Practical insights offered at maxon’s hands-on Drive Technology Insight event

Thursday 11 June 2026

Design and installation engineers from across the UK assembled at the British Motor Museum on May 20 for maxon’s Drive Technology Insight event.

'Drive Technology Insight 2026: Innovations in Precision Motion' offered a day of tech talks and engineering discussion on precision drive systems based on compact brushless DC and DC motor technology, transmission, and controls.

Hosted to enhance practical knowledge about the design, integration, and use of precision drive systems, engineers attended from organisations ranging from performance automotive manufacturers through to automated warehouse management.

Martin Leahy, sales engineer, maxon UK and Ireland.

Drive system engineering topics

The event’s tech talks presented drive system engineering topics with a broad appeal, such as insights on the key criteria in selecting a complete drive system, through to talks with a specific focus, including overcoming the challenges holding back the wider proliferation of robotics.

The event also offered one-to-one discussion between visiting engineers and drive system experts, giving attendees the opportunity to ask engineering questions specific to their own applications. maxon’s global CEO, Eugen Elmiger, joined the maxon UK & Ireland team at the event, along with maxon technical experts from the company’s Switzerland HQ.

Drive Technology Insight also enabled engineers to get hands-on with drive system technology including motors, gears, sensors, and controls specific to sectors including medical, aviation, industrial automation, and mobility solutions including the robotics and automotive markets.

Left in the picture is maxon UK & Ireland managing director, Will Mason.

AI-powered condition-based monitoring system

Innovations on display included maxon MIND (Motion Insights and Diagnostics), the AI-powered condition-based monitoring system, which was presented in the UK for the first time. Using motor signals, MIND detects patterns that indicate wear or malfunctions, monitoring the entire drive system to detect early deviations and maintain system health.

“It’s been really useful to welcome engineers from across the UK to our Drive Technology Insight event, discussing their challenges on drive system design, and providing practical advice to help improve their applications,” says maxon UK & Ireland managing director, Will Mason. “The tech talks provided by the subject experts have had great feedback from the attendees who wanted practical information that they could take away, and on top of this, the one-to-one engineering discussions have given answers to specific engineering challenges that visiting engineers can put into action.”

Gathering engineers from diverse sectors across the UK, Drive Technology Insight also gave attendees the opportunity to network and discuss common challenges.

Staged at The British Motor Museum, visiting engineers were welcomed to view the world’s largest collection of historic British-made vehicles as a conclusion to the event.

Engineer discussion.