maxon acquires strategic minority stake in Synapticon

The Swiss maxon Group is expanding its expertise in the field of motion control through a strategic partnership with the German company Synapticon. The goal of the collaboration is the joint development of high-performance drive solutions with integrated functional safety, based on optimally combined components from both companies.

As part of this partnership, the maxon Group has acquired a minority stake in Synapticon. The company, based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is a leading provider of intelligent motion control solutions with integrated, certified safety functions. Together, the partners are building a comprehensive portfolio of mechatronic drive systems, which already includes market-ready solutions.

Synapticon follows a "software-first" approach and develops pioneering software and hardware for drive control in robotics and mechanical engineering. The company offers one of the world’s leading portfolios of highly compact, powerful, and intelligent motion control technologies. Its products are used in robotic arms, autonomous transport systems, and complex industrial machinery, among others.

Customers are already benefiting from intelligent, highly integrated solutions based on technologies from maxon and Synapticon. The close collaboration enables efficient further development of existing products and targeted alignment with new applications.

Considering increasing functional safety requirements in many high-tech industries, this investment represents an important strategic step for maxon. The partnership strengthens maxon's position as a provider of future-proof drive systems in dynamically growing markets such as robotics, medical technology, intralogistics, and industrial automation.

Nikolai Ensslen, CEO of Synapticon, states: “This partnership with maxon is of great strategic importance for Synapticon. Together, we will push the boundaries of motion control even further. The market opportunities arising from this collaboration are tremendous.”

Dr. Stefan Müller, CTO of the maxon Group, adds: “Our collaboration with Synapticon opens new possibilities for expanding our expertise in highly integrated drive systems. It enables us to offer even more powerful and safer solutions to our customers.”

The companies have agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the investment.

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About maxon: The Swiss specialist for quality drives

maxon is a leading provider of high-precision electric motors and drive systems, developing solutions tailored to the needs of customers in medical technology, industrial automation, aerospace, mobility, and robotics. Founded in 1961, the Swiss company is family-owned by the Braun family and headquartered in Sachseln, in the canton of Obwalden. maxon Group employs around 3,000 people worldwide across ten production sites and is represented in more than 40 countries.

About Synapticon

Synapticon is a leading full-stack provider of intelligent drive and safety technologies for robotics and mechanical engineering. Headquartered in Schönaich near Stuttgart and with locations in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, the company develops and produces highly integrated solutions for motion control and functional safety. The product portfolio includes the award-winning and safety-certified SOMANET Circulo and Integro servo drive families, power-dense actuators for robotics and mechanical engineering from the ACTILINK series, the OBLAC and MOTORCORTEX software solutions and the POSITRON Safety AI platform for the most demanding applications in the field of functional safety. With its software-first approach, deeply integrated electronics and innovative control technology, Synapticon reduces engineering complexity while increasing performance, precision and efficiency. Leading developers of industrial, collaborative, mobile and humanoid robots and complex machines worldwide rely on Synapticon as a trusted partner for the realisation of their most ambitious products.