Selected engineering work from Denis Vogel's industrial career, including projects completed in previous engineering and executive roles before the founding of Aenox Engineering. These examples illustrate experience across machinery, precision drives, aerospace manufacturing, mobile systems and robotics.
Selected customer and application references are shown where appropriate; additional project details remain confidential.
Development of a high-precision mechanical system for aerospace manufacturing, with focus on stiffness, positioning accuracy, drivetrain architecture, manufacturability and integration into the production environment.
Mechanical concept and detailed engineering of customer-specific production equipment — from load cases and machine architecture through CAD, structural verification, manufacturing design and industrialisation.
Development of a high-stiffness rotary positioning system with direct feedback including bearing architecture, drivetrain concept, zero-clamp, servo integration and structural verification for demanding static and dynamic loads.
32 kNm torque · 10 arcsec repeatability
Development of high-stiffness robotic manufacturing systems for machining and advanced production processes. Engineering scope included concepts, mechanical architecture, peripheral axes, tooling, metrology, process equipment and industrial integration.
0.15 mm path accuracy in steel machining · parts up to 20 m
Development of mobile, semi-autonomous and autonomous industrial platforms for material handling and assembly applications. Engineering included mechanical architecture, modular payload interfaces, sensor integration, drive systems and customer-specific tooling.
5000 kg payload
Development of high-stiffness, backlash-minimised linear positioning axes for industrial robots and multi-axis manufacturing systems. Engineering focus included structural stiffness, positioning accuracy, long travel, drivetrain architecture and integrated cable management.
Development of compact two-axis positioning systems for handling, welding and assembly applications. Gearbox-driven and direct-drive architectures were developed depending on payload, dynamics and precision requirements. Engineering included bearings, drivetrain architecture, feedback systems and mechanical integration.
1000 kg payload · 5 arcsec repeatability
Development of collaborative six-axis robot systems with lightweight mechanical structures, joint torque sensing and functional-safety architecture for human-robot collaboration. Engineering included thin-wall cast components, mechanical architecture, static and dynamic FEA, drivetrain integration and industrialisation.
15 kg payload · 30 kg robot mass · PL d / Cat. 3
Development of compact electric motors for integration into drive systems — hollow-shaft and shaft-output variants. Engineering included mechanical motor architecture, housing and flange design, bearing arrangement, thermal design of the housing, feedback and cable integration.
Concept and detailed engineering of a robotic automation cell for material handling with vision system — including robot integration, cell structure and guarding, workpiece container logistics and conveyor interface.
Experience from earlier engineering and executive roles.
Project references may include engineering work performed by Denis Vogel in previous professional roles and do not necessarily represent contracts executed by Aenox Drive AG.