Driven from aspiration to perfection. phytron moves. Man and machine. With each other, among each other, for each other. An aspiration of perfection, from which, out of decades of experience, one of the largest existing r......Driven from aspiration to perfection. phytron moves. Man and machine. With each other, among each other, for each other. An aspiration of perfection, from which, out of decades of experience, one of the largest existing ranges of stepper motors and power end levels for stepper motors was created. Our customers benefit from it in 20 countries worldwide. Wherever you should decide to go with phytron, our products are always on one and the same page: In each piece of equipment and in every individual solution, lies the same passion for quality, the same specialist competence and the same highly technical precision. A love for detail, which since 1994 has achieved the strict ISO 9001 specifications. It was out of these values that, in 1947, phytron was founded and developed into a leading manufacturer in the industry of stepper motors and control devices. Its employees are supported through regular training exercises and benefit from an open communication between all levels of management. The result is a continuous success, for which phytron was judged as being one of the top 100 employers. Based on these values, phytron customers and partners are thrilled. By the autonomous family company, able to decide step by step which impulse to follow. 60 years of “driving” ambition Those who concern themselves with movement, should themselves not stand still. A conviction that phytron, since its foundation, always keeps in mind. And quite successful: In six decades we have grown from a small development office into a leading international manufacturer with the widest range of stepper motors and stepper motor power stages. The inventive further development of our sophisticated products has always occupied a strong place in the market. And we proceed consistently in this way, as we look to the future. For high valued drive solutions that are always looking ahead. milestones of sucess: 1947 phytron is founded: Siegfried Auerhammer establishes a radio laboratory for physical and electronic appliances. The name phytron originates from this. The first products are Geiger counters, seismographs and spectral radio devices. 1948 there is good chemistry with ASI: The spectral radio device is used to determine concentration and quantity of chemical substances. 1952 Elphot III brings illumination: The spectral line photometer helps for instance to determine the purity of groceries. 1958 Fast Runner: The multipolar synchronous motors provide the rapid speed of grinding spindles. Production of the first small series and training of the first apprentices (more than 70 to date). 1962 phytron introduces itself: With power units, battery chargers as well as electronic voltage regulators and motor regulators, the first large product line under the trademark ‘phytron’ is introduced. 1964 phytron’s premiere: First product line of synchronous and stepper motors ZSS and ZSH. 1968 PMS 221f and FGSJ 700: These models combine high working frequency with compact size and modest weight. 1972 Ingrid Auerhammer, wife of the founder, takes over in the newly established phytron Elektronik GmbH the production of stepper motors, power stages and controllers. In addition, phytron expands the production area from 340m2 to 1200m2. 1973 PGSJ 208 to the PGSJ 1508: The choppered stepper motor power stages make for an individual switching capacity of 200 to 1500 Watts. 1975 phytron develops: Setting up a separate development department for drive engineering products. 1977 Heribert Schmid, enters the company and in 1978 takes over the technical management. In the following years, axis controllers, positioning controllers, stepper motor power stages with integrated axis controllers for connections to BUS systems, as well as motors for use under extreme conditions, are developed. 1983 A state of independence: The innovative stepper motor controller is freely programmable and capable of serving up to eight axis. 1984 A launch into the vacuum: The first vacuum motors are produced. 1990 The quiet SMD series: In the new stepper motor power stages, the chopper frequency is raised to 18 kHz and standstill noises are eliminated. 1994 ISO 9001 certification as one of the 1000 first companies in Germany. 1996 The new benchmark: Our stepper motor controllers with patented current regulation for wall and rack installation are considered groundbreaking at the market. 1997 Expansion of the working areas to 4500 m2 for production, development and administration. 1998 DIN EN 46001 certification for manufacturing of equipment and motors for specific medical requirements 2000 GCD MINI talks plain: Introduction of a stepper motor power stage with axis controller, parallel port and plain text display. 2002 Birgit Hartmann, daughter of Ingrid Auerhammer, takes over the strategic duties of commercial management. The phytron enterprise passes to the next generation. 2004 PSM marks a new era: With the supply of servomotors, phytron widens its product spectrum to also inclu