Benefits

Expand beyond the constraints of linear transport.

Planar Motor replaces fixed mechanical transfer with independent, contactless movement of each product on demand. The result: smaller & simpler machines, reduced maintenance, and adaptability to changing demand.

INDUSTRIES

With tens of thousands of Flyways and XBots in use around the world, Planar Motor is enabling improved product transport across industries.

Automotive Components

Lines built around the Planar Motor system are more scalable and adaptable than conventional transport technologies. The simple integration can enable production to start sooner and the flexibility allows one line multiple to make multiple products.

Food and Beverage

Easily cleanable machines with reduced mechanical complexity and flexibility to meet shifting market demands provide value to the food and beverage industry.  Integrated weighing to +/- 1g accuracy and total motion flexibility make new machine designs possible.

Medical Devices

In cleanrooms where traditional motion components create contamination and space comes at a premium, Planar Motor is the ultimate transport solution.

Pharmaceutical

The Planar Motor system enables improved product traceability to improve quality while simplified mechanics lead to shorter changeover time and reduced maintenance. The Hygienic product variant provides unparalleled cleanability making Planar Motor the ultimate transport system for sterile environments.

Semiconductor

Planar Motor provides transport solutions for semiconductor applications in both atmospheric and vacuum environments.

Consumer Electronics

Flexible transport allows for optimal utilization and layout of equipment while the precision motion of the Planar Motor system itself can replace otherwise needed motion devices and robots. Because of its modularity, the system is readily adaptable to process updates.    

Cosmetics

Shorter changeovers and the greater adaptability provided by the Planar Motor system improves Cosmetics manufacturers' ability to update products more frequently and more significantly according to market demands. Independent control of each product enables new possibilities for high mix production.

Laboratory Automation

Plug-and-work integration gets labs moving plates faster with Planar Motor. High-level Python and C# APIs automate routing, while control of height, pitch, roll, and yaw enables processes like pipetting and shaking.

Industrial Assembly

The Planar Motor system optimizes equipment layout and replaces otherwise needed motion devices and robots. Unlike traditional transport solutions, the modular hardware adapts easily to process changes and enables a single line to handle multiple products. Lines built with Planar Motor systems are able to scale or repurpose quickly as market demands shift, and simple integration means faster time to production.

TE Connectivity Relay Assembly
M10 Solar Panel Assembly
UNISTA Assembly
Kinemetrix AirBot™

Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices

The Planar Motor hygienic system provides unparalleled cleanliness for sterile environments. Simplified mechanics lead to shorter changeover times, reduced maintenance, and full product traceability — perfect for regulated pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing.

IMA Life Tile-X
Bonfiglioli Pharmaceutical Leak Detection
ISAIVI: AI Inspection for Life Sciences

CPG

Shorter changeovers and greater adaptability allow CPG manufacturers to update product formats quickly. Independent control of each product enables high-mix production and batch-size-one personalization across food, beverage, and personal care.

Somic Packaging
WIST Bottling Line
CT Pack
KAO Personalized Cosmetic
Coesia Packaging

Life Sciences & Lab Automation

Plug-and-work integration gets labs moving plates and focused on the science sooner. High-level Python and C# APIs automate routing, while control of height, pitch, roll, and yaw enables processes like pipetting and shaking directly with the Planar Motor system.

Tensentric Lab Automation
Lila Sciences

SIGNS YOUR PROCESS MAY BENEFIT

01

Changeovers eat your uptime

When a new format means retooling, re-cabling, and days of downtime, moving the layout into software removes that cost. In Planar Motor Systems, software, not hardware, change the routing — so a changeover becomes a parameter set rather than a project.

02

Many products share one line

Independent movers give every product its own route, dwell time, and sequence. Run high-mix schedules and batch-size-one without rebuilding the line around a single workflow.

03

One slow step throttles the whole line

Parallelize the bottleneck instead of pacing everything to it: route movers into two, four, or ten copies of the slow station and merge them downstream. Movers also queue and buffer in software, so accumulation needs no extra conveyor.

04

The process needs more than transport

When steps call for lifting, tilting, rotating, shaking, weighing, or micron-level positioning, the mover performs them in place. Each one becomes a fixture and a stage, replacing added axes, robots, and re-fixturing between steps.

05

Every unit needs its own record

Every mover is individually addressable, so position, timing, and process events tie to a specific product. Traceability comes from the motion system itself, not from an added layer of sensors.

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