston, Massachusetts
March 8, 1994