# maxon Group opens mechatronics innovation and production center in France

The maxon Group established a new innovation and production center in Beynost near Lyon, France, with a EUR 10 million investment. The site includes R&D and production for IDX drives, and aims to double employment from 50 to 100.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-05
- Where: Beynost near Lyon, France
- Value: $11.3M (10.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 5 Jan 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 4200 square meters
- Products: IDX compact drives, brushless permanent-magnet motors, magnetic encoders
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [maxon](https://endata.com/companies/6069.md)

## Sources

- [magneticsmag.com](https://magneticsmag.com/new-mechatronics-innovation-production-center-at-maxon-france/), 2022-01-05: "The inauguration of this new site is an expression of a promising French-Swiss collaboration."

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