SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwired - January 05, 2016) - HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION is pleased to announce the start of series production of their ROC 2000 and ROC 7000, a new family of Absolute Solid Shafted ...

Melexis is aiming at electric motors with family of angle-sensing absolute magnetic encoder ICs that can work at high speed and typically deliver 1° accuracy or better. “By detecting the three ...

Rotary and linear optical encoders are common in position and motion sensing. Here, a disc or plate containing opaque and transparent segments passes between an LED and detector to interrupt a light ...

Suiting a wide variety of rotary-motion systems, spindles, and other motors, the ERA 4×80 bearingless angle encoder mounts using a centering collar. The hollow-shaft encoders are available in seven ...

This is the first of a two-part series. Part 2 can be found here. Encoders play an integral role in almost every mechanical system that involves motion monitoring or control. There are a variety of ...

BEI Industrial Encoders supplies industrial-quality rotary optical shaft angle encoders, linear encoders and electronic modules ideal for use in the oil and gas industry. Products manufactured at BEI ...

Last year, Automation World examined the differences between accuracy, resolution, and precision in the encoder world. And while understanding the differences among these terms is important to ...

Most of the hacks we see around these parts have to do with taking existing components and cobbling them together in interesting new ways. It’s less often that we see existing components gutted and ...