HEIDENHAIN’s family of KGM grid encoders have once again been improved to better meet the needs of CNC-controlled machine users who require accuracy testing. HEIDENHAIN’s family of KGM grid encoders ...

Is it really possible to build a rotary encoder out of a flattened tin can and a couple of photodetectors? Sure it’s possible, but what kind of resolution are you going to get from such a contraption?

To learn more about correctly selecting and installing encoders, check out the newly updated Industrial Encoders for Dummies 2nd Edition from BEI Sensors, To learn more about correctly selecting and ...

EBE Sensors+Motion has revised its manual handwheel rotary encoder, designed for precise adjustment of machines. Inside the encoder, called HR100, the 100 detent ‘clicks’ are created by magnetic ...

NUM, the CNC automation group, introduced two series of brushless servomotor that it claimed will save on machine tool installation costs by eliminating the need for a separate encoder cable. Machine ...

Is it really possible to build a rotary encoder out of a flattened tin can and a couple of photodetectors? Sure it’s possible, but what kind of resolution are you going to get from such a contraption?

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