Available in both single-turn and multi-turn variants, the compact ANS/ANM58 comes with the PROFINET global, cross-industry ethernet fieldbus standard for industrial automation. It delivers rapid, ...

New versions of IXARC absolute encoders with an EtherNet/IP interface are now available with 16-bit resolution, accuracy as high as 0.02° and multi-turn counters with a range of 16,384 revolutions.

Kollmorgen has introduced the new SFD-M (Smart Feedback Device, Multi-Turn). It allows machine builders to achieve high-resolution multi-turn feedback with absolute positioning information available ...

Kollmorgen Corp., a developer of motion control and automation systems, this week introduced the Smart Feedback Device, Multi-Turn, or SFD-M, encoder. It said the SFD-M allows machine builders to ...

New versions of the Posital IXARC absolute encoders with the EtherNet/IP interface feature three rotary switches for manual IP address configuration. IXARC encoders with the EtherNet/IP interface are ...

Precision of rotational and linear measurement underpins motion control systems, and optical encoders are a mainstay in delivering this. Converting mechanical motion into digital signals enables ...

Equipped with high-precision crossed-roller bearings installed in a proprietary process, these stages achieve excellent geometric performance: the 130 mm variant, for example, features 1.2 µm ...

Rotary encoders sense changes in the position of a rotating shaft, then generate signals that send speed, direction, and position information to a receiving device such as a counter, drive, or ...

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