Motion Control – Application – Maxon Goes to Mars! The Helicopter is Still Flying … … 56 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 the […]
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Motion Control – Application – maxon drives are used in the rover and in the first Mars helicopter
Posted by Editor on September 7th, 2023
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Comments Off on Motion Control – Application – maxon drives are used in the rover and in the first Mars helicopterMotion Control – ADVANCED Motion Controls takes Servo Drives to New Heights (and Depths) with FlexPro® Extended Environment Product Line
Posted by Editor on September 4th, 2023
Motion Control – Servo Drive for Harsh Environments! SERVO DRIVES THAT WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS AND PUSH BOUNDARIES Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Advanced Motion Controls (AMC), a leading provider of servo amplifier solutions, is proud to announce the addition of six new CANopen servo drives with Extended Environment capabilities to […]
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Posted by Editor on August 11th, 2023
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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Posted by Editor on August 7th, 2023
Motion Control – Miniature Harmonic Drive Gearhead! THIS ZERO BACKLASH MINI GEARHEAD IS IDEAL FOR SERVO & STEPPER MOTOR APPLICATIONS Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Electromate – Harmonic Drive LLC, a leading provider of precision motion control solutions, is proud to announce the release of its CSF-2XH mini gearhead designed […]
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Posted by Editor on July 17th, 2023
Motion Control – Maxon to Host the Solar Butterfly Motion Control – Seeking climate change solutions, the world’s largest sustainability tour is coming to Taunton, Massachusetts. The solar-powered butterfly is a 30-foot-long tiny house in the shape of a butterfly, which charges the electric vehicle it tows . Motion Control – The SolarButterfly […]
Posted in Components, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller - Multi-Axis, Encoders - Miniature, Gearheads, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearmotor, Miniature Components, Miniature Motors, Seminar / Webinar, Tutorials, White Papers Comments Off on Motion Control – Giant Solar-Powered Butterfly Puts the Focus on Climate Change SolutionsMotion Control – Electromate Unveils Quantum Devices’ Cutting-Edge QM22 Series Miniature Encoder
Posted by Editor on July 13th, 2023
Motion Control – Miniature Encoder! Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Electromate, a leading Canadian distributor of state-of-the-art industrial automation products, is proud to announce the addition of Quantum Devices’ latest innovation, the QM22 series of optical incremental encoders, to its comprehensive portfolio.
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Posted by Editor on June 19th, 2023
Electromate – Harmonic Drive Servo Actuator Electromate – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Components — Introducing Dual Absolute encoder versions of the FHA-C mini actuator. Featuring BiSS-C Harmonic Drive fha-24v-002bi-directional communication for both encoders. The dual encoders are incorporated in essentially the same package size as the long-standing FHA-C mini single incremental […]
Posted in Actuator, Actuator - Rotary, Brake - Servos & Steppers, Clutches, Components, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller - CANopen, Controller - Integrated, Controller - Multi-Axis, Controller - PLC, Controller -EtherCAT, Display, Display - Harsh Environments, Display - Wireless, Encoder - Industrial Grade, Encoders, Encoders - Absolute, Encoders - Explosion Proof, Encoders - Harsh Environment, Encoders - Kit, Encoders - Miniature, Gear Heads - Planetary, Gearbox - Speed Reducer, Gearboxes - Cyclodial, Gearhead - Speed Reducer, Gearheads, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearmotor, Harmonic Drive Components Comments Off on Electromate – Harmonic Drive FHA-C Mini 24V Servo Actuator with Dual Absolute Encoder and Panel Mount connectors!Motion Control – Maxon partners with MassRobotics to Support the Advancements of Drive Technology in Robotics
Posted by Editor on May 30th, 2023
Motion Control – Maxon Partners with MassRobotics Maxon is teaming up with MassRobotics and other companies, organizations, and leading research centers to create new innovations across a wide range of applications. Fall River, MA — Motion Control – MassRobotics and maxon announce a partnership to support the robotics innovation ecosystem through collaboration and exploration of […]
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Posted by Editor on May 4th, 2023
Motion Control – Miniature Servo Motor Controller Taunton, MA -Motion Control – Maxon Motor expands its offering of miniaturized controllers with its latest OEM plug-in module. This high performance 4-quadrant PWM servo motor controller is designed to command permanent-magnet-activated brushed and brushless DC motors with Hall sensors up to 48 Watt continuous output […]
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Posted by Editor on March 17th, 2023
Motion Control – Application – Underwater Inspection Motion Control – Application – Inspecting flooded pipes of power plants requires skilled, high-precision handling. And the robotic vehicles have to be optimized accordingly, for example to dive 20 m deep. The new seawater manipulator is capable of maneuvering underwater in pipes, where it can be used to […]
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Posted by Editor on March 1st, 2023
Motion Control – Custom Gearmotors With digital television fast approaching, camera manufacturers are flooding the market with new, lightweight units, but few companies are providing the professional equipment that goes with the upcoming change. “We searched across all known small motor manufacturers, but only Maxon Precision Motor was able to provide a motor that met […]
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Posted by Editor on January 16th, 2023
Motion Control – Motors for Surgical Robots! Motion control – The latest, next generation surgeries are being performed today using Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s (Sunnyvale, CA) da Vinci™S HD Surgical System, which allows surgeons to perform the most minimally invasive procedures to date. The system incorporates the height of motion control technologies so that every motion […]
