The BEI LN series incremental linear encoder provides exceptional rugged position sensing. They are ideal for a variety of harsh environments in a wide range of motion control applications. LN linear encoders are:

• Well-sealed
• Shock and Vibration Resistant
• With High Traverse Rates

Schneeberger MINISCALE is a miniature guideway combined with a precision linear encoder in a compact, durable system. This miniature guideway combines measuring and guiding capabilities in a single integrated system for improved cost efficiencies in engineering, manufacturing, and assembly time. Featuring advanced optical encoder technology, the MINISCALE provides a resolution of 1 micron. (read more)

Linear Encoder Advancements Make More Possible with Less

The photonics and semiconductor industries are very complex, and there is much interdependency. Machines related to both these industries (from fiber alignment stages to optical inspection systems) all have a few things in common despite th... (read more)

Balluff's BML linear position encoder family provides direct measurement of a load's linear position and is well suited for high speed and high accuracy applications (up to 24 m of travel at 20 m/s, with position resolution down to 1µm). It also eliminates mechanical wear and signal degradation in a dirty environment (e.g. oil, dust). (read more)

By originally pioneering "light reflection-diffraction interference method," We were able to achieve ultra-compact size and high linear precision with micro linear encoders.

The Canon Micro Linear Encoder ML Series uses LED as its light source and is equipped with the optimum optical technology. It is not a traditional encoder; rather, it is a linear encoder of the next genera... (read more)

Versatile 7-digit rotary and linear digital displays read out in degrees/minutes/seconds, decimal degrees or inches, millimeters. (read more)

Mounting tolerances

easy mounting as a result of large high insensitivity to contamination high traversing speed "true" reference mark (accurate and repeatable from both traversing directions) two independent switch signals (optical)
for individual functions Integrated subdividing electronics up to times 100 interpolation max. measuring length 3240 mm (read more)

FAGOR absolute linear encoders, in absolute measurement, the position value is available at the encoder from the instant the unit is turned on and may be read at any time by the controller (CNC, PC, servo drive, DRO, etc.) to which it is connected. (read more)

In keeping with the conversion of linear encoders for manual machine tool applications to the more robust 1 Vpp interface (from 11 µApp interface), as well as establishing a common platform for HEIDENHAIN linear encoders, the new state-of-the-art LS 688C linear encoder is introduced. This full size scale is especially useful on manually operated machine tools/digital readout applications. (read more)

This protocol is proprietary to Fanuc and available on all of their control systems. The controller makes a request for positional data and the encoder has to respond correctly with data within a strictly controlled time state. (read more)