The great survivors

The great survivors

maxon sterilisable motors now last even longer

Take an electric motor.  Place it in an autoclave sterilising system.  Subject it to saturated water vapour at a temperature of 134 °C, under a pressure of 2.3 bar, for at least four minutes.  The result?  A motor that no longer works.  Unless, that is, you are using one of the latest sterilisable drive units from maxon motor – which now survive even longer than their pioneering predecessors.

What’s more, these 6, 16 and 22 mm diameter electronically commutated (brushless) motors can now be coupled with a sterilisable maxon GP 22M gearhead for applications requiring greater torque and lower speed.  The gearhead offers 55 different reduction ratios, from 3.8 : 1 to 4592 : 1, and gives a maximum torque of up to 2 Nm.  In combination with the sterilisable EC 22 motor it delivers a dynamic 50 W unit suitable for a variety of medical devices.  For even greater versatility, the motors can be supplied with internal Hall sensors, allowing the creation of highly dynamic servo drives when linked up with appropriate electronics.