Celera Motion is a business unit of Novanta Inc., specializing in precision motion control solutions, designing and manufacturing optical and inductive encoders, motors, servo drives, air bearing spindles, and customized mechatronic solutions. The company focuses on developing high-performance precision motion control components and subsystem solutions for OEM customers across diverse industries including medical, industrial, scientific, and aerospace. Its name, derived from the Latin word 'celer' meaning quick and swift, reflects its commitment to empowering customers to deliver innovative solutions to their markets.CeleraMotionisabusinessunitofNovantaInc.,specializinginprecisionmotioncontrolsolutions,designingandmanufacturingopticalandinductiveencoders,motors,servodrives,airbearingspindles,andcustomizedmechatronicsolutions.Thecompanyfocusesondevelopinghigh-performanceprecisionmotioncontrolcomponentsandsubsystemsolutionsforOEMcustomersacrossdiverseindustriesincludingmedical,industrial,scientific,andaerospace.Itsname,derivedfromtheLatinword'celer'meaningquickandswift,reflectsitscommitmenttoempoweringcustomerstodeliverinnovativesolutionstotheirmarkets.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Precision Encoders: The company offers a range of optical and inductive sensors, including MicroE optical encoders, Zettlex inductive encoders, IncOder™ inductive angle encoders, and the Aura™ Absolute Chip Encoder Series. These encoders provide high-precision, high-resolution, and long-term stability through non-contact operation, utilized in robotics, CNC machining, and motor control systems. The Aura™ series is specifically optimized for high-performance and high-volume OEM applications such as surgical robots, collaborative robots, robot joints, exoskeletons, and semiconductor equipment, offering absolute position feedback.PrecisionEncoders:Thecompanyoffersarangeofopticalandinductivesensors,includingMicroEopticalencoders,Zettlexinductiveencoders,IncOder™inductiveangleencoders,andtheAura™AbsoluteChipEncoderSeries.Theseencodersprovidehigh-precision,high-resolution,andlong-termstabilitythroughnon-contactoperation,utilizedinrobotics,CNCmachining,andmotorcontrolsystems.TheAura™seriesisspecificallyoptimizedforhigh-performanceandhigh-volumeOEMapplicationssuchassurgicalrobots,collaborativerobots,robotjoints,exoskeletons,andsemiconductorequipment,offeringabsolutepositionfeedback.
Motors and Servo Drives: Celera Motion provides a comprehensive range of motion control products including frameless direct drive motors, linear motors, intelligent stepper motors, and servo drives. The Omni+™ Direct Drive Motor Series is recognized as the world's most advanced direct drive frameless motor kit for surgical robots and other high-precision applications, featuring high torque density, ultra-low cogging, a low profile, and a large aperture design. Applimotion brand direct drive motors eliminate the need for transmission components like gears, enhancing efficiency and reliability, with fast response times and smooth operation ideal for robotics and automated systems.MotorsandServoDrives:CeleraMotionprovidesacomprehensiverangeofmotioncontrolproductsincludingframelessdirectdrivemotors,linearmotors,intelligentsteppermotors,andservodrives.TheOmni+™DirectDriveMotorSeriesisrecognizedastheworld'smostadvanceddirectdriveframelessmotorkitforsurgicalrobotsandotherhigh-precisionapplications,featuringhightorquedensity,ultra-lowcogging,alowprofile,andalargeaperturedesign.Applimotionbranddirectdrivemotorseliminatetheneedfortransmissioncomponentslikegears,enhancingefficiencyandreliability,withfastresponsetimesandsmoothoperationidealforroboticsandautomatedsystems.
Air Bearing Spindles: Westwind air bearing spindles are successfully applied in applications requiring high speed, precision motion, long lifetime, or oil-free operation. They are offered for various uses such as PCB drilling and routing, coating atomizer spindles, and light industrial precision machining spindles, leveraging non-contact air bearing technology for nearly frictionless motion, resulting in high precision, high rotational speed, consistent performance, low vibration, and minimal maintenance.AirBearingSpindles:Westwindairbearingspindlesaresuccessfullyappliedinapplicationsrequiringhighspeed,precisionmotion,longlifetime,oroil-freeoperation.TheyareofferedforvarioususessuchasPCBdrillingandrouting,coatingatomizerspindles,andlightindustrialprecisionmachiningspindles,leveragingnon-contactairbearingtechnologyfornearlyfrictionlessmotion,resultinginhighprecision,highrotationalspeed,consistentperformance,lowvibration,andminimalmaintenance.
Mechatronics Solutions: The company delivers mechatronic subsystems that combine precision motion control components with extensive design, integration, and manufacturing expertise. Each mechatronic solution is developed with the latest advanced technologies to meet specific customer application requirements, utilizing miniature precision encoders and direct drive motors to achieve unparalleled results. The introduction of the 'Summit Designer' tool, a standard PCB design platform for robotic applications, aids robot manufacturers in reducing development time and accelerating market entry.MechatronicsSolutions:Thecompanydeliversmechatronicsubsystemsthatcombineprecisionmotioncontrolcomponentswithextensivedesign,integration,andmanufacturingexpertise.Eachmechatronicsolutionisdevelopedwiththelatestadvancedtechnologiestomeetspecificcustomerapplicationrequirements,utilizingminiatureprecisionencodersanddirectdrivemotorstoachieveunparalleledresults.Theintroductionofthe'SummitDesigner'tool,astandardPCBdesignplatformforroboticapplications,aidsrobotmanufacturersinreducingdevelopmenttimeandacceleratingmarketentry.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Superior Technology and Innovative Solutions: Celera Motion offers innovative solutions in precision motion control through advanced technologies from its core brands, including MicroE optical encoders, Zettlex inductive encoders, Applimotion motors and actuators, Ingenia servo drives, and Westwind air bearing spindles. Latest products like the Omni+™ Direct Drive Motor Series and Aura™ Absolute Chip Encoder Series meet the demands of high-performance and high-precision applications.SuperiorTechnologyandInnovativeSolutions:CeleraMotionoffersinnovativesolutionsinprecisionmotioncontrolthroughadvancedtechnologiesfromitscorebrands,includingMicroEopticalencoders,Zettlexinductiveencoders,Applimotionmotorsandactuators,Ingeniaservodrives,andWestwindairbearingspindles.LatestproductsliketheOmni+™DirectDriveMotorSeriesandAura™AbsoluteChipEncoderSeriesmeetthedemandsofhigh-performanceandhigh-precisionapplications.
