Expert Blog
From motor to drive system
Complete mechatronic drive solutions offer many advantages over individual components. Yet to reach the goal, some important questions first need to be answered.
Urs Kafader
Head of Training at maxon
Guest Blog
Why the industry needs new positioning controllers
Biren Patel, motion control engineering manager at maxon motor, talks about the company’s new EPOS4 next-generation positioning controllers.
Expertise
Dual Loop Control: No more Gear Backlash
Can loads be positioned dynamically, with high precision and no oscillation, despite mechanical backlash and elastic components? Yes — using an intelligent system.
Juergen Wagenbach
Motion Control Specialist
Expert Blog
5 challenges an electric motor has to overcome on Mars
Every Mars drive from maxon is based on a catalog product and is modified for the specific mission. Learn more.
Robin Phillips
Aerospace Specialist
Expert Blog
Next Generation of Moon Rovers
CubeRover, engineered by Astrobotic’s Planetary Mobility department, was designed to offer an affordable service used to carry and operate diverse scientific instruments and payloads on the surface of the moon.
Robin Phillips
Aerospace Specialist
Story
Covid-19: Drive technology and physical distancing
The sanitary crisis linked to the diffusion of Covid-19 requires everyone to apply measures of social distancing. But there are innovations that reinvent human interactions without dehumanizing them.
Story
Lightweight Robotic Arms and Gripper for Harsh Environments
Blueprint Lab designs and manufactures products that operate in the harsh environment of the ocean floor. Since time is a crucial factor in the design process, the engineers configure their motors and gears online.
Story
Can DC motors be used at high temperatures?
Those familiar with the maxon catalog and technical specifications will have noticed that maximum ambient and winding temperatures are specified for our motors.
Why is this?
Andrew Gibson
Sales Engineer
Expertise
Advantages and practical applications of high-resolution encoders
Which applications benefit most from high-resolution encoders?
Expert Blog
The right motor for reduced EMI effects
Worried about EMI? Make sure your DC motor selection is not working against you.
Angelica Perzan
Sales Engineer
Expert Blog
EPOS: Get the Electronic Data Sheet!
The so-called electronic data sheet (*.eds, *.esi) of an EPOS controller is just some clicks away. It can be easily exported by EPOS Studio and fits 100% to your controller.
Juergen Wagenbach
Motion Control Specialist
Maxon Inside
energy to go
No matter if it’s a flashlight or a Tesla: They don’t work without a battery. maxon recently started a small but excellent workshop for manufacturing lithium-ion battery packs.
