Controllers (including PLCs, PACs, PC-based)

Five innovations from maxon for SPS 2023
Drive specialist, maxon, is launching five exciting new products at the exhibition in Nuremberg. Among the highlights are the IDX 56 industrial motors combined with angular gearheads and absolute encoders. maxon is also introducing the ESCON2 Module 60...

Parvalux Hires Keller Industrial Products, Inc.
In today’s marketplace, it is important for suppliers to broaden their reach and expertise in multiple industries. Hiring the right sales representatives can not only increase a company’s capabilities but provide additional services as well.

maxon's ECX PRIME
The ECX PRIME products are particularly powerful, brushless motors with 4-pole rotors and ironless windings. The ECX PRIME 6 in its M HP version is available for the first time with a motor diameter of just 6 millimeters

maxon's growing EC frameless DT motor series
After the successful launch of the EC frameless DT50S and DT50M, this motor series has been strengthened by the addition of the EC frameless DT65 and EC frameless DT85. The new motors are available in two lengths.

maxon's IDX70 modular system expanded to include the GPX70 gearhead
With the GPX70, maxon is expanding the planetary gearhead series by adding a large, configurable industrial gearhead.

maxon's ECX Flat motors with integrated electronics
With the ECX FLAT motors with integrated electronics, the market sees the arrival of compact, brushless maxon motors that add an integrated 4-Q speed controller to a proven high-torque motor design.

maxon's 2023/2024 Product Catalog
maxon offers a wide selection of components: from DC and BLDC motors to gearheads, encoders, positioning controllers, master controllers, and battery management systems. The newly released 2023/2024 catalog provides an overview.

DXMR110 8-PORT IO-LINK MASTER, Powerful Edge Processing in a Lightweight, Compact Package
The new DXMR110 8-Port IO-Link Master from Banner Engineering is a compact controller that consolidates, processes, and distributes IO-Link data from multiple sources. It allows connecting and controlling up to eight IO-Link devices including sensors, ...

maxon showcases five powerful compact drives at SPS 2022
maxon is launching five new products at the upcoming SPS trade fair in Nuremberg. All products are designed with particularly efficient use of resources and compactness in mind.

Cybathlon & maxon: the Gold Partnership
Drive specialist maxon has been part of the Cybathlon right from the start. Without hesitation, maxon also joined the third edition – as a Gold Partner.

Mars helicopter receives Collier Trophy
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 dr...

Highlights from the new maxon product catalog
The arrival of spring also marks the release of maxon’s 2022/23 catalog, with 592 pages and the latest in drive technology. One of the highlights? A radiation-resistant GAMA encoder.

Mechatronics Made Easier - Distribution Partnership between Nidec Motion Control and SDP/SI
Nidec Motion Control is pleased to announce a newly formed Distribution Partnership with Designatronics. Nidec Motion Control specializes in the development and manufacturing of power-dense, standard and custom servo motors, fractional and subfractiona...

SDP/SI Adds Integrated Motors to its Selection of Premium Products for Motion Control
SDP/SI products are available with a wide range of standard features for easy integration intended for industrial automation applications. The Integrated Motor Controllers include state-of-the-art brushless servo motors with 4096 lines encoder and C...

SDP/SI Launches a New Series of Brushless DC Motors and Motion Control Products
Whether it is a 600 Kg or 1,200 Kg AGV application that demands substantial torque or a compact solution for precision automation application the brushless DC motors (BLDC) are designed to meet a range of requirements. The 24V and 48V motors are rug...

Functionality, Speed and Flexibility are Crucial in the Manufacturing Process
Conventional packaging equipment should provide a simple way to handle product size variations quickly

SDP/SI Provides a Drop-In Motor Solution for Robotics Applications
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI), a leader in providing mechanical and electromechanical based design, engineering, and precision manufacturing for critical motion and power transmission applications is launching a series of Frameless ...

