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Optical Encoder ProductsBEI Releases Second Edition of Industrial Encoders for Dummies  Select and install encoders correctly for trouble-free performance with BEI Sensors' newly updated Industrial Encoder for Dummies 2nd Edition. This edition features new sections including in-depth explanations of resolution vs. accuracy, natural binary vs. gray code, and how to choose an encoder for your specific needs. Additionally this 44 page book will help you recognize which encoder features really matter, discover the lingo of encoders and understand potential electrical and environmental problems so you can avoid common pitfalls. Whether you are a novice or an expert on encoders, Industrial Encoders for Dummies will help you find out more about these multipurpose devices. BEI has again partnered with the For Dummies series to provide an easy to read, no nonsense approach to essential technical information. This survival guide to the industrial encoder world can be a quick reference, a refresher or a complete top-to-bottom read on everything encoders. ...More >>Absolute Real Time Ethernet POWERLINK Encoders by POSITAL Fraba
Micronor MRI Encoder Wins 2010 Control Engineering Award  Micronor's MR318 MRI-compatible Fiber Optic Rotary Encoder has won Control Engineering magazine's 2010 Engineer's Choice Award for Motion Control products. With a combined print and e-zine readership of nearly 90,000, CE readers voted for the best products in 29 different subcategories. The honor recognizes Micronor continued leadership in all-optical, 100%-passive fiber optic encoders for motion control and position sensing.
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MicroE Mercury II 5000 Encoders enable Motion Control Systems Mercury IITM 5000 encoder enables smaller, faster, smoother motion control systems  MicroE Systems' new Mercury IITM 5000 is a miniature, high-resolution optical encoder that gives motion system designers superior performance, accuracy, versatility, ease of use and low cost of ownership compared to other encoders in its class. Designed for the next-generation of precision manufacturing, inspection, metrology and medical equipment its excellent short-range accuracy (cyclic error), up to ±20 nanometers, ensures smooth velocity control. Resolution is programmable and ranges from 5µm to 1.2nm, linear, fitting a wide range of requirements.
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CUI Launches Updated Website for AMT Encoder Series  CUI Inc launched a new version of amtencoder.com, a website dedicated to their proprietary AMT modular encoder series. The site now features detailed product pages, a resource area with technical documents, videos, frequently asked questions, a news section, and an inventor's bio. CUI's VP of Marketing Jeff Schnabel commented, "Users of the new amtencoder.com can expect to find a wealth of resources on this exciting technology and the products that utilize it."
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CUI Offers the Worlds Smallest Optical Encoder  CUI Inc offers the MES3 series, the latest in their line of high performance micro optical encoders. Claimed to be the world's smallest shaft-type optical encoder, the MES3 has a 5 mm body diameter and a 1.5 mm shaft diameter. The series is ideal for use in medical and robotics applications where size is critical. Smaller than a pencil eraser, it is able to provide very precise position and speed information in motion control systems, rivaling the performance of encoders more than three times its size....More >> CUI Commutation Encoder Offers Flexibility  CUI Inc announced a new addition to its high resolution, low-cost AMT encoder line with the AMT303 series. The encoder generates standard U/V/W commutation signals for vectoring current to brushless motors. Resolutions can be set through the AMT303's SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface). Commutation output can accommodate brushless motors with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 pole pairs, and is also selectable via the SPI. The AMT303 offers supplementary incremental A, B, and Z channels for various servo positioning and startup sequences. Additional options include nine mounting patterns and ten
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Certified SIL CL 3 Encoder with CANopen Safety Interface  The proven optical absolute encoders from POSITAL's OPTOCODE series are now also available as a safety version. The new addition to its product portfolio was developed in cooperation with the FRABA group sister company VITECTOR, which specializes in safety sensors. The new encoders fulfill the requirements of IEC 61508, EN 62061 and thus comply with the new Machinery Directive. Operated with protective extra low voltage (PELV), they are suitable for use in drive technology, lift applications, mobile machines, construction machinery and machine tools.
