FAULHABER Drive Systems company News and Trends items

The extremely high dynamic of large Disc Magnet stepper motors is often also relying on closed loop control to maximize performances while limiting power dissipated in the motor. The IE3 encoder is a high quality magnetic encoder which can be combined with a large variety of FAULHABER products from Ø22mm. This encoder is now also available on DM40110R, DM52100N and DM521...

It was a challenging project from the start; field medics need to be fast on their feet. The Army wanted a pump that was battery operated, weighed less than a pound, and provided no electronic signature and minimal noise to inhibit detection. Meeting those requirements meant designing with an eye toward efficiency. The result was the Power Infuser, a 5 in. x 4 in. x 2.3 ...

An industrial world without robotics or automation has today become inconceivable. In this context, process safety, reliability and economic efficiency are on the forefront when it comes to the application of such systems in modern production lines. The industrial-grade drive components from FAULHABER convince with their high endurance and performance in a robust and com...

Fascinating stories right out of the world of drives systems are featured in the latest edition of motion – the magazine with drive, published by FAULHABER. The competition “Factory of the Year” with FAULHABER winning the category “excellent small series assembly”, drives from PiezoMotor in medical applications are as well featured as FAULHABER drives being used in the t...

Effective January 1st 2020, FAULHABER Singapore Pte Ltd will be operating as FAULHABER Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. With the renaming, the company will also take over sales and service for Thailand from its long-time distributor Autoflexible. Thai customers will be able to benefit even more than before from FAUHABER’s know-how and services. “We would like to be directly present...

The new metal GPT planetary gearhead family characterized by its compact dimensions, high torque and very fine graduations of the numerous gear ratios. It is extremely robust and tolerates both frequent as well as sudden load changes. The gearheads operate with high efficiency, can be combined with many different motors and enable various shaft configurations. The pur...

FAULHABER developed the new sterilisable 2057…BA family of motors especially for medical applications. In the sensor-free variant, the drives can withstand more than 1500 autoclave cycles. They are optimized for high speeds of up to 65,000 rpm, as are required in, e.g., the handpieces of dental equipment. The motors of the 2057…BA series are fitted in a moisture-resis...

Christmas will soon be upon us and sweet treats are appearing in the shops. In order for delicacies to melt in your mouth, a great deal needs to be observed during production. The perfect viscosity is an important quality feature here and is decisive for the workability in the production process. To measure the viscosity, Brabender has realised a new rotational viscomet...

The BXT motor family, comprising brushless DC-motors with especially short design, was expanded with the diameter-complaint IEF3-4096 magnetic encoder. With just 6.2 mm of additional length, the motor/encoder units also remain extremely short. In addition, the encoder is fully integrated in the robust motor housing. In this flat design, the IEF3-4096 offers three channel...

As of July 2019, MicroMo Electronics Inc. (MICROMO) has been officially reorganized as FAULHABER MICROMO LLC and now becomes a fully integrated part of the FAULHABER Drive Systems division of the FAULHABER GROUP. The restructuring represents the realization of the long-term vision of the late owner of the company, Dr. Fritz Faulhaber Jr., and serves to solidify FAULHABER...

Every handyman intuitively knows how to tighten a screw: according to feel. In the hobby room, this is generally sufficient for achieving the correct amount of tightening torque. In industrial production, on the other hand, the demand for secure screw fixing is much greater because the intention is to ensure that the end product remains functional until the end of its se...

Equipment manufacturers for the Aerospace & Aviation markets rely heavily on innovative new materials, processes, and parts to master the ever increasing challenges of better aircraft fuel effi ciency and robustness, all the while reducing costs but making no compromises when it comes to aircraft safety compliance and performance. Once we leave our atmosphere and venture...

From dynamic start/stop operation to speed control and highprecision, integrated position control in confined installation spaces – the flexible BX4 modular system can be combined with a wide variety of gearhead and lead screw attachments and offers customised solutions for a broad range of different applications. The long service life, high torque and an innovative a...

In the competition „Factory oft he Year“ Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG was awarded in the category „Excellent Small Series Assembly”. Above all, the jury was impressed by the continuous striving for improvement of the processes, the strong automation and the synchronization across all production sites. The awards ceremony took place March 21, 2019, in Ludwigsburg/Ger...

Following the acquisition of Dimatech, a Swiss manufacturer of high-performance stepper motors, FAULHABER now also offers this motor type with higher power and greater dynamics. The primary difference between disc magnet motors and conventional motors is the disc magnet motor's extremely light rotor. It consists of a multi-pole magnet in the shape of a disc mounted on th...

Microdrives and Motion Controllers from FAULHABER are what make the TORU picker robot from Magazino so versatile With an eye to the constantly growing sector of online retail, logistics and material flow are coveted playing fields for technical progress – with the goal of increasing efficiency through automation and digitalisation. Magazino, the still-young company fr...

FAULHABER expands its portfolio with the high-precision IER3 and IERS3 encoders. Both encoders deliver 2 channel quadrature signals and an additional index signal. The encoders are highly precise thanks to the optical measuring principle. Regarding accuracy and signal quality they stand out compared to encoders with other measuring principles. A FAULHABER DC-micromotor o...

Schönaich, 31. January 2019. In the German "Factory of the Year" competition, Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG claimed the top prize in the "Excellent Small Series Assembly”" category for 2018. The jury was convinced above all by the continuous quest to improve processes, the strong automation and the synchronisation across all production locations. The awards ceremony ...

