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Precision Drive Systems

We build your custom drive system.

DC and BLDC motors, gearheads, sensors, control electronics, mechatronic drive systems and more. Everything from a single source. All to the highest standards of quality. From individual prototypes to large-scale production.

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Success Stories

Our drives move the world forward.

In the smart factory of the future, on the road, in the air, in the operating room, or in space – there is no room for compromise. Drives from maxon are used whenever precision, efficiency, reliability, and outstanding power in the smallest of spaces are indispensable.

  • Revival bionics drive.tech 1500x1000maxon Story

    Revolution for bionic prostheses.

    To fully compensate for disability: this is the mission of Revival Bionics. Created in 2021 after 2 years of work, this start-up develops cutting-edge technologies in biomechatronics, that reproduces walking for people with lower limb amputations or paralysis. For its first product - a propulsive foot prosthesic for people with below-knee amputations - Revival Bionics was looking for the best performing materials. The quality of the products and the know-how of the teams convinced the start-up to rely on maxon for the propulsion. A look back at a successful collaboration.
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  • inspection_drone_Samir_blurredmaxon Story

    "The transition to BLDC motors was key"

    Samir Bouabdallah is an expert in drone technology and founder of Flybotix, an exciting startup. We've asked him how the drone market will develop, in his opinion, and what is required of the motors in the flying robots?
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  • Mars Helicopter Labmaxon Story

    "We will get incredibly valuable data”

    For the first time, a helicopter will take off from the surface of Mars. Aerospace engineer Matt Keennon explains how this impossible mission became a reality.
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  • Clouds_airplanesmaxon Story

    10,000 meters above sea level – Motor running

    In passenger aircraft, numerous small electric motors are taking over tasks that used to be performed mechanically or hydraulically. This is a rapidly growing trend. Welcome on board!
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  • Kibo_completed_ (1)maxon Story

    400 kilometers above the Earth.

    The International Space Station (ISS) is a masterpiece of technology. The world's highest research laboratory also has drive systems from maxon motor on board – for example in experimental robots.
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  • Eisbohrung3maxon Story

    600 metres below the ice

    The kilometer thick ice of the Antarctic holds many secrets. For decades, scientists have researched the history of global climate by ice-core drilling.Such a team is the Research Organisation British Antarctic Survey (BAS). With a new technology the researchers can drill 8 times faster in to the ice.
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    A decade of technological revolutions.

    We talk to Virginie Mialane, our market manager for France Medical, who explains the changes over the last 10 years in the field of motorized medical devices by means of several examples of important applications.
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  • melo_robot-1bf7b0c1maxon Story

    A fossil as a friend.

    Making a legged robot walk is not as simple as it looks. Coordinating the motion of all its joints to achieve smooth motions, close to those of real animals, requires advanced engineering and careful observation of moving animals. But what if we don’t exactly know how the animal looks or moves, as it has been extinct for 300 million years?This is the story of Orobates pabsti, an early tetrapod that lived millions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Its fossilized bones were recovered in what today is Germany in 2004. The excellent state of preservation of its fossilized bones, nearly complete and articulated, was complemented with fossilized footprints, also found in the region. This helped engineers like me in the Biorobotics laboratory of EPFL (working with Tomislav Horvat and Auke Ijspeert) and a great team of biologists (led by John Nyakatura at the Humboldt University of Berlin) to reconstruct its locomotion using a robot.
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  • exo_design_hermesmaxon Story

    A Greek exoskeleton for Cybathlon

    The "HERMES" team was established in 2018 by members of the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Thessaly (Volos) and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Student Chapter of Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia. After their first meeting at a conference, some members of these student teams decided that they want to collaborate in a common project. 
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Keynote

Innovation is the beating heart of progress.

Welcome to maxon’s Keynote. We will be diving into three truly exciting and innovative topics that showcase the diversity and versatility of our company’s high-precision drives and systems. Electric Vehicles, Lab Automation and Robotics - all areas in which maxon is making an incredible impact. Enjoy watching.

News

Latest media releases.

