Find out more about the technical characteristics of our products. At the end of the page you can download detailed information via PDF.


maxon DC motors
The outstanding technical features of maxon DC motors:

• No magnetic cogging
• High acceleration thanks to a low mass inertia
• Low electromagnetic interference
• Low inductance
• High efficiency
• Linearity between voltage and speed
• Linearity between load and speed
• Linearity between load and current
• Small torque ripple thanks to multi-segment commutator
• Able to bear high overloads for short periods
• Compact design - small dimensions
• Multiple combination possibilities with gears as well as DC tachometers and encoders

maxon EC motor, ironless winding
Characteristics of maxon EC motors

• Brushless DC motor
• Long service life
• Speeds of up to 50 000 rpm and higher are possible
• Highly efficient
• Linear motor characteristics, excellent control properties
• Ironless winding system maxon® with three phases in the stator
• Lowest electrical time constant and low inductance
• No detent
• Good heat dissipation, high overload capacity
• Rotating Neodymium permanent magnet with 1 or 2 pole pairs.
• Lowest residual unbalance

maxon EC motor, iron-cored winding
Characteristics of maxon EC flat motors and EC-i motors

• Brushless DC motor
• Long service life
• Flat design for when space is limited
• Comparatively high inertia
• Motor characteristics may vary from the strongly linear behaviour
• Hall sensor signals utilizable for simple speed and position control
• Winding with iron core and several teeth per phase in the stator
• Low detent torque
• Good heat dissipation, high overload capacity
• Multipole Neodymium permanent magnet
• Smaller commutation steps

maxon Gears
If mechanical power is required at a high torque and correspondingly reduced speed, a maxon precision gear is recommended. According to the gear ratio the output speed is reduced while the output torque is enhanced. For a more precise determination of the latter, efficiency must be taken into consideration.


maxon Sensors
maxon offers a series of sensors. Their characteristics are:

Digital incremental encoder

• Relative position signal suitable for positioning tasks
• Rotation direction recognition
• Speed information from number of pulses per time unit
• Standard solution for many applications

DC tachometer

• Analog speed signal
• Rotation direction recognition
• Not suitable for positioning tasks

Resolver

• Analog rotor position signal
• Analog speed signal
• Extensive evaluation electronics required in the control system
• For special solutions in conjunction with sinusoidal commutation in EC motors