True Absolute Encoder offers FANUC serial communications.
RESOLUTE(TM) is available with FANUC serial communications in linear encoder formats, offering sub-micron accuracy and resolutions to 1 nm. Suited for precision machine tool builders requiring max performance from linear axes, product promotes smooth velocity ripple and servo stiffness while reducing hysteresis errors. It determines absolute position immediately upon switch-on, and images are...
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Wire Draw Encoders feature HIPERFACE® interface.
Eliminating need for precise linear guidance, XKS Motor Feedback Wire Draw Encoders provide position or distance information with repeatability to -
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Magnetic Encoder offers programmable resolution to 0.2 micron.
Featuring flexible adhesive-backed magnetic band, MSK1000 encoder is unaffected by external magnetic fields. Encoder offers real-time edge separation for velocities up to 16 m/sec, and includes on-board status LEDs and diecast housing. System accuracy is rated at 10 -µm over 2 m without correction factoring. IP67 rated CE marked sensor has added noise immunity from diecast body shielding. System...
Read More »Linear Encoders offer NEMA 12/IP-56 construction.
Featuring 0.002 in., 50 micron, 0.001 in., or 0.0005 in. resolution, Linear Encoders are available as modules and strips, or fully enclosed versions with NEMA 12/IP-56 construction. Stroke is available up to 34 in. for Strips and up to 2 in. for fully-enclosed versions.
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Read More »HEIDENHAIN's Redesigned Linear Encoder Program Offers Many New Features and Benefits for Machine Tools
SCHAUMBURG, IL - (July 2006) - HEIDENHAIN Corporation announces updates and enhancements to its well known, high quality linear encoder program. The mechanics and electronics of HEIDENHAIN's LC Series absolute linear encoders have been fundamentally redesigned from the ground up to better meet today's measurement requirements in machine tools, and now includes two interfaces -- HEIDENHAIN's EnDat...
Read More »Vacuum-Rated Encoder suits motion control applications.
Rated to 10-8 Torr, Mercury(TM) 1,500 V Encoder features vented construction with vacuum compatible materials, rated for 48 hr bake out at 150-
Read More »Linear Encoder suits straightforward motion applications.
Exposed linear encoders of LIDA 200 series can be mounted via scale tape then secured directly on mounting surface via its adhesive film. Alternatively, series can be mounted by means of scale tape carrier extrusion, along with supplied adhesive and clamping mechanism for thermal effects. Encoders have 200 -µm grating period for analog systems and are available with 0.5, 1, and 5 -µm signal...
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Optical Encoders deliver up to 50 nm resolution.
Models RG2 (20 -µm) and RG4 (40 -µm) are open, non-contact linear encoders that combine cut-and-tape steel scale with side-lit filtering optics, offering immunity to dirt, dust, and contamination. Along with choice of clocked outputs to promote controller compatibility, products feature overspeed as well as low-signal alarms. Other features include RGE and RGB interfaces and readheads with...
Read More »Linear Encoders employ multiple scanning units.
HEIDENHAIN LC scales are suited for use with machine concepts where more than one slide is moving along machine axis through directly driven linear axes. Absolute linear encoders with multiple scanning units feature bi-directional, digital EnDat 2.2 interface, which is capable of outputting absolute position values as well as requesting or updating information stored in encoder. Other absolute...
Read More »Fiber Optic Laser Encoder offers 38 picometer resolution.
Providing part-per-billion laser frequency stability, Model RLE20 uses fiber optics to deliver laser light directly to measurement axis, eliminating need for remote beam splitters, benders, and adjustable mounts. System provides positional output signals in differential digital RS422 and 1 Vpp sine/cosine formats. Digital output signals provide resolutions up to 10 nm, while analog signals can be...
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Micro Air's Dust, Fume, Mist Collection Equipment Facilitate a Safe Work Environment
Dust, fume, and mist collectors from Micro Air promote a safer, more productive work environment. Our wide array of products are available to the industrial manufacturing sector for processes such as welding, cutting, grinding, blasting, and more. Check out our video to learn more.
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