Nanotec
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About Nanotec
Nanotec supplies motors, gearboxes, encoders and controllers for precision motion, including integrated drives for mobile robots. Its modular WD wheel units combine a wheel, planetary gearbox and bearing for pairing with different motors, while compact WD42 assemblies add a brushless DC motor and encoder in a 103-millimetre-long package.
The wheel drives are configurable for AGVs, AMRs and service robots moving loads through warehouses, hospitals, care facilities and hotels. Options cover different wheel diameters, reductions, torque and speed, with 48-volt compact variants reaching stated travel speeds up to 2.2 metres per second. By delivering a matched mechanical and motor assembly, Nanotec reduces the bearings, couplings, cabling and packaging that a robot maker must engineer into each driven wheel.
Team
- Stephan Huber - Managing Director - Managing director at Nanotec.
- Dr. Christian Hainzlmaier - Managing Director - Managing director at Nanotec.
- Durmus Özcan - Managing Director - Managing director at Nanotec.
- Elke Zec - Managing Director - Managing director at Nanotec.
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Events
- 2026-02-20 - Product Launch - Nanotec introduces CLC open-frame servo drives
The three sizes have rated currents of 3 A, 6 A and 15 A and support stepper and brushless DC motors. Interfaces include CANopen, EtherCAT and Modbus RTU, with field-oriented control and standalone NanoJ programming. SSI, incremental and Hall feedback options support dual-loop control; the drives also include a holding-brake output and temperature monitoring.
Source - 2025-03-03 - Product Launch - Nanotec adds DKA frameless BLDC motor series
The modular family separates stator and rotor so OEMs can integrate the motor directly into their mechanical design. Available diameters run from 25 to 115 millimetres, with rated torque reaching 7.8 newton-metres. The range supports speeds up to 10,000 rpm and removes couplings and additional mounting components from compact drive assemblies.
Source - 2023-12-07 - Product Launch - Nanotec introduces WD42 compact wheel drive for AGVs and service robots
The WD42 integrates a BLDC motor, planetary gearbox, magnetic encoder and exchangeable wheel directly at the wheel. The drive is 103 millimetres long and is offered with wheel diameters from 75 to 140 millimetres and four reduction ratios. Rated output is 183 watts with nominal vehicle speed up to 2.2 metres per second, targeting compact AGVs and service robots.
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Context tags
- Mobile robot drive components - Stack Layer - Wheel drives for AGVs, AMRs and service robots are a core product page.
- Warehouse Automation - Customer Environment - Nanotec lists warehouse optimization and intralogistics use cases.
- Industrial motion-component layer - Stack Layer - Nanotec supplies motion-control products.