  • 20240307_maxon_Hannover_Rendering_Kamera1Press release

    High-precision exhibit with unwavering drive

    maxon will be present at the Hannover Messe from April 22nd to 26th. In Hall 6, Booth C47, we will  showcase brand-new products and also demonstrate ceramic applications and our wheel drive. Find out what else visitors can look forward to here. 
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  • Press release

    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 60/30, a next-generation servo controller featuring the latest technology. Another notable innovation is a sterilizable and high-torque version of the configurable GPX HP gearhead. Rounding off the range of new products is the expanded EC frameless DT motor portfolio and the TSX RIO optical encoder, which is now also available for maxon’s EC-i 40 and EC-i 52 motors.
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  • Media Release

    maxon continues its success story and exceeds CHF 700 million mark in revenue for the first time.

    maxon Group revenue exceeds CHF 700 million mark for the first time in 2022 – medical technology and industrial automation strong pillars in turbulent environment – challenges due to supply chain issues successfully overcome.
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  • Media Release

    Bringing product innovations to Hannover Messe.

    This year's Hannover Messe (April 17–21, 2023) will feature maxon’s latest product developments, along with new 2023/2024 product catalog with more than 600 pages of drive technology. Standout products include the brand new ECX PRIME 6, and the EC frameless DT motors series’ new sizes 65 and 85.
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  • EC_frameless_DT85M_LMedia Release

    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. They include the ECX SPEED 8 motors with pin connection, the integrated ENX 32 MILE encoder for drives from the ECX flat motor series with 32 mm diameter, as well as the powerful IDX 56 and 70 industrial drives. Now there are even more technical solutions available for extremely compact and tight spaces.
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  • Cybathlon_101120_VariLeg_Enh2_19-1200pxMedia Release

    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.
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  • Interelectric_1963Media Release

    maxon inaugurates Technology Center IV and invests in renewable energies.

    In Obwalden (Switzerland), maxon has invested CHF 16 million into erecting a new production building at the exact same location where everything started 60 years ago. Where shearing foils were made back in the day, precision drive systems for high-tech applications are now produced.
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  • maxon-Thömus-Lightrider_2Media Release

    The world’s lightest electric mountain bike features maxon’s BIKEDRIVE AIR.

    With the new Lightrider E Ultimate, Swiss bicycle manufacturer, Thömus is launching the world's first full-suspension cross-country electric mountain bike weighing less than 15 kilo-grams. This record-breaking weight is due to the small and efficient maxon BIKEDRIVE AIR drive in the extremely lightweight Thömus ultra-high modulus carbon frame.
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  • KWB_EE_Medienmitteilung_2021Media Release

    Record sales at maxon despite Corona crisis.

    maxon reaches a record-breaking year of revenue in 2021. Contributors included, a strong growth in Europe and Asia, numerous new products launched and incoming orders at an all-time high.
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Careers

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We are the driving force for cutting-edge technologies, creating sustainable value for our partners and the world we live in. The maxon Group offers exciting opportunities worldwide for launching and progressing your career. 

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Company

A passion for quality and innovation. Since 1961.

We believe that technology can make the world a better place for everyone. This is why maxon has been synonymous with exceptional quality and innovation since 1961. As a leading manufacturer of precise electric drive systems, we are active worldwide, employing 3,200 people in 41 countries. Here you can learn more about our values, our high quality standards, and our history. 

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Our business units.

Our drives are used wherever there can be no compromises regarding precision, performance, reliability, and quality. Experts from our business units work on this every day.

Medical technology

Nowhere are the requirements for technical components as high as in medical applications: Absolute precision, sterilizability, minimal vibration, power density in a compact size, and low heat build-up in the drive are essential. 

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Industrial automation

Industry 4.0, IoT, and AI require complex mechatronic drive systems, whose components are perfectly synchronized. We constantly raise the bar for precision, sustainability, and reliability while keeping costs in mind.

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Aerospace

Whether it is long-haul aircraft, UAVs, or Mars rovers, hundreds of powerful drive systems are required for liftoff. Our components remain highly precise even in extreme environments, propelling space missions forward and improving the passenger experience.

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Mobility solutions

The future of mobility is electric. Our system solutions tailored to the market serve as the foundation for implementing complex applications, such as modular wheel drives, adaptive chassis systems, electric brakes, lightweight e-bike drives, battery management systems or autonomous logistics robots.

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