Design

Manufacture

Finished product

Background
It's not often we get a new European astronomy brand building a range of innovative products from quality mounts to niche & problem-solving adapters, especially items that don't follow the herd and want to forge a new path rather than clone of a clone or re-brand in a new colour!
Our design and machining is all done in house in Europe, whilst not all our components are sourced from the EU, wherever viable they will be, all our products have a 2-year warranty and full after sales service from our helpdesk or via remote support if needed.
Industry norm
It goes without saying that most products have compromises...
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Designed to meet a price point
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Much needed features left from the final design
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Compromises with build and material choices
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Designed by non astronomers, who don't truly understand our needs
Obviously, for the most part designing products this way is the norm but does it mean it's the best way?
Unless your sole consideration is price, then there are always other factors to take into account. Astronomy is a complex and at times frustrating pursuit, connection gremlins and equipment breakdowns are the cause of many a lost night of imaging.
However, If price isn't the only metric you use to make your purchasing decisions, then our approach may be just the thing you're looking for.
Uncompromised
At MAD, we think differently, we leaned on our combined experience to design products that are robust, well-thought-out and have innovative design features that you, the end user in some cases we hope, never even knew you needed!
Once we achieved our goal, we priced our products with a standard margin and believe we now have a range of products that tick every box you could ever hope for without fear of breaking the bank.
We hope we may be able to slay a few of your dragons with our quality first approach. At the very least, after installation, we hope our products remain invisible, as that means they are doing their job night after night without incident or thought and the only time you think about them is when you want to buy something else from us or recommend them to a friend.
Benefits
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Designed from the ground up to meet your needs
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Non-compromised materials or build
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Traditional engineering practices coupled with state of the art CNC machining
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Correctly specified motors & gearboxes, so they are not working close to their theoretical limit in order to meet stated carrying capacities
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Designed by astronomers using equipment 24/7/365
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Sensible features to make your life easier
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A genuine smart mount hub for USB, Power and PC with up to 20a/12v of onboard power on demand
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Ready to go out the box, no silly extras that should already be included like saddles & power supplies