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maxon drive system helps Emirates Team New Zealand wins defends America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defends the America’s Cup. After ten exciting races, the challengers from Italy are defeated. As official supplier, maxon is happy for the New Zealanders and congratulates the […]
maxon inaugurates its new Innovation and Production Center in France
The maxon Group is reaffirming its ambitions in the French market. The drive specialist, headquartered in Switzerland, is investing EUR 10 million in a new Innovation and Production Center for its sales […]
NASA’s rover Perseverance equipped with electric drives from maxon landed safely in Mars
Great success for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): The rover Perseverance landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars on February 18. Several electric drives from maxon are used in the ambitious mission […]
Lightweight and lubricant-free iglidur plain bearings let catamarans fly
Sailboats that lift completely out of the water as if by magic. Sounds like a dream, but it is reality. The iFLY15 sports catamaran from CEC Catamarans GmbH lets the sailor fly […]
Electric drives from maxon utilized in the rover Perseverance used in Nasa’s Mars mission
The NASA rover Perseverance is landing on Mars on February 18. Was there life on Mars in the past? This is the question that one of the most complex robotic systems ever […]
Baumüller’s torque motors with direct drive technology covers wide range of applications
The drive and automation specialist Baumüller is one of the top manufacturers of torque motors on the market. With a torque range from 325 Nm to 60,000 Nm, the motors in the […]
Beckhoff introduces its new high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system
The high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system from Beckhoff is characterized by extremely high dynamics and very short cycle times. The motor current is scanned in μs cycles and the minimum adjustable EtherCAT […]
Wikov installed its Orbi-fleX® planetary gearbox in a cement plant in Alicante
Wikov recently delivered a planetary gearbox for the central drive of a ball mill at a cement plant in Alicante, Spain. The project was a drop-in replacement for an original gearbox. The […]
The newly released Driven issue dedicated to the Perseverance mission
The fascination with Mars is stronger than ever, again and again, researchers are drawn to it. At this very moment, yet another robot mission is on its way to uncover the secrets […]
Uhing’s Head of Automation delivered lectures on rolling ring drive at “all about automation 2020” trade show
At the “all about automation 2020” trade show, Marvin Kuhlmann-Kaufhold gave a lecture on “Linear Drives on a Plain Shaft” illustrating the development of the rolling ring drive and how its benefits […]
