The Technical Who’s Who of maxon UK & Ireland

This article introduces maxon’s industry experts covering the UK and Ireland. All are qualified engineers, and all are here to help customers' applications be successful.

  • If you have any questions on maxon’s products, combinations of products or producing complete systems, please contact the specialised Sales Engineer or, if you are not sure which one would be best, please contact the maxon office on +44 (0) 1189 733337 or sales

If you have any questions on maxon’s products, combinations of products or producing complete systems, please contact the specialised Sales Engineer or, if you are not sure which one would be best, please contact the maxon office on +44 (0) 1189 733337 or sales.uk@maxongroup.com

Aerospace and Subsea Business Units

DC drives for space and aerospace applications must withstand high-temperature variations, have a long life span and be very reliable. maxon aerospace specialises in the development of DC motors that withstand temperatures of -55 °C to +85 °C and the extreme vibrations during take-off and landing. maxon is certified under the aerospace standard EN 9100.

Here are some of the aerospace applications maxon is involved with:

· Fin control
· Climate control system
· Actuators
· Space robots 
· Mars mission

Subsea

maxon developed a subsea DC Thruster family that is tested and proven to depths of 6,000m. From the technology established for the thrusters, maxon has worked with customers to provide pressure compensated actuators, both linear and rotary, for subsea applications.

Here are some of the subsea applications maxon is involved with:

· Pipeline inspection
· Hull cleaning system
· Actuators

Andrew Gibson has 30 years’ experience in the engineering environment. He completed a mechanical engineering apprenticeship and gained a BTEC HNC. He continued his studies and achieved an MSc in Manufacturing, Management and Technology. Andrew has 15 years’ experience in a sales environment dealing with a wide range of markets and now specialises in aerospace and subsea.

Contact Andrew on andrew.gibson@maxongroup.com

Medical Business Unit

maxon’s medical range is extensive. The range covers both brushed and brushless options complemented by gearboxes, encoders and electronics, resulting in a complete drive system for the customer. Within the range, you will find everything from tiny motors starting at 4mm diameter to high-speed 120,000rpm motors, all fully sterilisable and customised to meet the application requirement. maxon medical is ISO 13485 certified.

Here are some of the medial applications maxon is involved with:

· surgical robots
· heart pumps
· drug delivery systems
· hand and leg prosthesis
· surgical hand tools
· exoskeletons

Matthew Dean is the Sales Engineer with a focus on the medical sector. He has worked for almost 20 years in the precision drives business. Matt gained a B-Eng (Hons) at Portsmouth University and has experience in both the high volume and high precision OEM environments.

Contact Matt on matthew.dean@maxongroup.com

Industrial and Mobility Business Units

Micro-drives by maxon are designed to master demanding automation applications. They have high power and torque density and accelerate extremely quickly.

Here are some of the industrial and mobility applications maxon is involved with:

· Industrial robots
· Surveillance camera
· Pump drives
· Welding equipment
· Autonomous electric vehicles
· LIDAR
· Vehicle levelling systems

Greg Dutfield is the Senior Sales Engineer aligned with the Industrial and Mobility Business Units. He accomplished a full electrical and mechanical engineering apprenticeship, culminating in a BTEC HNC qualification. Developed over 35 years in the industry, Greg specialises in small DC motors and gearboxes. He is the longest-serving engineer at maxon UK&I and has 13 years' experience of integrating maxon products into customers applications.

Contact Greg on greg.dutfield@maxongroup.com

Ireland

Martin Leahy is the primary Sales Engineer in Ireland. Martin has an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and worked previously as a design engineer in the agricultural and power transmission industries.

Contact Martin on martin.leahy@maxongroup.com

Technical Engineers

Our Technical Engineers are on hand to give support to customers.

Gaz Satkunathas is an office-based Technical Engineer who is available to give expert help on the phone and by email. Gaz graduated in aerospace engineering. He subsequently worked in mechanical engineering, where he was involved in many diverse projects. He also has experience in R&D and supporting engineers with technical enquiries.

Gaz joined maxon earlier this year to help customers with their product queries.

Contact Gaz on gaz.satkunathas@maxongroup.com

Ronak Samani is also an office-based Technical Engineer who joined maxon in 2020. Ronak is a recent graduate, completing a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering and a Masters of Engineering degree in Aeronautical and Aerospace.

Ronak can be contacted on ronak.samani@maxongroup.com

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