THE MAGAZINE WITH DRIVE

SAFETY TECHNOLOGY Free climbing with safety The world’s first mechanical belayer with FAULHABER drive technology CONSUMER Puristic design and convenient functionality E-caddies, the modern partner of motivated golfers In-vitro Veritas. High-speed diagnostics, automatically error-free. Drive solutions for laboratory automation L A B O R AT O RY A U T O M AT I O N Speed and precision in the handling of samples NEWS Miniature laboratory "It's not a trick. It's engineering." The new Motion Control Systems from FAULHABER DOSING DEVICES Top performance for minute quantities Precision dispensers for...

Dear readers, Every time that one of the hundreds of thousands of electricity pylons in Germany is serviced, a two-man team needs to go to work: one climbs, the other belays. The task of the latter could soon be performed by the EPIC, the world’s Publisher / Editor: DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GMBH & CO. KG Schönaich · Germany Phone: +49 (0)70 31/638-0 Fax: +49 (0)70 31/638-100 Email: [email protected] www.faulhaber.com first mechanical belayer – thanks to the power and reliability of drive systems from the FAULHABER company. They help to considerably reduce the work here and in many other applications...

SHORT MESSAGES DR I V E MODU L E FOR ENTHUSI ASM Awaken enthusiasm for science and technology – that is the goal of TecDays, which are held about ten times per year in Swiss schools. The event series is an initiative of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences. It is aimed at the students in the graduation classes of secondary schools. During a typical TecDay, companies, organisations and educational institutions present interesting examples from individual areas of technology and science in some 40 lecture modules. In 2016, FAULHABER in Switzerland supports TecDays with a module on the technology...

S E R I E S 1935... BRC MOR E P OW E R F OR PU M P S The facelift of the proven 1935 … BRE Brushless DC-Motor, the “BRC”, awaits with a number of optimisations. The new motor achieves a continuous torque of 3.5 mNm while still retaining its compact design, making it more powerful than its predecessor model. Its direction of rotation is reversible. At the same time, the speed range was increased from 1,000 to 11,000 rpm and the efficiency was further improved. The temperature range has also increased significantly, ranging from -25 °C to 85 °C. The new high-performance bearings allow for a prolonged...

SAFETY TECHNOLOGY FREE CLIMBING  SAFETY The belayer literally has the life of the climber in his hands: if he pays careful attention, a fall will be stopped by the rope after one or two meters. Since the climber also takes care for his own self-interest, the occasions when anything happens are few and far between. Securing is fairly boring - and expensive if professional climbers are working on power lines or the facades of high-rise buildings. Anyhow, it was until recently. Because now a fledgling company from Munich has brought the world’s first automatic belayer onto the market - EPIC. With...

The history of the electronic climbing partner (Electronic Partner for Individual Climbing, EPIC) began seven years ago at the University of Regensburg. Florian Widmesser, engineering student and enthusiastic climber, developed the concept of automatic securing as part of his thesis. Even at this stage, FAULHABER was assisting the inventor with motor expertise. He established Auroco GmbH with business studies graduate Jan Lohse in 2011 in order to turn the concept into a commercially viable product. The first prototype emerged in 2012, and the reliability of the newly-developed securing technology...

“Of course, we don’t rely on just one system”, stresses Jan Lohse. “The securing is designed with double redundancy.” The second mechanism: in the event of a fall, the rope sets the rope pulley and therefore the rope motor into fast motion. The significant speed increase is the signal for the pulley to become an electricity-generating generator. It now supplies the brake motor with energy and uses this to activate the brake. This guarantees that reliable braking is provided, even if the battery is empty. As a third securing mechanism there is an all-mechanical centrifugal clutch which closes...

THERE ARE MORE THAN 300,000 ELECTRICITY PYLONS IN GERMANY ALONE Together with sales partner Skylotec, a specialist for anti-fall protection, the two founders have now started to conquer the market. The first interested parties did not come from the usual sports climber customer group, but from the industry. There are more than 300,000 electricity pylons in Germany alone, which have to undergo regular maintenance. There are also increasing numbers of systems that are difficult to access such as wind turbines, high-bay warehouses and crane booms. The companies can significantly reduce their costs...

A combination of exercise, relaxation and a sporting challenge these are the things that motivate golfers when they step onto the green. The golfer’s most important companion is a lightweight and manoeuvrable golf trolley. The latest models assist their owners as E-caddies, like the TiCad Liberty, the premium golf trolley from manufacturer TiCad. The drive for these trolleys is provided by micromotors from Schönaich. FAULHABER motion

 The TiCad Liberty is the most convenient variant of the TiCad titanium family, and captivates with its puristic design and virtually limitless functionality. Regardless of whether the terrain is flat or demanding, the TiCad Liberty accompanies its owner unconditionally. The hand-crafted titanium frame and titanium wheels glide gracefully and charmingly over the golf course. Personal comfort is provided by a drawbar with individual height adjustment and a button or twist-grip control with automatic forward movement. Thanks to the electromagnetic parking brake the TiCad Liberty is extremely stable...