Baumer Ltd.    Southington, CT 06489 1534
Mar 05, 2012 Featuring die-cast housing with coating that delivers C4 protection against corrosion, IP66-rated HOG 86 Hollow Shaft Encoders provide motor/generator feedback as well as speed and position control. Bearings are protected against inductive shaft currents, while optional ceramic hybrid ball bearings provide up to 100,000 hr of longevity. Operating in ambient temperatures from -40 to +100°C, encoders are available in terminal box version featuring separate compartment with encapsulated electronics.

Baumer Ltd.    Southington, CT 06489 1534
Nov 07, 2011 Able to withstand aggressive cleaning processes of food and beverage applications, GE404 features Viton seals and ShaftLock bearing. Latter minimizes downtime by enduring vibration and shaft loads during processing/cleaning. Leak-proof and IP67-compliant, encoders resist harsh washdowns with aggressive cleaning agents over entire service life. Optical sensing principle allows 14-bit, single-turn and 12-bit, multi-turn resolutions for precision positioning at velocities up to 10,000 rpm.

Baumer Ltd.    Southington, CT 06489 1534
Oct 27, 2011 With 14-bit single-turn and 12-bit multi-turn resolutions, GE404 Series delivers precise positioning data at velocities up to 10,000 rpm. Leakproof, IP67-compliant encoders feature Viton seals and class 1.4404 or 1.4435 V4A stainless steel housings, enabling them to withstand harsh washdowns and aggressive cleaning processes. ShaftLock bearing minimizes machine downtime by enduring vibration and high shaft loads that occur during processing and cleaning.

Baumer Ltd.    Southington, CT 06489 1534
Oct 05, 2010 To accommodate diverse application requirements, available products include PC-programmable ITD2P optical encoder, PC-programmable BHF/BHG optical encoders and magnetic EcoMag encoders, EcoMag BRIH/BRID/BRIV magnetic encoders, and DIP switch-programmable BHK/BVK optical encoders. Available in various shaft designs, series allow both impulse count and rotational direction to be programmed. Users can also select and specify speed monitoring and positioning parameters for application.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Aug 13, 2010 Providing true absolute positioning in linear/rotary models, RESOLUTE(TM) has single-track optical scale that eliminates misalignment and allows wide setup tolerances. Resolution of 1 nm at up to 100 m/s accommodates linear and angle encoding applications, and absolute position is acquired immediately upon switch-on and without battery backup. Product reads fine-pitch, 30 µm scale, resulting in noise levels with jitter less than 10 nm RMS. Sub-divisional error is ±40 nm.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Aug 03, 2010 Available in linear and rotary versions, TONiC optical encoder provides fine resolution to 5 nm and operates in temperatures up to 70°C. High SNR combined with dynamic signal processing ensure low sub-divisional-error of less than ±30 nm. Auto-calibration, integral diagnostic LEDs, and IN-TRAC optical reference mark facilitate installation. Featuring 35 x 13.5 x 10 mm read-head, encoder is suited for installation on micro-manufacturing systems in semiconductor, lab, and medical fields.

Turck USA    Minneapolis, MN 55441
Jul 20, 2010 Measuring 36 mm with hollow shaft diameter up to 10 mm, F36 Series is designed without gears, making encoders completely insensitive to magnetic fields. OptoASIC technology enables resolution up to 16 bits for single-turn applications and 32 bits for multi-turn applications. Operating from -30 to 85°C, IP67-rated units are suited for drive engineering or medical technology applications.

FRABA Inc.    Hamilton, NJ 08609-2020
Jul 19, 2010 With interfaces for EtherNet/IP and PROFINET IRT networks, OPTOCODE encoders are suited for motion control applications and can be used in high-speed machines. EtherNet/IP models, which incorporate Ertec200 controller, have cycle times of less than 10 ms, while PROFINET IRT models support cycle times as low as 1 and 10 ms. Angular resolution is 65,536 steps per revolution (16 bits), while up to 16,384 revolutions (14 bits) can be registered in multi-turn mode.

TURCK, Inc.    Plymouth, MN 55441
Jun 01, 2010 Ideal for medical technology or drive engineering applications, rugged F36 Series offers optical multi-turn encoders without gears, making them completely insensitive to magnetic fields. Devices feature hollow shaft diameter up to 10 mm and measure 36 mm in diameter. With a wide temperature range of -30 to 85°C, compact, IP67-rated products have up to 16-bit resolution for single-turn applications. Multi-turn versions offer resolution of up to 32 bits.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Feb 22, 2010 TONiC(TM) incremental optical encoders are available with DSi (Dual Signal interface), which promotes rotary axis accuracy and gives users selectable reference mark position via propoZ(TM) technology. Using 2 readheads on angle encoder improves accuracy and repeatability of motion system by eliminating eccentricity, bearing wander, and all odd error harmonics. When used with REXM ring encoders, total installed accuracy of better than ±1 arc sec is achieved.

