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FAULHABER CROWNED INNOVATION CHAMPION
Let go of the old and try something new: innovative small- and medium-sized companies such as Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG from Schönaich near Stuttgart are not afraid of change, but rather embrace it as an opportunity. The company was thus able to convince in the 27th round of the TOP 100 innovation competition. As of June 19, FAULHABER is once again officially among the TOP 100. In the scientific selection process, the company, competing in size class C (more than 200 employees), convinced in particular in categories “Innovative Processes/Organisation” and “Climate of Innovation”. FAULHABER can count itself among Germany’s top innovators for the fourth time.
The TOP 100 company, which is based near Stuttgart, develops and manufactures high-performance DC motors, brushless DC motors, and stepper and linear motors as one of the leading providers in the field of high-precision miniature and micro drive systems. In addition, the drive specialist offers suitable precision gearheads, linear components, encoders and drive electronics assemblies for constructing complete systems. These are used in robotics, aerospace, optics, medical and laboratory technology, precision monitoring and measuring technology as well as other innovative industries. Surgical instruments used for minimally invasive procedures, for example, have little space for a drive. So little space is available, in fact, that the FAULHABER employees need to come up with solutions. Dr. Udo Haberland, head of the Development and Innovation department, reports on one such idea: “At the suggestion of an employee, we significantly improved the handling and practical uses of a motor.” The innovative employee had the idea to integrate the drive control directly in the motor – that saved space. Normally, the miniature drives – the smallest drive ever manufactured has a diameter of just 1.9 millimetres – are controlled by a separate electronic unit.
Innovative suggestions are always welcome at the top innovator. They can be submitted by any of the around 2,000 employees worldwide. A form simply needs to be completed. A committee then reviews the ideas for feasibility. “Whether or not an idea is successful depends largely on whether it benefits our customers”, says Dr. Haberland.
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