DRIVEN pays a visit to the robot on four legs
Wherever it goes, it is sure to attract attention. The red walking robot ANYmal, on the cover of the maxon magazine DRIVEN, represents the increasing number of inspection robots in use worldwide.

maxon adds dynamism to robotic drives
maxon presents a new frameless BLDC motor with matching encoder that really comes into its own in dynamic applications.  At the same time, we are also presenting a new series of ECX flat motors for a wide range of robotics applications. This he...

maxon Partners with Open-Source Champion Auterion to Galvanize Drone Industry
Strategic partnership will offer industry changing avionics and propulsion system integration for software-defined drones that mark future of drone scaling.  Drive specialist maxon – whose precision electric motors are enabling the autonomous h...

The Mars helicopter makes history - with maxon’s precision motors
Space fans are thrilled: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its pioneering flight on Mars. This is the first time in the history of powered, unmanned spaceflight that a device has flown in a controlled manner on another planet.

Now available: new DRIVEN magazine and maxon’s product catalog
The new issue of DRIVEN, the maxon magazine, awaits the reader with fascinating articles about agricultural robotics, drone technology, and cleanrooms. maxon is also releasing the new 2021/2022 product catalog, with over 560 pages of drive systems and ...

IIS Product Family
Industrial Indexing Systems Designs and Manufactures Motion Control Components and Systems Specializing in Servo Motion Control.

Green walls for fighting climate change
Climate change, fine dust pollution, and greening urban living spaces are key topics for the future of our society. All around the world, urban planners are looking for solutions for green architecture and infrastructure. To meet the ecological challen...

In search of signs of life on Mars
Mars once had liquid water and an atmosphere—was there life too? To answer this fundamental question, NASA sends the Perseverance rover, a robot of unparalleled complexity.

Swiss precision motors handle the valuable Mars soil samples
NASA’s Perseverance rover will be landing on Mars on February 18th. Was there once life on Mars? This is the question that one of the most complex robotic systems ever built by humankind has set out to answer. Several of maxon’s electric drives are use...

maxon introduces a multi-axis controller for highly dynamic positioning tasks
maxon is launching the next generation of Motion Controllers with its MiniMACS6-AMP-4/50/10. The controller is ideal for use in applications where PLC solutions may be too expensive or cannot meet customer-specific requirements.

5 challenges an electric motor has to overcome on Mars
Outer space is unforgiving. This is why precision drives embarking on a trip to other planets need to meet extremely high-quality standards. Every Mars drive from maxon is based on a catalog product and is modified for the specific mi...

How to design an exoskeleton
An exoskeleton must be lightweight, compact, powerful, reliable, and easy to use – what could be easier? Many developers around the world dabble in this discipline with different degrees of success. Christian Bermes, head of the VariLeg enhanced team e...

Smart ArM: Pushing the limits of the human body
In view of the Cybathlon 2020, a unique international competition for competitors with disabilities who use bionic assistive technologies, a team of French researchers from the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISIR) in Paris has developed...

Trap the trash
A spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has been given responsibility for a EUR 100 million project by the European Space Agency, ESA. ClearSpace SA now heads a consortium developing the first debris removal mission...

IP65, IP67, IP68…What do protection ratings mean?
If you are working on a project that calls for an electric motor unit, you will certainly have come across the terms IP65, IP67 and IP68. What do these protection ratings cover? Which protection should be chosen based on your project? Here's a brief an...

Rise To The Challange
Rise To The Challenge - Many of our customers are machine builders for the food, beverage, and medical industries. At the beginning of COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Securityquickly realized and implemented procedures on the essential critical i...

maxon develops ultra-efficient UAV drive with startup Flybotix
maxon has collaborated with drone startup Flybotix to develop performance-optimized brushless DC motors for a new kind of inspection drone. With the know-how gained from this and other projects, maxon is making inroads into the new UAV market, where th...

«driven» takes a look at the fourth planet
Our 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 of Mars. This mission will also involve the first helicopter flight in sp...

