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.
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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.
Guards are suitable for protecting people from machinery with dangerous overrun or other sources of danger. This calls for flexible solutions that offer several different components - like those from Pilz.

Nanotec is now offering linear actuators with an integrated linear guide and a short design in NEMA 11 and NEMA 17 sizes. In the LGA28 and LGA42 series, the overall length of the guide is only ten millimetres longer than the working stroke.
Ready-made energy chain systems. Energy supply systems for coolant filling systems in automotive production must transport numerous media and be robust and highly available.
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.
Afag is presenting the aflex qc and flip conveyor components for the flexible feeding of disordered parts.
Missing or incorrect spare parts are the most common reason for second trips in technical customer service. This has a direct impact on customer satisfaction and service costs and influences a company's first-time-fix rate.

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Leantechnik positioning system
Leantechnik has developed the AFP modular system, with which different variants of a product can be produced economically on a single production line. The system was commissioned by a customer from the automotive industry.

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.