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. 3,300 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 707.7 Mio. consolidated (2022) |
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 |
History
Founding of the Interelectric AG.December 5, 1961
Production for Braun GmbH.1963 - 1967
Development of the maxon DC motor.1968 - 1970
Pocket calculators and video devices.The 1970s
With new drive in the USA.1981 - 1983
The seal of quality and brushless DC motors.1988 - 1989
Innovation price for the A-max program.1996
Motors by maxon land on Mars.July 4, 1997
Interelectric becomes maxon motor.1999
Back on Mars!2004
maxon medical is launched.2007
The "economic engine" falters.2008 - 2009
Innovation award for motor for extreme conditions.2010
50 years of maxon motor.2011
Configurable DCX motors.2012
Production start in South Korea.2013
The Philae lander.2014
maxon enters the e-bike business.2015