Customized Solution Provision Capability: The ability to customize products to specific OEM application requirements and provide optimal solutions by combining design, integration, and manufacturing expertise. The company offers modifications to standard products or complete custom designs.CustomizedSolutionProvisionCapability:TheabilitytocustomizeproductstospecificOEMapplicationrequirementsandprovideoptimalsolutionsbycombiningdesign,integration,andmanufacturingexpertise.Thecompanyoffersmodificationstostandardproductsorcompletecustomdesigns.
Extensive Application Industries and Market Experience: Broad application experience across various high-tech industries such as medical, industrial, scientific, aerospace, satellite communications, robotics, semiconductor equipment, and microelectronics. This contributes to solving complex industrial challenges and advancing cutting-edge medical device development.ExtensiveApplicationIndustriesandMarketExperience:Broadapplicationexperienceacrossvarioushigh-techindustriessuchasmedical,industrial,scientific,aerospace,satellitecommunications,robotics,semiconductorequipment,andmicroelectronics.Thiscontributestosolvingcomplexindustrialchallengesandadvancingcutting-edgemedicaldevicedevelopment.
High Precision, Reliability, and Durability: Non-contact operation of encoders and air bearing spindles results in minimal wear and consistent accuracy over time due to nearly frictionless motion. Direct drive motors enhance efficiency and reliability by eliminating transmission components like gears, ensuring stable operation even in harsh environments.HighPrecision,Reliability,andDurability:Non-contactoperationofencodersandairbearingspindlesresultsinminimalwearandconsistentaccuracyovertimeduetonearlyfrictionlessmotion.Directdrivemotorsenhanceefficiencyandreliabilitybyeliminatingtransmissioncomponentslikegears,ensuringstableoperationeveninharshenvironments.
Global Resources and Expertise of Novanta Inc.: As the motion control business unit of Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT), Celera Motion leverages deep expertise in photonics, vision, and precision motion technologies, along with global resources. This strengthens its capability to solve complex technical challenges and design core components and subsystems that deliver extreme precision and performance.GlobalResourcesandExpertiseofNovantaInc.:AsthemotioncontrolbusinessunitofNovantaInc.(NASDAQ:NOVT),CeleraMotionleveragesdeepexpertiseinphotonics,vision,andprecisionmotiontechnologies,alongwithglobalresources.Thisstrengthensitscapabilitytosolvecomplextechnicalchallengesanddesigncorecomponentsandsubsystemsthatdeliverextremeprecisionandperformance.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Medical: Surgical robots, medical devices, laboratory and diagnostic equipment, robotic arms, imaging equipment.Medical:Surgicalrobots,medicaldevices,laboratoryanddiagnosticequipment,roboticarms,imagingequipment.
Industrial: Robotics, CNC machining, automation systems, industrial end-effectors, 3D scanning and sensing, laser marking, large format printers, oil and gas, marine, off-road and special vehicles.Industrial:Robotics,CNCmachining,automationsystems,industrialend-effectors,3Dscanningandsensing,lasermarking,largeformatprinters,oilandgas,marine,off-roadandspecialvehicles.
Aerospace and Satellite Communications: UAVs (Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles), mobile applications, satellite systems, long-range pointing mechanisms for satellite communications, high-vacuum applications in the aerospace industry.AerospaceandSatelliteCommunications:UAVs(UnmannedAutonomousVehicles),mobileapplications,satellitesystems,long-rangepointingmechanismsforsatellitecommunications,high-vacuumapplicationsintheaerospaceindustry.
UK (Cambridge), Germany, France, Italy, SpainUK(Cambridge),Germany,France,Italy,Spain
USA (Bedford, MA Headquarters)USA(Bedford,MAHeadquarters)
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
ISO 9001:2015 certified (Bedford, MA).ISO9001:2015certified(Bedford,MA).
ISO 14001:2015 certified (Bedford, MA).ISO14001:2015certified(Bedford,MA).
Zettlex inductive encoders hold BS EN 13980 quality certification for ATEX approved device manufacturing and IECEx QAR summary.ZettlexinductiveencodersholdBSEN13980qualitycertificationforATEXapproveddevicemanufacturingandIECExQARsummary.
CE EC Declaration of Conformity (MicroE Optira Series Encoders).CEECDeclarationofConformity(MicroEOptiraSeriesEncoders).
RoHS and REACH compliant (IncOder products).RoHSandREACHcompliant(IncOderproducts).
Zettlex received the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2017 and the Queen's Award for International Trade in 2018.ZettlexreceivedtheQueen'sAwardforInnovationin2017andtheQueen'sAwardforInternationalTradein2018.