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Precision Motors and Gears
News Release from: Maxon Motor UK | Subject: Motors and accessories
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 December 2004
Catalogue features motors as used on
Mars
Maxon Motor reckons its latest catalogue is an essential reference work that should be on the shelf of any serious design engineer.
Maxon Motor reckons its latest catalogue is an essential reference work that should be on the shelf of any serious design engineer "Catalogue" is actually much too simple a word to describe this free resource, says Maxon, which does a lot more than list and describe the motors, gearheads, encoders, controllers and other components in Maxon's world-leading range
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is a vital source of data and advice, giving designers everything they need to understand the construction and capabilities of each product - including specifications, operating ranges and technical drawings.
Selection guides, technical explanations, graphs and formulae are provided to help them make the perfect choice - quickly and easily.
It also comes with a free CD-ROM, so that all of this information can be handled on screen.
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Furthermore, the CD contains Maxon's computerised selection program.
This allows the designer to locate the ideal component and insert an accurate, correctly sized CAD image of it straight into the design.
The new publication contains 287 information-packed pages, covering more than 58,000 products.
Appropriately, its front cover highlights one of the successful 2004 NASA Mars Exploration Rovers - in which 39 of the 43 motors used were produced by Maxon.
As NASA knows, Maxon components are the first choice for applications in which there is no room for failure: artificial hearts, racing car engines, satellite navigation equipment, surgical tools - in fact everything from those robots on the surface of Mars to welding machines at the bottom of the North Sea.
But as Maxon points out, the motors used by NASA are standard products - from the catalogue - with only minor modifications.
In other words, the performance, quality and reliability demanded at the cutting edge of science is readily available to every design engineer.
Although Maxon's range was already comprehensive, to say the least, the company has never ceased to improve its products and develop new ones to meet particular needs.
Recent additions include the EC-max, which takes brushless DC motors into another dimension, and the RE 6, Maxon's smallest micro-drive yet.
"With the data and guidance in the catalogue and CD-ROM (as well as our website) at their disposal, most customers are able to find the right product themselves", says Keith Ellenden, CEO of Maxon Motor UK.
"In some projects, however, there is still a need for the human touch".
"That's what our highly experienced sales engineers are there for - and they are only too happy to work with design partners to match components to special applications or, if necessary, create tailored solutions". Request a free brochure from Maxon Motor UK ...
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