Maxon Group

maxon Group is a Swiss manufacturer and supplier of high-precision drive systems. The group, including its subsidiaries, offers electric DC motors, AC motors, encoders , gears, and electric motor controllers.

On December 5, 1961, Interelectric AG was founded. After the factory building in Sachseln, Switzerland, had been completed in 1963, Interelectric began producing shearing foils for electric razors of Braun GmbH. At the time, there were 17 employees. The technological basis of the company was a technical process called galvanoplasty or electroforming. Soon afterwards, a separate development department for electromechanical devices was created. In 1967, Braun GmbH was sold to Gillette. Following up on the groundbreaking work on DC motors that had been carried out in the company's own R&D department, the engineers were able to develop an entire range of models of DC motors. At the same time, the engineers in Sachseln patented the manufacturing process for the ironless rotor with the diamond-shaped winding. In 1970, the DC motors were registered under the trademark maxon. In 1999 the company restructured and rebranded as maxon motor AG. In 2012, the company started offering DC motor drive configuration tooling through its website. In 2017 zub motion control AG, based in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland, was acquired by the company. Parvalux Electric Motors Ltd based in Bournemouth, UK, was acquired by maxon motor AG in 2018. Together with customers, the company increasingly develops complete mechatronic solutions, consisting of a motor, gearhead, sensors, controller, batteries, and software. These solutions are available in standard or unique build. In July 2019, the company re-branded as maxon. The new brand identity epitomizes this strategy.

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