HEDEN

Founded in 1964 in Sweden, Hedén Engineering has spent six decades building the lens motors and focus-control systems trusted by professional camera departments worldwide. The company's specialty is precision motion control — small-footprint motors, follow-focus systems, and iris/zoom electronics engineered for cinema lens work. The current flagship is the YMER-1 wireless focus/iris control system, built around HEDEN's proprietary LenSaver Calibration™ — a workflow that calibrates motors by simply moving the lens manually between endpoints, eliminating the traditional calibration ceremony. The system also features Manual Override™ and 500m wireless range. Across the catalog, HEDEN's design philosophy is consistent: user-friendly calibration, lag-free response, and simplicity that respects the rhythm of a working set. Award-winning quality earned the hard way — HEDEN motors have been credited on cinema productions for decades, including features like Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. The brand is the kind of behind-the-scenes infrastructure that working cinematographers know by feel: rock-solid, quiet, unobtrusive, and ready when the shot demands it.