Case Study: Motus Labs accelerates gear design and reduces prototyping with Hexagon simulation tools

Virtual testing helps precision gear start-up increase understanding of design performance and reduce costly and time-intensive physical prototyping

Motus Labs, a start-up designing precision gears for robotics, faced the challenge of relying on costly and time-intensive physical prototyping. With limited resources, they needed to move testing into a virtual realm to speed up development and increase design confidence. They reached out to Hexagon for assistance with simulation software like Adams.

Hexagon provided expert consultancy and support, using Adams to help Motus Labs virtually test and refine a new high-ratio gear drive design. This process enabled the company to select the best design concept and reduce physical iterations. As a result, Motus Labs commercially launched their new gear series and embedded Hexagon's tools into their workflow, drastically reducing prototyping needs and vetting designs 85% digitally before manufacturing.

Motus Labs

Robert James

VP, Product