The 1645... BHS brushless DC servomotor from FAULHABER is setting the bar in its class with an extremely short response time, high speed and large permissible radial load. The successful BHx series with a diameter of 16 mm is thus further expanded by an even more compact version which is only 45 mm long. And much like the rest of the product range, this extremely powerfu...

More and more applications in the areas of robotics, prosthetics, laboratory automation, medical device technology, pumps, and aircraft cabin equipment require high torque in a very short length. FAULHABER has raised the bar in the area of high performance, external rotor, slotted drives with the introduction of the FAULHABER BXT family of flat brushless DC motors. Tha...

"Italy is a significant market for us, one in which we would like to be present throughout," explains Marcus Remmel, General Sales Manager at FAULHABER Drive Systems and Managing Director of FAULHABER Italia S.r.l. "There are many very interesting companies in the country, for example in the area of hand tools or medical and automation technology, some of which are alrea...

The Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has honoured FAULHABER GmbH as a "Preferred Supplier" within the "Electric Drives" product group. Awarding a company three times in a row is absolutely new for Heidelberg. "Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is actively pushing forward digitisation of the print media industry under the motto 'Heidelberg goes digital'. Our supplier...

An industrial world without robotics or automation has today become inconceivable. In this context, process safety, reliability and economic efficiency are on the forefront when it comes to the application of such systems in modern production lines. The industrial-grade drive components from FAULHABER convince with their high endurance and performance in a robust and com...

The BHx series made by FAULHABER are new high power slotless brushless motors in 16 mm diameter based on a 2-pole technology. Through their robust, compact design and outstanding performance data, the motors of this new product family are particularly well suited for demanding applications like dental handpieces, medical robotics and electrical grippers, as well as labor...

People with a Congenital amputation or who have lost a hand through an accident or illness are confronted with such obstacles every day. To make daily life easier, the British company Steeper developed the bebionic myoelectric hand prosthesis. It is controlled by myoelectric signals generated from muscle contractions in the arm and can perform multiple different grip pat...

FAULHABER has brought to market a new series of Motion Controllers with redundant safety shutdown according to the STO principle (Safe Torque Off). The power supply to the motor is thereby immediately interrupted, preventing it from producing torque. The devices of the MC 5004 P STO series are thereby certified for operation up to safety integrity level SIL3 (IEC 61800-5...

Schönaich/La Chaux-de-Fonds – As from July 19, 2018 FAULHABER Drive Systems acquires the Dimatech SA,a Swiss manufacturer of powerful stepper motors based on disc magnet technology. With the integration, FAULHABER expands its portfolio of stepper motors in the higher performance level and thus provides access to new application areas in the textile industry, medical tech...

For the 25th time, TOP 100 will be selecting the most innovative of Germany's small and medium-sized enterprises. This year, these leading innovators include Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG. This was according to the analysis conducted by the scientific director of TOP 100, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke. On 29. June 2018 in Ludwigsburg, mentor of TOP 100, Ranga Yogeshwar, ...

Schönaich/Friedrichshafen. The "crew" of the Horizons Mission, which embarks today for the International Space Station (ISS), has motors from FAULHABER on board. They serve as the drive for the CIMON astronaut assistant (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion), a scientific project with the first artificial intelligence (AI) for the ISS. The free-flying technology demonstrato...

FAULHABER PRECIstep is celebrating its 30th anniversary: in 1988, Messrs Arnoux and Richard founded their company Arnoux Richard SA Porte Echappement or "ARSAPE”, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, one of the world`s capitals of the Swiss watch industry in the canton of Neuchâtel in western Switzerland. Established as a management buyout for the purpose of taking over the manufactur...

FAULHABER linear DC-servomotors deliver artistic movements. To impressively demonstrate the properties of the linear DC servomotors from FAULHABER through visual means, the industrial designers and engineers at MKT AG (Olching) and flying saucer GmbH (Berlin) drew inspiration from the anthozoa class, a type of coral. Created in collaboration with FAULHABER,...

When satellites revolve around the sun, drive specialists and mechanical engineers inevitably think of planetary gearheads – the units with which speed-torque conversion can be performed with utmost precision. Within the FAULHABER Group, Swiss workmanship is a key component in the production of all geared parts. Rolla Microgear AG produces gears, output shafts, intermedi...

The bidirectional sensor interface BiSS has established itself as a global open-source standard in the field of drive technology. The range of applications spans from motor feedback and servo drives to motion controllers and position encoders as well as manufacturing robotics and CNC machines. The drive specialist FAULHABER (cf. company box) has been actively involved wi...

Physicists are still uncertain about whether the universe really was created by the big bang. However at FAULHABER, we know exactly how successful applications start: With the spirit of innovation, engineering skill and the FAULHABER drive systems catalogue. FAULHABER presents a universe full of highly developed miniature and micro drive technology on 572 pages in th...

Croglio / Schönaich, November 2017 – FAULHABER has extended the successful Linear DC-Servomotor product family with the new LM 1483. The new LM 1483, with a continuous force of 6.2 N and a peak force up to 18.4 N, fits perfectly in to the current portfolio of FAULHABER Linear DC-Servomotors, and gives the customer a complete performance range with continuous force fro...

Which direction is FAULHABER going to take in the future? How will the customers benefit from this? Which industries will be increasing their demand for micro drives and complete solutions? General sales manager Marcus Remmel talks about markets and sales strategies, the company's own locations, the tremendous innovative strength of the company - and his own, exciting wa...