Launched in August 2014, the Exceed - which marries planetary gears with cylindrical roller bearings - claims the most economic weight/nominal torque ratio in the market, providing 20% more torque density with 10% smaller size, exceeding 140 Nm/kg.

"We took measured gearbox values of the technology we’ve been using for a decade and recalculated them with new design methods," says Moventas chief technology officer Jyrki Virtanen.

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