SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwired - April 18, 2013) - HEIDENHAIN's product range of absolute rotary encoders of the 400 Series are now available with interface to Fanuc controls. These encoders are ...

Designed for high-resolution, space-restricted applications, the RHI58 series incremental rotary encoders come in an industry-standard, 58-mm diameter housing with a mounting profile of less than 2".

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 ...

A typical linear encoder consists of a scanning unit and a scale. The scale is generally glass and is cemented to a support, usually an aluminum extrusion. The scanning unit contains a light source, ...