Motion Control – Motors for High Vacuum Application Motion Control – Maxon Motor spent several months working alongside Instrument Design Technology (IDT) to customize a small, brushless motor to perform in the extreme vacuum conditions of the synchrotron. This article highlights the challenges in the design. Fall River, MA — Motion Control – Application […]
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Motion Control – Application- Vacuum Compatible Maxon Motors for Extreme Conditions!
March 10th, 2023 
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January 30th, 2023 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application – Searching for “Dark Energy”! Motion control – Application- The HETDEX project is the first major attempt to find “dark energy” in the universe. With special spectrographs, the three-dimensional positions of one million galaxies are recorded. In the summer of 2012, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope started scanning the universe – aided by […]
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January 10th, 2023 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Electric motors on Mars Outer space is unforgiving. This is why precision drives embarking on a trip to other planets need to meet extremely high-quality standards. Taunton, MA — Motion Control Products – Every Mars drive from maxon is based on a catalog product and is modified for the specific mission. That’s […]
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October 12th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – FDA/Dairy Washdown System E. Longmeadow, MA – — Motion Control – Application – Dairy machinery manufacturers are under intense scrutiny by FDA inspectors when it comes to FDA material and caustic washdown compliance. Recently, LM76 was called by a large US dairy packaging company to review a problematic portion of their […]
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September 21st, 2022 Editor-Publisher Innovative Motion Control – Mars Helicopter! Innovative Motion Control – The Mars helicopter team is awarded the Collier Trophy for being the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flies with electric motors from the Swiss company maxon, a provider of precision drives. This prestigious award was presented on […]
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September 5th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Maxon’s Driven Magazine Motion Control article “Speed or Torque – or Both” in Maxon’s Driven magazine helps in selecting the right motor for an application. An application that could be on Mars, under water, or even implanted in the human body! Fall River, MA — Motion Control – The Maxon […]
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August 15th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application – Mountain Bike With the new Lightrider E Ultimate, Swiss bicycle manufacturer Thömus is launching the world’s first full-suspension cross-country electric mountain bike weighing less than 15 kilograms. This record-breaking weight is made possible by the small and efficient maxon BIKEDRIVE AIR drive in the extremely lightweight Thömus ultra-high modulus carbon […]
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July 27th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control Application – Motion Controllers Vaughan, Ontario, Canada – Motion Control Application – It’s estimated over 850,000 have entered the United States unlawfully since 2002. The try and prevent this, U.S. Border Patrol agents have the arduous task of monitoring over 6,000 miles of land along the southern US-Mexican and northern […]
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July 24th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application – Maxon Goes to Mars! The Helicopter is Still Flying … … 28 Trips and Counting! Taunton, MA — Motion Control – Application – DC motors from maxon have been used in virtually all successful robot missions on Mars. More than 100 of these drives from Switzerland are already on […]
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May 6th, 2022 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application – Heart Pump The Maxon EC 6 motor brushless DC motor is the second smallest drive in the maxon family. Fall River, MA — Motion Control – Components – Application – Chronic heart failure patients draw hope from a new technology. A team of life science entrepreneurs in Houston, […]
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December 27th, 2021 Editor-Publisher Motion Control -Application – Flat Motors For paraplegic people, rehabilitation is frequently a long process; this is why methods and tech-nology that optimize these measures for the patient are so important. At the Bern University of Applied Sciences, many years of research has led to the development of a recumbent trike with electrical stimulation. The […]
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December 2nd, 2021 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – e-road bikes and e-MTBs! Italian premium road bike manufacturer, Cipollini and Swiss bike manufacturer, TRANSALPES launch their new lightweight e-bikes with the maxon BIKEDRIVE AIR Taunton, MA — Motion Control Products – The Cipollini Flusso is a performance e-road bike that weighs only 10.7 kg. With a weight of less than 16 […]
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July 3rd, 2021 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application – Driver Assist Systems Help Save Lives! Maxon A-max 16 brushed DC motor – This drive with a diameter of 16 millimeters (precious metal brushes, 2 Watt) was developed for use with an eccentric weight and a specified bearing. Fall River, MA — The majority of traffic accidents are caused by […]
Posted in Actuator - Linear, Actuators, Applications, Drives -Miniature, Encoders, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearheads/motors, Miniature, Miniature - Components, Motors, Motors - Brushed, Motors - Brushless, Motors - Servo - DC, Motors - Servo - Miniature, Motors - Stepper, Servo Motors Comments Off on Motion Control Application – Driver assist systems can help save lives by alerting driver of potential danger!Motion Control – Maxon and Fourier Intelligence join forces to transform rehabilitation technology!
April 13th, 2021 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Transforming Rehabilitation Technology! maxon Group and Fourier Intelligence announce that they are entering into a global strategic partnership. maxon’s precision drive systems and the start-up Fourier’s Intelligence’s rehabilitation robotics are a perfect match and are expected to drive the development of new technologies for patients. Taunton, MA — Motion Control Products – […]
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November 16th, 2020 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application Implantable medication delivery systems can have a decisive influence on the quality of life of the patients. In many cases, such delivery systems are vital for the survival of the patients – the systems have to be absolutely reliable. maxon motor manufactures high-precision micro drives for medication delivery systems. Fall River, […]
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October 20th, 2020 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Linear Bearings Application Linear Motion Application – How Do You Move Articles of Antiquity? Very Carefully With A High Load Rail System from LM76! E. Longmeadow, MA – — The Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) has to move articles of antiquity from one location to another. In this instance, they are […]
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July 27th, 2020 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application – Maxon drives heading to the Red Planet! In July, NASA will be sending its fifth rover to Mars. Its main mission is to collect soil samples that will be analyzed on Earth at a later time. The rover will also carry a helicopter that will perform the first flights on […]
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May 20th, 2020 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Application Exoskeleton “People with disabilities are only disabled if they come up against the insurmountable. But where do the obstacles in our everyday lives come from? From barriers in our minds” … Cybathlon founder Robert Riener. CYBATHLON is so much more than a competition, it is intended to serve as a […]
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April 20th, 2020 Editor-Publisher Motion Control – Protection Suit Motor! Maxon DC motors are used in the blower components of high-quality protection suits. Maxon was selected for the compact and lightweight DC motor design, ironless winding, strong magnet and producing very little vibration and noise output. Most importantly, a brushless DC motor was mandatory as a brushed motor […]
Posted in Applications, Drives, Drives - Brushless, Encoders - Miniature, Miniature, Miniature - Components, Motors, Motors - Brushless, Motors - Miniature, Motors - Miniature - Sterilizable, Motors - Servo, Motors - Servo - DC, Motors - Servo - Miniature Comments Off on Motion Control – Protection Against Contamination: Breathing Clean Air!Motion Control Application – Maxon Drives Power – Hull Cleaning Robot for Large Ships!
November 5th, 2019 Editor-Publisher Motion Control Application – Hull Cleaning Robot Motion Control Application – Specially designed robotic crawler navigates around the underwater portion of a ship to remove the biofilm layers that accumulate there. As a battery operated, autonomous vehicle, component selection made up a highly critical part of the design and manufacture. The HullBUG provides grooming […]
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