CUI, Inc.    Beaverton, OR 97005
Nov 30, 2009 Offering 2-bit quadrature resolution with square wave output signal, C14 panel mount optical encoder suits application in industrial equipment, portable communication equipment, and medical equipment. Series has 16 or 32 angle of throw position along with 3 shaft options that include 3.175 mm with slotted end, 6 mm dia round, and 6.35 mm with D-cut. Termination options included are solder holes, 130 mm cable with connector, and pcb or panel mount.

CTI Electronics    Stratford, CT 06615
Nov 23, 2009 Electro-Optical Encoders feature redundant photo-detector and light path to monitor encoder LED light output. Light-intensity feedback is then used by circuit to ensure maximum performance and life of quadrature output. Encoders allow for high encoder wheel resolution as well as durability.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Nov 11, 2009 TONiC(TM) incremental encoders feature standard readhead and Ti20KD (1 nm) or Ti10KD (2 nm) interfaces that apply high interpolation rates to achieve very fine resolution. Interfaces combine low-noise optical scheme with optimized photometry and filtering to reduce jitter to 0.51 nm rms. Compliant with various environmental standards, encoders are available in linear and rotary versions with range of high-accuracy scale options.

CUI, Inc.    Beaverton, OR 97005
Nov 10, 2009 Designed for medical and robotics applications where size is critical, MES3 Series shaft-type optical encoder is available with resolutions of 64 or 1,024 ppr with option of line driver or open collector output signals. Unit features operating temperature range between 0-60°C and max speed of 6,000 rpm. Encoder provides precise position and speed information in motion control systems.

MicroE Systems    Bedford, MA 01730
Oct 23, 2009 Suited for precision manufacturing, inspection, metrology, and medical equipment, miniature Mercury II(TM) 5000 offers optimal short-range accuracy up to ±20 nm, ensuring smooth velocity control. Resolution is programmable and ranges from 5 µm to 1.2 nm, linear. Providing up to 5 m/sec at 0.1 µm resolution and max speed of 10 m/s, A-quad-B output supports high speed applications. Rotational tolerance about Z axis is ±2° and ride height tolerance is ±0.15 mm.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Sep 21, 2009 Able to read from fine-pitch single-track scale, non-contact RESOLUTE(TM) Absolute Linear Encoders offer resolution options of 1, 5, and 50 nm. Units are BiSS®-C compatible, which enables serial high-speed communications up to 10 MHz, as well as sub-divisional error of ±40 nm and low jitter of 7 nm RMS for optimal motion control. RESOLUTE Absolute Angle Encoders with BiSS protocol have resolution options of 18, 26, and 32 bits. All offer max speed of 100 m/s.

Turck USA    Minneapolis, MN 55441
Sep 02, 2009 Designed without gears to eliminate wear and sensitivity to magnetic fields, Kubler by TURCK F36 Series measures 36 mm with hollow shaft diameter up to 10 mm, making it suited for drive engineering and medical applications. Single-turn encoders have resolution up to 17 bits, while multi-turn units offer resolution up to 41 bits with over 16 million revolutions. Operating from -40 to 90°C, IP67-rated encoders withstand harsh environmental conditions.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Apr 21, 2009 Using single-track optical scale that combines absolute position and embedded phase information into one code, RESOLUTE(TM) system acquires data immediately upon switch-on and without battery back-up. This simplifies machine design by eliminating need for reference returns. Capable of 27-bit resolution at 36,000 rpm, fine-pitch system offers dirt immunity while delivering resolution of 1 nm at up to 100 m/s for both linear and angle encoding applications.

FRABA Inc.    Hamilton, NJ 08609-2020
Feb 04, 2009 Equipped with Ertec200-based platform, OPTOCODE models support RT (real-time) and NRT (non-real-time) data transfer according to PROFIDrive profile - with cycle times as short as 10 ms. Users can assign IP addresses via control system according to ARP during start-up, and products are parameterized via control system. Using opto-electronic scanning method to record position values, single- and multi-turn sensors provide resolution of 16 and 30 bits per revolution, respectively.

Renishaw, Inc.    Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Dec 12, 2008 Available in linear and rotary versions, TONiC works at speeds to 10 m/s and temperatures up to 70°C while providing resolution to 5 nm. High signal-to-noise ratio combined with dynamic signal processing ensure sub-divisional-error of less than ±30 nm. In addition to reading linear and rotary scales, TONiC reads gold scale featuring auto-phase IN-TRAC(TM) optical reference mark, which provides bi-directionally repeatable index over entire speed and temperature range.