Fitness Equipment
Muscle Versus Machine
Reliable Drive Technology for Fitness Equipment – Smooth, Safe and Precisely Controlled
When Technology Supports Natural Movement
Fitness equipment must make movement simple, safe and comfortable. Treadmills, exercise bikes, strength-training machines and rehabilitation systems are used by people with very different body sizes, training goals and performance levels. The technology must therefore operate reliably while also adapting sensitively to individual requirements.
Training often involves constantly changing loads, along with frequent starts and stops. Users accelerate, decelerate, adjust resistance levels and change their direction of movement.
In strength-training and rehabilitation systems, movements must be guided in a controlled manner and positions must be held securely.
Clutches and brakes can perform important functions in this environment. They enable adjustable resistance, secure assemblies, support smooth deceleration and protect the mechanics from overload. For the user, the workout should feel natural. Behind the scenes, precision drive technology does the work.
Drive Technology for Movement and Training
Whether for treadmills, ergometers, strength-training equipment, rehabilitation systems or motorised adjustment functions, Mönninghoff develops clutches, brakes, overload protection systems and actuators for fitness applications with demanding requirements for comfort, safety, controllability and durability.
Are you developing a new fitness or therapy device, improving an existing drive system or looking for a compact solution for resistance control, switching, holding or adjustment? Speak with our experts about torque, speed, motion profiles, user loads, control range and installation space. Together, we bring reliable motion into shape.