Maxon motors control first Mars helicopter
In two years, NASA will be sending a new rover to Mars. On board: a helicopter that will take the first aerial photos of the Red Planet. The rotors will be controlled by small DC motors from Maxon.
In two years, NASA will be sending a new rover to Mars. On board: a helicopter that will take the first aerial photos of the Red Planet. The rotors will be controlled by small DC motors from Maxon.

Sumitomo is presenting a drive solution for automated guided vehicles in logistics and industry at this year's SPS IPC Drives. The presented system combines the know-how of Sumitomo and the acquired drive specialist Lafert.

Connecting drive components with large center distances is commonplace in mechanical engineering. Spacer couplings are often used as connecting shafts for palletizing and packaging systems as well as linear guides.
In two years' time, the US space agency NASA will be sending a new rover to Mars. It will include a helicopter that will take aerial photographs. The rotors will be controlled by DC motors from Maxon Motor.

Maccon launches the LS series of cogging-free rotary motors as a kit. The motors are brushless permanent magnet synchronous motors. As the stator laminated core is slotless, there is no cogging between the rotor and stator.

Compact and powerful: The new worm gearboxes from Norelem are available in one size with a center distance of 20 millimeters and seven different ratios from 13:1 to 65:1.

A-Drive specializes in the selection, adaptation and implementation of high-quality electric linear actuators. As a system partner for manufacturers of high-performance actuators, A-Drive puts together suitable drive packages.

Mulco is expanding its high-performance timing belt family "move" with a new pitch of 15 millimetres. The endless variant Brecoflex move AT15 is already available. The most important development goal for these versions was to significantly increase belt rigidity.

Conveyor technology components from Rulmeca are in use at an Italian pasta manufacturer. Pasta manufacturer De Cecco in Ortona produces around 400,000 kilograms of pasta per day in three shifts on twelve production lines.

Spur gears have advantages over worm gears in steering gears. In modern automobiles, gearboxes are installed on the steering system to amplify the torque introduced by hand.