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      }
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        "url": "https://www.maxongroup.com/en-in/knowledge-and-support/blog/maxon-drives-on-the-red-planet-172848",
        "title": "Precision drives on NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter",
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      }
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        "model": "flat"
      },
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      "channels": [
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      ]
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      "name": "Brushless DC Motors (BLDC)",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "unit",
        "model": "flat"
      },
      "summary": "EC and ECX brushless motor lines offering longer service life and higher speeds than brushed DC motors, maintenance-free for fit-and-forget applications.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
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    {
      "id": "gearheads",
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      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Gearheads",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "unit",
        "model": "flat"
      },
      "summary": "Planetary (GPX/GP), spur (GS), coaxial (KD) and screw (GPS) gearheads matched to maxon motors for speed, torque and inertia; spur gearheads rated up to 2 Nm, mounted to motors at the factory.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Sensors and Encoders",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "unit",
        "model": "flat"
      },
      "summary": "Magnetic, optical and inductive encoders (ENX family) plus DC tachometers and resolvers for motor feedback across a range of resolutions and interfaces.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
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        }
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    {
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      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Motor Controllers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "unit",
        "model": "flat"
      },
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      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "motion_control",
          "protocols": [
            "canopen",
            "ethercat"
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          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
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      "url": "https://www.maxongroup.com/en/company/what-we-do",
      "kind": "hardware",
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      "role": "oem",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Combines motors, gearheads, sensors and controllers into customer-specific mechatronic drive systems, developed from prototype through large-series production.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "url": "https://www.maxongroup.com/en/contact",
    "email": "info@maxongroup.com",
    "phone": "+41 41 666 15 00",
    "methods": [
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      "consultation"
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  "updated_at": "2026-08-25"
}