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Staying true to itself - The company's successful magazine "FAULHABER info" is also a shining example of one of the FAULHABER Group's defining principles at work For the last ten years, the customer maga- zine has been published twice yearly, timed to coincide with the Hanover trade fair in spring and industry events like the SPS/IPC/Drives in autumn. Professionally researched reports on various applica- tions, exciting projects with customers from a wide range of industry sectors and FAULHABER-specific news and features are presented in an informative and read- er-friendly format. A reflection...

PLICATION OPTICAL Miniaturized Motion Control Technology for the World's Largest Pair of „Bmocnlars Those in charge of similar projects wi also be well aware that finding appealing subject matter is not always easy. After all, interesting articles have to be prepared and edited and suitable photographs provided to fill the maga- zine's 16 pages. In many cases, there are interesting topics from the most amaz- ing sectors, exciting applications that are really cutting-edge, but unfortunately they are frequently subject to strict con- fidentiality rules and therefore cannot be published. Or there...

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Interview with Dr. Fritz Faulhaber, CEO With a history spanning more than 60 years, FAULHABER has outgrown its regional roots in south- western Germany to become a technology leader for microdrives in the range 0.01 to 200 mNm. Its catalog, in the meantime, is a hefty 470 pages long, there are plenty of new products in the pipeline for the coming years, and it will be interesting to see just what kind of innovations the market heavy- weight from Germany's deep south will come up with in future as it continues to make a name for

Dr. Faulhaber, the success story of your company's drive systems began more than 60 years ago. What do FAULHABER brand represent today? Even 60 years ago, the idea behind my father's founding of the company, which grew out of his development of the iron- less rotor coil, was wholly driven by tech- nology. And today, too, it is this commit- ment to being one step ahead of the pack that motivates FAULHABER and opens up for the company itself. This is why the power of innovation has always been our most important corporate asset. For quite some time now, however, our inno- vations have no longer...

Interview Dr. Fritz Faulhaber difficult time, like most companies in the sector. The Schönaich facility and the firms in our production network suffered as a result, and we were also forced to make some structural adjustments, primarily in the production area. However, as our products are very sophisticated, our team members need a long and very thorough period of familiarization to work effec- tively at such a high level. This is why we preferred to take some losses on board in order to retain our staff, rather than put up obstacles to our future progress, at least for as long as this was possible....

In the USA we currently have an applica- tion for a scout robot, which is thrown in front of you like a ball and then opens up How is the FAULHABER Group adapting to current and future global competition, in particular regarding the development It is very difficult to answer this question in general terms, because every market has to be considered separately. The Asian market too has its own very specific rules. The great challenge for us as Europeans is to understand how this market works in the first place and how to do business there. This has nothing at all to do with If you attempt to implement...

Microdrives excel in hazardous terrain Detect, secure, defuse The timely tracking down and disarming of bombs, lEDs, booby traps and other danger- ous munitions from the extremist arsenal is most definitely a job for the professionals. Prior reconnaissance - to avoid calling in the specialists unnecessarily and to ensure a confirmed threat is handled as safely as possible - is an essential element of this process. In this scenario special remotely operated devices can drastically reduce the risk to the human beings involved in such activities, with high-precision micromotors replacing man- power...

AB Precision (Poole) Ltd., a UK compa- ny based in Dorset, has been supplying the British Ministry of Defence since the heightened risks in tracing and defusing explosive devices, the experts from Dorset developed the latest generation of their Guardian MROV (Miniature Remotely Operated Vehicles). The modular minia- ture vehicle is designed to carry additional equipment as required. Universal deploy- ment capability also means that it has to cope with any terrain. Compact design in demand. Equally im- portant is the compact design, so that it can be manoeuvred in narrow passages, e.g. in trains,...

Linear DC-Servomotors: Precision Positioning of Microscope Scanning Stage Modern microscopes have become an indispensable part of medical research. The procedure for quickly and precisely examining the relevant sections of a sample has always been to adjust the slide's position by moving the stage under the lens. But thanks to technological advancements, manual adjust- ments are quickly becoming a thing of the past. The task is now given to microdrives. But not all microdrives are created equal. In order to avoid mechanical play and ensure quick movement with utmost precision, a new concept uses...