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M122 Miniature Linear Stage by PI provides 1 Inch Travel  The M-122 palm-top-sized precision translation stage from nanopositioning systems specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. combines compact dimensions, high dynamics & speed and very high accuracy at a competitive price.Due to its low-friction, the backlash-free ball screw yields significantly higher mechanical efficiency than leadscrews, and allows maintenance-free, high duty-cycle operation at high velocities -- up to 20 mm/sec. ...More >> The Largest Selection of Optical Encoders from World Encoders by Koyo
MR318 Fiber Optic Rotary Encoder from Micronor for MRI and NMR Applications  Micronor's MR318 fiber optic rotary encoder is designed specifically for use as feedback in motion control systems operating in extreme electromagnetic fields. The sensor's passive optical design and non-metallic construction has no affect on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) system operation or measurements. The multiturn encoder system offers 360ppr (1°) resolution and measures both angular position and shaft speed. MRI-related applications include feedback for actuator or motor control, monitoring patient position or correlating foot pedal position for fMRI diagnostics. ...More >> US Digital releases the E8P Optical Kit Encoder  US Digital is pleased to announce the release of its latest encoder in a line of high performance, low cost solutions for motor feedback applications: the model E8P. The E8P is specifically designed to fit on NEMA Size 11 motor frames and provides incremental encoder feedback information. ...More >> E7P Series Optical Encoder by US Digital  The E7P series encoder is a very cost effective, simple to install optical kit encoder designed with the Original Equipment Manufacturer in mind. ...More >>BEI Launches Sensor Accessories E-Commerce Web Site  BEI Industrial Encoders is pleased to announce the launch of bei-industrial-products, a new e-commerce web site dedicated to industrial sensor accessories & support products. 
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Micronor Fiber Optic Rotary Encoder for Extreme Electromagnetic Environments  Micronor's new TD5207 non-metallic fiber optic rotary encoder is designed specifically for motion control systems operating in extreme electromagnetic fields. ...More >> Koyo World Encoders Offers the Largest Selection of Optical Encoders  Koyo has rotary incremental shaft size 15, 20, & 25 hollow, modular/kit, qube 2.25" & wheeled designs. Linear encoder-fully enclosed, modular & linear strips. The Right Encoders! Quality Products, Super-Low Prices, Best Service & Immediate Delivery. Incredible Features and Super-Low Prices! ...More >> HB6M Hollow Bore Optical Encoder Offered by US Digital  The HB6M optical incremental encoder is designed to easily mount to an existing shaft to provide digital feedback information for any motion control application. ...More >>Optical Encoder - Mercury II High-Performance Motion-Feedback Encoder  The Mercury II sensor works with metal tape and glass linear and glass rotary scales MicroE Systems has just introduced Mercury II, the most advanced motion feedback encoder family in history. No other encoder in its class surpasses Mercury II for performance, versatility or ease of use. Four models are currently available with programmable resolutions ranging from 5µm to 1.2nm, linear or 20k CPR to 268M CPR rotary.
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Koyo Encoder has the Largest Selection of Optical Encoders  Value & Technology Rotary Incremental Shaft Size 15, Size 20 & Size 25 Hollow, Modular/Kit, Qube 2.25" & Wheeled Designs. Linear Encoder-Fully Enclosed, Module & Linear Strips. For additional product information viewers are encouraged to contact Koyo Encoder through the Request More Information link on this Web page ...More >>Optical Encoder - Metrology-Grade Angle Encoder  Gurley Precision Instruments has a New Metrology-Grade Angle Encoder The Series 9480H from Gurley Precision Instruments is a robust metrology-grade optical encoder. It incorporates multiple read heads to eliminate many common sources of encoder errors, while its stainless steel construction greatly enhances resistance to thermal effects. It is designed for very precise positioning of rotary tables on machine tools, coordinate measuring machines, dividing apparatus, antennas, test equipment and similar devices. The 9480H generates up to 7,200,000 counts/rev
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MICRONOR Offers High Resolution, Hollow Shaft Fiber Optic Encoder for Harsh Environments  Micronor’s new MR314 ZapFREE™ High Resolution Fiber Optic Rotary Encoder was designed for large drive and rotary shaft applications requiring EMI immunity, higher resolution (1024ppr) and the mounting convenience of a traditional hollow shaft encoder package. There are no integral electronics within the encoder housing and the all-optical design requires just a single optical fiber connection – the utmost in simplicity, reliability and ease of installation. The MR314’s totally passive design outperforms conventional optical and magnetic rotary encoders over a wide range of harsh and/or hazardous environments: wide extended operating range (-60°C/+150°C); outdistances copper cable; intrinsically safe and ATEX-compliant; immune to EMI/RFI and ground loops; unaffected by high magnetic fields; and radiation resistant. Special versions can be easily engineered for thermal-vac environments.
