Motion Control – Brushed DC Motors Fall River, MA — Motion Control – maxon DC motors are high-quality DC motors equipped with powerful permanent magnets. The centerpiece of the motor is the globally patented ironless rotor. It offers cutting-edge technology for compact, powerful drives with low inertia. As a result of their low mass moment of […]
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Motion Control – High-quality DC Motors Equipped with Powerful Permanent Magnets
Posted by Editor on November 24th, 2023
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Posted by Editor on November 17th, 2023
Motion Control – Miniature Rotational Voice Coil Stage Forestville, CA, – Motion Control – — The RVC-1008 Rotational Voice Coil Stage: Optical element widths up to 20mm; Controllable motion over +/-10 degree optical; Small step response of less than 3msec; Non-contact electro-optic position sensor; Positioning sensitivity of less than 2µrad; Analog and USB control of […]
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Posted by Editor on October 31st, 2023
Motion Control – New, Innovative Products Maxon introduces standout products for 2023-2024! Fall River, MA — Motion Control – This year’s Hannover Messe (April 17–21, 2023) featured maxon’s latest product developments, along with new 2023/2024 product catalog with more than 600 pages of drive technology. Standout products include the brand new ECX PRIME 6, and […]
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Posted by Editor on September 7th, 2023
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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Posted by Editor on August 17th, 2023
Moticont – Motion Control Voice Coil Stages Van Nuys, CA – Moticont – Motion Control – The high performance compact positioning voice coil driven linear stages are used in positioning applications where high speed, high acceleration or high accuracy is required. The motion control motorized linear stages are fully self-contained. Each stage utilizes one […]
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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 July 10th, 2023
Motion Control – Stage Features 200 Nanometers Repeatability! Forestville, CA, – — The motion control – VCS-XY1010 Dual Axis Voice Coil Stage: Cross roller bearing guidance system; Reaction force cancellation system; 10mm of linear motion each axis; 35 G’s acceleration, no load; 200 nanometers positioning repeatability; Non-contact electro-optic position sensor; Direct SCA814 Servo Controlled Amplifier […]
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Posted by Editor on June 15th, 2023
Motion Control – Open Aperture Linear Focus Actuator Motion Control – LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator: 34 millimeter clear aperture, 4 millimeter range of motion, <50 nanometer positioning resolution, 90 grams moving mass, 89 x 57mm, 1kg Forestville, CA, – Motion Control – LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator: is a high performance compact positioning actuator. It was specifically […]
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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 April 27th, 2023
Motion Control – Linear Focus Actuator Forestville, CA, – — The motion control LFA-2014 Linear Focus Actuator has a 20 millimeter clear aperture, 14 millimeters of linear motion, 200 nanometer positioning repeatability, non-contact electro-optic analog position sensor, fully integrated SCA814 Servo Amplifier, integrated heat sink, motor coil temperature sensor, and integrated stage […]
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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 7th, 2023
Motion Control – Miniature Linear Voice Coil Motor! Van Nuys, CA -Motion control – Moticont Introduces their smallest linear voice coil motor! The LVCM-010-013-01 Linear Voice Coil motor is only 0.375 in. (9.5 mm) in diameter and the length at mid-stroke is just 0.81 in. (20.7 mm) long. However, this new miniature voice coil motor […]
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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 February 8th, 2023
Motion Control – Maxon’s 4pole DC Motors Selecting a DC micromotor for use in applications from aerospace through to downhole drilling inspection, a 4pole motor has advantages. A 4pole design is stronger than a 2pole equivalent but can also fit within the same space and weight envelope. Fall River, MA — Motion Control – For […]
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Posted by Editor on February 2nd, 2023
Motion Control – Linear Servo Controller Forestville, CA, – Motion Control – The SCA814 Linear Servo Controller was specifically designed to control single phase, non-comutated devices like voice coil motors. like it’s field proven predecessor the SCA754 is a high performance single axis DC motor controller and amplifier system. It is comprised of […]
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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 – Miniature Voice Coil Stage features 1 Micron Repeatability!
Posted by Editor on January 12th, 2023
Motion Control – Miniature Voice Coil Stage! Forestville, CA, — Motion Control – This VCS-10V Voice Coil Stage: 10mm of linear motion; Ball bearing guidance system; 1 micron position repeatability; 40 G’s acceleration; Non-contact electro-optic position sensor; Kinematic load mount; Direct SCA814 Servo Controlled Amplifier compatibility; 33 x 36 x 76mm, 230 […]
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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 21st, 2022
Motion Control – Sub-micron Positioning Stage Forestville, CA, —motion control — High speed, high force, sub-micron, >300 nanometer (1.1811 10-6 in.) positioning resolution, cross roller voice coil stages are self contained, compact, and can be mounted in a horizontal or vertical axis. The high speed, 20 mm (0.7874 in.) travel, Equipment Solutions’ Motion Control VCS-2020 […]
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