With the requirements for the motor and the way they will be judged, it is now time to begin searching for motors that meet your criteria. Many motor manufacturers offer catalogs, online websites, and selection tools that can assist in finding a motor. Maxon Motors offers online assistance programs for motor selection. One program is the Maxon Selection program, shown in Figure 30. This program provides options and configurations based on all of the catalog offerings of motors, gears, sensors, and motor controllers. It is ideal to generate as many options as possible; the different options will be helpful if the weighting of the criteria changes.