Posted in Actuator, Actuator - Linear, Application Stories, Components, Controller, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller - Multi-Axis, Controller Module, Custom Components, Encoders, Encoders - Miniature, Flat Motors, Frameless Motors, Gear Heads - Planetary, Gearbox - Speed Reducer, Gearheads, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearmotor, Miniature Components, Miniature Motors, Miniature Pump, Motors, Motors - Brushed, Motors - Brushless, Motors - Custom, Motors - Flat, Motors - Frameless, Motors - Medical Applications, Motors - Miniature, Motors - Miniature -Sterilizable, Motors - Stepper Comments Off on Motion Control – Application – Maxon Motors in Surgical Robots for Minimally Invasive Procedures!Motion Control – The world’s lightest electric mountain bike features maxon BIKEDRIVE AIR
Posted by Editor on December 30th, 2022
Motion Control – Application – Mountain Bike Motion Control – 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 […]
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Posted by Editor on December 26th, 2022
Motion Control – Mini Planetary Gearmotors! Motion Control – Small, Cost effective Planetary Gearmotors Are Ideally Suited for Step Motor Applications Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control — Applied Motion Products New PH Series Mini Planetary Gearmotors are used with small step motors in NEMA 8, 11, and 14 frame sizes. TThese […]
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Posted by Editor on December 13th, 2022
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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Posted by Editor on December 11th, 2022
Motion Control – Right Angle Gearheads Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control — ADVANCED Motion Controls has released a new 60A continuous FlexPro servo drive model FM060-60C-CM. This model is the second “machine embedded” version in this power range adding CANopen communication to the previously released EtherCAT version. The 60A continuous […]
Posted in Components, Controller, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller - CANopen, Controller - Multi-Axis, Controller - Steppers, Controller -EtherCAT, Controller Module, Drives - Brushed, Drives - Brushless, Drives - DC, Drives - EtherCAT, Drives - Servo, Electric Cylinder, Encoder - Industrial Grade, Encoders, Encoders - Absolute, Encoders - Explosion Proof, Encoders - Harsh Environment, Encoders - Kit, Gearboxes - Cyclodial, Gearheads, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearmotor, Grippers - Micro, Miniature Components Comments Off on Motion Control – ADVANCED Motion Controls Release New Micro-Sized FlexPro® Servo Drive model FM060-60C-CMMotion Control Application – Lab automation is getting even smaller
Posted by Editor on November 27th, 2022
Motion Control Application – Lab Automation Motion Control Application – When you need the accuracy but don’t have the room or the budget. Fall River, MA – Motion Control Application – UK Robotics has recently launched a new liquid handler to shake up the lab automation market. Feedback from small biotech companies and […]
Posted in Application Stories, Components, Controller, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller - Multi-Axis, Custom Components, Drives - Brushed, Drives - Brushless, Drives - DC, Drives - Miniature, Encoders, Encoders - Miniature, Gear Heads - Planetary, Gearheads, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearmotor, Motion Controller, Motors, Motors - Brushed, Motors - Brushless, Motors - Custom, Motors - Flat, Motors - Frameless, Motors - Integrated, Motors - Medical Applications, Motors - Miniature, Motors - Miniature -Sterilizable, Motors - Servo, Robot, Robot - Components, Robots Comments Off on Motion Control Application – Lab automation is getting even smallerMotion Control – From soaring heights: Camera stabilization with maxon drives!
Posted by Editor on October 29th, 2022
Motion Control – Camera stabilization System! Aerial images can be beneficial for many businesses and industries. Often things are revealed from above that are hidden to the observer on the ground. Drives from maxon are used in camera stabilizer systems. Taunton, MA — Motion Control – Application – Mining companies, for example, survey mines […]
Posted in Application Stories, Controller, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller Module, Encoders - Miniature, Gearheads - Miniature, Linear Motors - Miniature, Miniature Components, Miniature Motors, Miniature Pump, Motors, Motors - Brushed, Motors - Brushless, Motors - Custom, Motors - Flat, Motors - Frameless, Motors - Integrated, Motors - Medical Applications, Motors - Miniature, Motors - Miniature -Sterilizable, Motors - Servo, Motors - Stepper Comments Off on Motion Control – From soaring heights: Camera stabilization with maxon drives!Motion Control – New LDL Programmable Linear Actuator from SMAC
Posted by Editor on October 27th, 2022
Motion Control – A Great Place to Work! Cost-competitive Alternative to Pneumatics, Starting at $300 US/ea Motion Control – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada – The New LDL Programmable Electric Linear Actuator from SMAC has been designed as a cost-competitive alternative to pneumatics. A common trend in industrial automation is that users are looking for electric alternatives […]
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Posted by Editor on October 15th, 2022
Motion Control Application – Lab Automation Motion Control Application – When you need the accuracy but don’t have the room or the budget. Fall River, MA – Motion Control Application – UK Robotics has recently launched a new liquid handler to shake up the lab automation market. Feedback from small biotech companies and […]
Posted in Application Stories, Components, Controller, Controller - Brushed, Controller - Brushless, Controller - Multi-Axis, Encoders, Encoders - Miniature, Flat Motors, Frameless Motors, Gearheads, Gearheads - Miniature, Gearmotor, Miniature Components, Miniature Motors, Miniature Pump, Motors, Motors - Brushed, Motors - Brushless, Motors - Custom, Motors - Flat, Motors - Frameless, Motors - Medical Applications, Motors - Miniature, Motors - Miniature -Sterilizable, Motors - Servo, Motors - Stepper, Robots, Servo Motors Comments Off on Motion Control Application – Lab automation is getting even smaller