Drive technology and design freedom
While the development of e-commerce requires the design of compact AGVs, the democratization of autonomous and connected e-mobility vehicles poses safety challenges. In other sectors, it is becoming essential to propose a specific design in order to of...

maxon and ANYbotics enter into a strategic partnership
Drive specialist maxon, renowned for its Mars motors, is joining forces with the robotics startup ANYbotics and will in future supply the drive systems of the autonomous ANYmal inspection robot. The robot will soon be marketed in large quantities. T...

Moving beyond physical barriers
Robert Riener, the initiator of the Cybathlon, shares his thoughts on how technology can be used to address sensitive issues.

Luminary Series
Designed for the OEM in mind...Low Cost and High Performance

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. Motorized and automated solutions are being developed at high speed as a solution. This article gives an overview of innovations that rein...

maxon drives on the Red Planet
More than 100 electric motors from maxon have been used on the Red Planet and have withstood cosmic radiation, dust storms, and temperature fluctuations. With the Perseverance rover, precision drives are once again flying to Mars. The key to success is...

The Emerald Series
Cost effective servo technology for automation control solutions.  The Emerald Automation Controller is an open architecture high performance multi-axis motion controller designed for demanding applications that require close synchronization o...

Industrial Indexing Systems - Solving Your Motion Control Needs
Industrial Indexing Systems Designs and Manufactures Motion Control Components and Systems Specializing in Servo Motion Control.

maxon drives are heading to the Red Planet with NASA’s Perseverance rover
In July, NASA will be sending its fifth rover to Mars. Its main mission is to collect soil samples that will be analyzed on Earth at a later time. The rover will also carry a helicopter that will perform the first flights on the Red Planet. maxon's...

Servo Technology
The heart of a multi-axis automation system is the ability to synchronize the motion of multiple motors to a designated "master" source device. Visit our website to learn about IIS servo motion control solutions and resources to learn more about ...

Packaging Automation
Industrial Indexing has rich and diverse experience in supplying automation and motion control systems for packaging industry applications.

New miniature drives for medical robots and multi-axis systems
maxon is once again expanding its range of configurable drives with more brushless DC motors, gearheads, and encoders from the ECX series. There is also news on positioning controllers in the micro segment.

Registered Can Embossing Machine
A 24-station registered can embossing machine developed by packaging machinery equipment manufacturing OEM Stolle Machinery is designed to emboss patterns on the length of two-piece decorated can bodies

New maxon product: miniaturized controller
maxon is launching a new, miniaturized controller with a size of only 32 mm x 22 mm as part of its successful line of positioning controllers. The attractive price-performance ratio, with a functionality that’s virtually identical to the larger units, ...

The Cybathlon special issue magazine is now available
At Cybathlon pilots will be navigating obstacle courses with the aid of assistance systems as they battle for victory. maxon has devoted a special magazine to this event and asks: Where is the development of prosthetic devices heading? How do you bu...

CYBATHLON and maxon: Getting ready for round two
At CYBATHLON, people with physical disabilities compete against each other in exciting races—supported by state-of-the-art technical assistance systems. There are new challenges for the contestants and the engineers in all disciplines. As a Presenting ...

“driven” explains the factory of the future
Digitization and automation will completely change the way we develop and produce products. But what exactly does that mean? And what is behind the terms commonly used to refer to the smart factory? This issue of driven – the maxon motor magazine – ...

How e-mobility will change our world
The new issue of driven is out! It's a silent revolution. However, it can't be stopped: People are increasingly using electrical power for personal transportation and for moving goods, creating new requirements for drive technology.

EPOS4 position controller
Compact power for your motion control application. The EPOS4 position controllers are suitable for efficient and dynamic control of brushed DC motors and brushless BLDC motors (EC motors) with Hall sensors and encoders up to 750 W continuous power...

Servo Cylinder: A robust, high performance linear actuator featuring Phase Index™
Ultra Motion introduces their most advanced linear actuator. 

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ESCON Module 24/2 Servo Motor Controller
A miniature controller with maximum functionality.

More versions, more power - The new DCX motors and GPX gearboxes
New additions to the maxon family of X drives

Let's Rewrite the Future of Healthcare with Innovative Care Technology
Visit our stand at MEDICA in Düsseldorf, Germany, November 12-15, 2014.

