Small and smallest DC motors, precision gearheads, encoders and electronics for small and miniature drive systems.
Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG
Schönaich (DE) · Croglio (CH) · Albertirsa (HU) · Jimbolia (RO) · Biel/Bienne (CH) · Clearwater, FL (US) · Singapore · Sosnowiec (PL) · Penang (MY) · Lomazzo (IT) · Taicang (CN)New on Amplifa
About FAULHABER
Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG is the group parent company of the Faulhaber Group, a provider of high-end miniature and micro drive technology headquartered in Schönaich (Baden-Württemberg). The company manufactures small and smallest DC motors (brushed, brushless, with integrated electronics, stepper motors and linear motors) as well as matching precision gearheads, spindles for linear drives, encoders, drive electronics and accessories up to complete small and miniature drive systems. A core element is the patented FAULHABER winding: a self-supporting, ironless rotor coil of diagonally wound copper wire, stabilized by a thermally bonded synthetic resin impregnation, which enables compact, cog-free motors with low moment of inertia. Customer-specific drive systems account for around 45 percent of production. Customers are found in medical and laboratory technology, industrial automation and robotics, metrology and test engineering, optics, semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, as well as in motorized hand-held devices and consumer products. The headquarters site comprises 22,000 m² for production, logistics and administration with approximately 600 employees; further development and production sites exist in Switzerland, Hungary and Romania.
- Site
- Schönaich
- Processes
- DC motors (manufacture/offer), Brushless DC motors, Motors with integrated Electronics, Stepper Motors, Linear Motors, Planetary Gearheads (manufacture), Spur Gearheads and Spur Gearheads zero backlash (manufacture), Geared linear actuators (manufacture)
- Materials
- Copper (copper wire/coil winding), Synthetic resin (thermally bonded impregnation of the rotor coil), Copper-graphite commutation (copper graphite), Iron (iron core/iron housing of the motors), Copper (copper wire), Synthetic resin, Copper graphite, Iron
- Founded
- 1947
- Industries
- Medical and laboratory technology, Aerospace, Industrial automation, Robotics, Metrology and test engineering, Optics
- 01
Engineering and design (Drive Calculator, project management)
- 02
Winding of the ironless rotor coil (FAULHABER winding) with synthetic resin
- 03
Manufacture of mechanical components (precision turned parts, gearheads)
- 04
Assembly of motors, gearheads, encoders and electronics
- 05
Development and manufacture of drive and control electronics
- 06
System integration of customer-specific drive solutions
- 07
Sales via worldwide subsidiaries
Materials & Technologies
Copper (copper wire)
Copper wire is used for the diagonally wound, self-supporting rotor coils of the FAULHABER winding.
Synthetic resin
Thermally bonded synthetic resin impregnation stabilizes the ironless rotor coil against centrifugal forces.
Copper graphite
Material pairing of the commutation, used since 1973 in motors including those for data-processing printers.
Iron
Iron core or iron housing closes the magnetic circuit and mechanically stabilizes the motor.
Locations
Schönaich
DEHeadquarters, production, logistics, administration
Croglio
CHDevelopment and production (Faulhaber SA)
Albertirsa
HUProduction (Faulhaber Motors Hungaria Kft.)
Jimbolia
ROProduction (Faulhaber Motors Romania S.R.L.)
Biel/Bienne
CHMicro precision systems (MPS Micro Precision Systems AG)
Clearwater, FL
USSales/development (FAULHABER MICROMO LLC)
Taicang
CNSubsidiary (FAULHABER Drive System Technology)
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC motors (manufacture/offer)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brushless DC motorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Motors with integrated ElectronicsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stepper MotorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Linear MotorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planetary Gearheads (manufacture)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spur Gearheads and Spur Gearheads zero backlash (manufacture)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Geared linear actuators (manufacture)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct drive linear actuators (manufacture)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Incremental encoders (manufacture)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Absolute encoders (manufacture)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drive Electronics (Speed Controllers, Motion Controllers, Stepper Controllers)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Accessories (Brakes, Braking chopper, Electronic Filters)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Customer-specific drive systems / Modified & Custom SolutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spindles for linear drives (manufacture)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic turning shop (MPS Décolletage SA)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Precision turned parts (PDT Präzisionsdrehteile GmbH)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of small and smallest DC motors with precision gearheads andAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Company History
- 1947
Foundation of Dr. Fritz Faulhaber Feinmechanische Werkstätten by Fritz Faulhaber senior in Murrhardt.
- 1949
Relocation of the headquarters to Schönaich.
- 1956
Series production of the motor with ironless rotor coil (FAULHABER winding).
- 1958
Patent application for the FAULHABER winding; patent granted in 1965.
- 1961
Foundation of MicroMo Electronics Inc. (USA) as a sales office.
- 1962
Foundation of Minimotor S.A. (Switzerland) as a development and production site.
- 1970
Start of production of encoders and PWM controllers.
- 1973
Development of a motor with copper-graphite commutation.
- 1997
Establishment of a production site in Hungary.
- 1999
Acquisition of FTB Feintechnik Bertsch GmbH.
- 2000
Acquisition of Arsape SA (Switzerland), renamed Precistep SA in 2008.
- 2001
Acquisition of LMM Kft Budapest.
- 2003
Acquisition of MPS Micro Precision Systems AG and mymotors & actuators GmbH.
- 2005
Establishment of a production site in Romania.
- 2007
Acquisition of Rolla Microgear AG (Switzerland).
- 2008
Acquisition of MPS Décolletage SA (Switzerland).
- 2014
Acquisition of PDT Präzisionsdrehteile GmbH.