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Optical Encoder - MicroE SYSTEMS Optical Encoder Product Guide  Provides Comparison and Specifications for the Mercury Encoder Family - Encoder Technology Product Guide is Available FREE A new product guide that provides an overview of four product families and 15 models of compact optical encoders which are ideally suited for use in closed-loop motion control systems is being offered by MicroE Systems of Natick, Massachusetts. The guide also describes the patented sensor technology, SmartSignal electronics, SmartSignal encoder software. The Mercury™ Encoder Technology Product Guide describes four families
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Optical Encoder - Industrial Encoders  BEI has Industrial Encoders: Free Freight and 3 Day Shipment BEI’s Express Encoders® ship in three days or less – and the freight is free for US domestic destinations (via FedEx 2DaySM service). The Express line is comprised of the most popular model styles; H25, H20 and HS35 ensuring that the needs of virtually any position or speed control application can be met.
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Allied Motion Technologies New Cost-Effective High Resolution Encoders - Up to Five Million Counts per Rev from a Size 25 Incremental Encoder  Computer Optical Products Inc (COPI), an Allied Motion company, offers a new family of high resolution incremental encoders, the CP-850/950 HHC series. These cost-effective rotary optical encoders are available in 35 different resolutions, ranging from 25,000 up to 1,250,000 pulses per revolution. These are conventional quadrature encoders with index that can achieve with quadrature edge detection up to five million measuring steps per revolution. Absolute accuracy is ±12 arc seconds.The model CP-850 comes standard with a 3/8” (9.53mm) shaft, whereas the model CP-950 has as standard a 1/2” (12.7mm) hollow-shaft with integral shaft coupling. The CP-850 is supplied with either a servo-mount or a square mounting flange, while CP-950 units are equipped with a flexible (spring) mounting pl... ...More >> Optical Encoder - Smallest High-Resolution Optical Encoder  GURLEY has World's Smallest High-Resolution Optical Encoder Only 0.75” dia x 0.9” long, the R119 is available as a conventional shaft encoder, or as a blind hollow-shaft encoder with flexible tether mount. This thumb-sized optical encoder generates quadrature square waves at up to 10,240 cycles per revolution (40,960 counts/rev after user’s quadrature decode). A *-cycle gated once-per-rev index signal is standard. Output device is an RS-422 differential line driver.
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MicroE SYSTEMS ChipEncoder™ Product Guide Provides Applications and Specifications for MicroE Systems Optical ChipEncoder™  The new product guide provides an overview of the revolutionary ChipEncoder, a complete motion-feedback system on a chip. Included in the brochure are general application ideas, system specifications, mounting options, and ordering information. The ChipEncoder is a miniature motion feedback device that was designed for low-cost, high-volume, high-performance applications with tight space restrictions. The system uses diffractive optical technology to provide rotary resolutions from 3,300 to 160,000 counts-per-revolution and linear resolutions from 100 to 1,000 counts-per-millimeter. The ChipEncoder measures only 6mm square x 4mm high and is compatible with SMT PC board assembly processes. It requires no alignment after assembly. The smallest optical encoder kit available, this tiny, PC... ...More >> |
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