Tech combines the best of optical and magnetic encoders
9 June 2022 Nidec has developed a technology for detecting the position of motor rotors that, it claims, combines the high accuracy of optical encoders with the low… Read More
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Multi-turn inductive encoders are wear- and maintenance-free
24 November 2021 Celera Motion has announced a multi-turn inductive angle encoder that performs precise, reliable absolute angle measurements over multiple revolutions, even in harsh environments. The non-contact… Read More
Enclosed linear encoders ‘push endurance limits’
1 February 2021 The British encoder manufacturer Renishaw has launched a series of enclosed, absolute linear encoders for use in harsh environments such as machine tools. It claims… Read More
Variohm adds US magnetic encoder specialist to its group
26 October 2020 UK-based Variohm Holdings has acquired the US magnetic sensor and encoder manufacturer, Phoenix America, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will give Phoenix a marketing… Read More
Encoders are first to support CIP Safety over EtherNet/IP
12 March 2020 Rockwell Automation has developed what it claims are the first encoders to support the CIP Safety over EtherNet/IP protocol for safety applications up to SIL… Read More
New generation of smart motor sensors ‘double performance’
28 October 2019 The German sensor-maker Sick has unveiled a second generation of smart motor sensors for servodrives that support its Hiperface DSL single-cable feedback system, with the… Read More
Tiny plug-in servodrive is ‘the world’s smallest’
18 March 2019 The Spanish motion control specialist Ingenia claims to have produced the world’s smallest plug-in servodrive module. Its Earth drive has a footprint of 29 x… Read More
Novanta buys UK encoder-maker, Zettlex
29 June 2018 The US-based high-tech component supplier Novanta has acquired Zettlex, the British manufacturer of inductive encoders, for an undisclosed sum. Novanta – which specialises in precision… Read More
SEW-Eurodrive announces its own encoders and gear oil
8 May 2018 At the recent Hannover Fair, SEW-Eurodrive announced that had developed and is manufacturing its own high-resolution encoders for use in its motors, and will also… Read More
Hiperface DSL encoders expand uses for digital protocol
13 December 2017 The German sensor manufacturer Sick has expanded applications for its Hiperface DSL digital motor feedback protocol by introducing two new ranges of encoders that support… Read More
