Fall River, MA -- Maxon EC-max motors are electronically commutated DC motors. Designed as internal motors, their shafts turn with no detent thanks to an ironless winding. The worldwide patented winding, System maxon, offers even more benefits, such as high dynamism, low inductance, high efficiency and extreme reliability.

This robust product family features five motor sizes with diameters of 16, 22, 30, 35 and 40 mm. Each motor type is available in two lengths, a short or a long one which is almost twice as powerful. The motor can be combined with a gearhead, encoder and/or brakes depending on the application. Given that motors have several types of winding, gearheads have several reduction ratios and encoders have a wide range of pulses, the variety of combinations is an astonishing 10,000 or more.

The largely automated production process has significantly improved throughput times, flexibility, quality but crucially the cost of the new maxon EC-max program.

A number of innovations have been implemented during the two-year development period, such as a stainless steel motor housing. Together with the metal flanges, the motors provide a high degree of temperature stability, good heat elimination and shielding against electrical fields. The non-tension motor cables - another example of innovation - ensure maximum flexibility for mounting the motor, as they can be directed away both radially and axially, and also fitted with almost any type of plug.

Maxon specializes in developing, manufacturing and sales of high quality drive components and systems under the trade mark maxon motor.

All major components are manufactured in-house with custom-built machinery. Our most important key technologies are three winding processes, motor manufacture and gearhead production as well as the use of high-tech ceramics and magnetic encoder components. These technologies guarantee efficient production of large to very large quantities as well as maximum flexibility for special requirements. maxon's committed team will continue its efforts to meet the technically fast changing demands of the high quality drive technology market . Together with our sales engineers we offer customized solutions for specialized requirements. The Mars-Rovers are equipped with 38 maxon motors! automation.

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