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Schaeffler is accelerating its restructuring and is cutting 4400 jobs as part of this. According to the company, the job cuts are to be carried out in a socially responsible manner.
read more...New industrial robots. Fruitcore launched its low-cost robot line two years ago with the Horst900. Now it has two brothers in one fell swoop: the smaller, fast and precise Horst600 and the larger and more powerful Horst1400 expand the product family.
read more...NASA is sending its fifth rover to Mars in the next few weeks. In its luggage is a helicopter that will carry out flights on the Red Planet for the first time. Motors from Maxon are responsible for several mission-critical tasks.
read more...Maxon achieved a new record result in the 2019 financial year. The company increased its turnover by 7.9% to 567.8 million Swiss francs. The company expects a noticeable decline in sales in 2020 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
read more...The Maxon Group achieved a new record result in the 2019 financial year. The company increased sales by around CHF 40 million compared to the previous year to CHF 567.8 million (+7.9%).
read more...ABB presents the Ability Smart Sensor, a new sensor for low-voltage motors for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The company has thus expanded the sensor's area of application: customers from the chemical, oil and gas industries can now benefit from cost-effective condition monitoring in numerous application areas.
read more...Electric multidirectional sideloader
The electric multidirectional sideloaders from manufacturer Dimos in Petersberg near Fulda are based on a modular system. Equipped with robust, virtually maintenance-free electric motors, the forklifts can be used in the rain without any problems.
read more...The Neugart Calculation Program (NCP) makes it possible to find the most cost- and energy-efficient gearbox-motor combination. The configuration tool is now available in the new version NCP 4.2.
read more...IPTE has launched the MMS (Magnetic Motion System) for very fast production lines. This means that the cycle time for changing the workpiece carrier can be less than 0.5 seconds.
read more...The Solar Orbiter space probe is due to be launched in February and will provide new insights into the sun. Swiss research and industry played an important role in the construction of the space probe. This includes drives from Maxon.
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