Precision DC motors since 1961.
Our micromotors move everything that has to be rotated with high precision and reliability.
At maxon, we develop and build electric drives that pack some real power. Our DC motors are leading the industry worldwide. They are used wherever the requirements are high and engineers cannot afford compromises: maxon motors drive NASA's Mars rovers. They are installed in insulin pumps and surgical power tools. You can find them in humanoid robots and in high-precision industrial applications, in tattoo machines, passenger aircraft, camera lenses, race cars, and cardiac pumps.
For more than 60 years, we have focused on customer-specific solutions, quality, and innovation. As a result, our modular product range has constantly been expanded and now includes:
- Brushless and brushed DC motors
- Brushless flat motors
- Planetary gearheads, spur gearheads, special gearheads
- Sensors
- Servo amplifiers, positioning controllers
- High-tech CIM and MIM components
- Custom drives
Numbers and facts about maxon.
| Founding | 1961 |
| Legal form | Family-owned joint-stock company; majority shareholder: Dr. Karl-Walter Braun |
| Company focus | Drive technology |
| Number of employees | Approx. 3,200 worldwide, of which over 1,300 are based in Sachseln, Switzerland |
| Production volume | 5 million units and approx. 12,000 variations |
| Distribution network | Worldwide, in 40 countries |
| Sales | CHF 626.5 Mio. consolidated (2021) |
| Products | Brushless and brushed DC motors Planetary gearheads, spur gearheads, special gearheads Sensors, encoders Servo amplifiers, positioning controllers CIM and MIM components Customized drives and system solutions |
| Main markets | Medical technology Industrial automation Security technology Measuring and testing technology Communication Automotive industry Consumer applications Aerospace |
