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Precisely fitting drives for robotics

FAULHABER drive systems play a major role in meeting these requirements, and continue to impress with their durability and performance in a robust and compact design. These features allow them to be used in a wide range of applications, from sewer robots and remote manipulators to robots for handling and logistics, and to surgical applications or prosthetics.

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Whether it is high dynamics or precise positioning, the extensive range of products with more than 25 million possible combinations of microdrives, optical, magnetic or absolute encoders, speed controllers and motion controllers with various interfaces, FAULHABER almost always has the perfect solution. But this technological construction kit also serves as the basis for realizing application-specific custom requests, facilitating the further evolution of robotics.

Gripping without compressed air

Until recently, small grippers that are both fast and powerful were always pneumatic. After all, with compressed air, high pressure can be applied to another place almost without delay. But the extensive infrastructure required for pneumatics is no longer necessary today. Mechatronic gripping systems can now easily match the performance of their pneumatic counterparts thanks to brushless DC motors as small as 22 mm in diameter and an integrated motion controller.

The TORU logistics robot combines autonomous driving and handling robotics. Goods are removed from the rack using negative pressure. Metal tongues seal the gap between the bottom of the box and the logistics robot before the vacuum is applied. Brushless DC servomotors from FAULHABER are used to extend the tongues and move the gripping arms. (Copyright: Magazino)

Precisely fitting solution underground or in the warehouse

Microdrives are also used in sewer pipeline inspection robots. DC motors as small as 15 mm in diameter and a precious metal commutation system mounted on such inspection robots demonstrate how heavy-duty, shock-resistant and robust they are in everyday use. And these characteristics are also confirmed in logistics automation. In this sector, an increasing number of operations related to storing, retrieving and preparing items and packages for shipment are performed by intelligent robots. For example, a typical module of a lifting column and gripper placed on a logistics robot includes a  brushless DC servomotors with integrated motion controller and planetary gearbox. This ensures precise positioning during storage or retrieval of items - always in continuous operation with constant load changes. Thus the small FAULHABER drive systems can be found in almost all areas of robotics.  

FAULHABER - the drive experts from Germany

FAULHABER specializes in the development, production and deployment of high-precision miniature drive systems, servo components and drive electronics with up to 250 W output power. This includes not only carrying out customer-specific complete solutions but also an extensive range of standard products such as brushless motors, DC micromotors, encoders and motion controllers. The FAULHABER trademark is recognized around the world as a symbol of quality and reliability in complex application areas such as medical technology, factory automation, precision optics, telecommunications, aerospace and robotics. From the powerful DC motor with a continuous torque of 224 mNm to the delicate microdrive with an outer diameter of 1.9 mm, FAULHABER's portfolio includes more than 25 million possibilities to put together an optimal drive system for every application. This modular technology is also the basis for modifications with which we can respond to special customer requests for special versions.