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NUMERIK JENA’s new LIKgo linear encoder for semiconductor industry

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

NUMERIK JENA’s newly designed LIKgo is a low-cost linear encoder that meets the demands for use in production and inspection machines in the semiconductor industry. Available in North America through HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION, the LIKgo encoder will be showcased at its SEMICON booth #851 during this July 9-11 show in San Francisco.

The new LIKgo is the next generation of incremental exposed linear encoder from NUMERIK JENA. It’s extremely compact and easy to install with generous mounting tolerances thanks to a new scanning technology that provides significantly improved signal quality.

linear encoder

Due to this new two-field scanning principle, the signals are produced free of offset errors and phase errors. The measuring standard is a SINGLEFLEX steel scale tape with a width of only 8 mm and a grating period of 20 µm. The interpolation and processing of the signals takes place inside the scanning head, thereby eliminating the need for additional electronics in the connector. Measuring steps down to 78.125 nm are possible. Next to the incremental track runs a reference track with a non-reflecting reference mark.

Other advantages and benefits of this new LIKgo include a small scanning head that weighs only 5 g. The scanning technology is resistant to contamination, thanks to the relatively large scanning windows, and is thus more reliable. The electronics produce low heat due to low current consumption.

Other applications for the LIKgo encoder include linear drives, coordinate measuring machines and measuring systems.

For more information, visit www.heidenhain.us.

 

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