LINAK Receivers The Plus X Award For Baselift
Jury awards Baselift as best product of the year 2014.

Launch of Compact Single Actuator Systems for Box Spring Beds
The powerful CBH single actuator system ensures smooth and quiet adjustment of comfort beds without limiting the choice of mattresses.

High Performance in a Compact Design
Backlash-free ROBA-DS servo couplings with split clamping hubs

Alpha Wire Expands EcoCable® Line with 300 V EcoCable® Mini
New EcoCable Mini is Alpha Wire's smallest and lightest 300 V cable ever

Alpha Wire Announces Expanded Inventory on VFD Cable
Cut-to-Length and Same Day Delivery Remain Unchanged

maxon motor takes part in chase to catch up with a comet
Rosetta mission

LA25 Actuator - Keeps You Moving
Intelligent, compact movement for your application, even in harsh environments with high IP protection, compact design and iFLEX - Integrated Flexibility.

Focus on Accuracy, High Control and Simple Operation of Bar Feeders
LINAK puts focus on bar feeders and other industrial automation applications for which we have been supplying actuator solutions for years.

Alpha Wire Expands FIT® Heat-Shrink Tubing Line
FIT-221L LSZH halogen-free tubing and FIT-FILL adhesives give users more choice

Lockheed Martin Tests Turrets Using Moog Test System
Moog Industrial Group, a leader in providing high-performance test and simulation systems, has delivered a Turret Test System to Lockheed Martin at their facility in Ampthill in the UK. The company plans to test turrets for stabilization and performan...

New Programmable Servo Drives from Moog with Integrated Safety Functionality
Moog's family of programmable single- and multi-axis modular servo drives has been extended to include optional safety functions compliant with the EN 61800-5-2 safety standard. The new programmable servo drive also features Safety PLC capability that ...

EC-4pole 32 HD with Planetary Gearhead
This 480 W motor can withstand 200 °C, 1000 G, -5000 m and 1700 bar.

Bombardier Selects Moog's Aerospace Test System
Moog Industrial Group has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast to supply an aerospace test system to undertake a full-scale structural test on the Cseries aircraft advanced carbon fibre wing. The system will be used to carry out fatigue testi...

Alpha Wire Master Catalog Now Available for PC, Mobile Devices
Digital Literature App lets you take the latest Alpha Wire products on the go

Linemaster Industrial RF Foot Control

Alpha Wire Extends EcoCable® Product Line into 26 and 28 AWG

Moog Opens New Facility for the Design and Manufacturing of Ball Screws and Roller Screws
Moog Industrial Group opened a new facility in Bergamo, Italy for the design and manufacturing of ball screws and roller screws used in linear systems for industrial machinery.

Linemaster’s RF Wireless Foot Control For Welders

Introducing the new 4 mm micro motor and gearhead
maxon motor was challenged to deliver maximum power in the smallest possible space and the result is the EC 4 brushless motor.

OFF-THE-SHELF MOTION CARD FIRST TO INTEGRATE HIGH PERFORMANCE AMPLIFIERS WITH FULL MOTION CONTROL PACKAGE
PMD releases the Prodigy®/CME Machine Controller Card, integrating up to four amplifiers and a complete positioning motion controller on a single printed circuit card.

PRO-MOTION® SOFTWARE AXIS WIZARD ALLOWS FOR EASY SETUP OF EMBEDDED MOTION CONTROLLERS.
PMD releases enhanced version of its Pro-Motion® software with new axis wizard, digital amplifier support, and embedded motion development support.

Linemaster’s ENT Foot Control

NEW MOTION CONTROL AMPLIFIERS PROVIDE HIGH POWER OUTPUT IN AN ULTRA-COMPACT PACKAGE
New all-digital motion control amplifiers from PMD drive Brushless DC, step motor, and DC Brush motors with over 1 Kilowatt of power yet measure less than 1.5" on a side.

Linemaster’s Clamshell

Linemaster’s Medical Grade RF Wireless Foot Control